Your Library By: Thomas Brown

Library programming makes a difference in student achievement.

Libraries help students become effective users of information and information technologies.

Librarians teach skills necessary for lifelong learning. Visual and Information Literacy Global Awareness Curiosity and Creativity Higher Order Thinking and Sound Reasoning Personal and Social Responsibility Interactive Communication Quality Results and the Effective Use of Real World Tools “21 Century Skills” Metiri Group, 2010.

More Often Test Scores “The more often students receive library/ information literacy instruction from library media specialists the higher the test scores.” - “School Libraries Work” U.S. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science with Scholastic Library, 2008.

Librarians work with classroom teachers to integrate information skills instruction into your child’s daily curriculum. Nancy Pickering Thomas, The Development of School Libraries. Information Literacy

Libraries are the hub of academic life English Social Studies Science Music Art Foreign Language Technology Library Math

Supporting Students and Teachers

The learning environment is changing

Libraries are changing with it

The 21 st Century Learning Environment is Global Digital Student Centered

In Library Resources He is wise who knows the sources of knowledge -- where it is written and where it is to be found. - A.A. Hodge

The Classroom Today’s library brings information to where it’s needed most.

Available Throughout the Curriculum Integrated information skills learning means you are never far from your library. in the classroom at home or in the school media center

Your Library Partners with Surrounding Schools, Public Libraries, Museums and others to foster a community of learning and a culture of Academic Excellence. Loertscher, D. Flip This Library: School Libraries Need a Revolution, Not Evolution. School Library Journal. 2008

Get Involved. Volunteer. Reading Groups –Provides parents an opportunity to read with their children, meet the families of classmates and participate in the academic community. Study Groups –Teaming up with local public libraries allows us to offer tutors at times convenient for parents. Museum Walks –Attend artistic, historical and cultural events with your children and their peers. See your school libraries website for event dates and other ways to get involved.

References 21 st Century Skills. Metiri Group, Retrieved September kills/PDFtwentyfirst%20century%20skills.pdf kills/PDFtwentyfirst%20century%20skills.pdf School Libraries Work. Scholastic Library, NCLIS, 2008 Nancy Pickering Thomas, The Development of School Libraries. Information Literacy Loertscher, D. Flip This Library: School Libraries Need a Revolution, Not Evolution. School Library Journal. 2008

Images (in order of appearance) Karl Baron, “Accomplishment,” via Flickr, 05/23/2010 Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic Nick Wheeler, “Information Superhighway,” via Flickr, 05/28/2008 Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 2.0 Generic 806/in/photostream/ See-ming Lee, “Colorful Library,” via Flickr, 04/23/2010 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Generic

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