Instructions
The first Common Belief in the National School Library Standards states that the school library is a unique and essential part of a learning community. In this program you have had experiences with numerous tools, publications, professional organizations, and other opportunities for remaining current with new trends, issues, and resources. Identify 12-15 of these resources that you want to be part of your toolbox as you move into the profession. What people or organizations will you keep up with? What journals, websites, podcasts or blogs will you continue to follow and read? Your list should be curated, meaning you selected these with care and arranged and annotated them in a manner that is creative and useful to others. Your list should be interactive, making effective use of technology embedded on the page to visually link to resources.
Virginia Association of School Librarians. (2016, March 31). VAASL logo [Logo]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/vaasl1/photos/a.109356262522232/441961802595008
I think it would be a good idea to join the Virginia Association of School Librarians. They offer resources for school libraries and librarians, library educator programs, and several conferences a year. The association leads programs such as the Ignite Program Initiative and Virginia Readers Choice. I would like to attend some of their conferences in the future and this site is an excellent resource.
American Association of School Librarians. (2017, November 12). AASL logo [Logo]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/aaslala/photos/a.498374154337/10156703412749338/
The American Association of School Librarians is a great resource for all school librarians. They offer resources for eLearning, national conferences, several publications, and advocacy support resources. Another cool resource is a link to the Best Digital Tools for librarians which has links to all sort of digital resources. This is a great organization to join and follow as a future school librarian.
GoodReads. (2009, January 2). GoodReads logo [logo]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/Goodreads/photos/a.471266722027/53427742027
GoodReads is the website that links readers to books. They offer recommendations and awards for all types of books. The mission for the website to to help readers find and share books they love. Who doesn’t love to share what they read with others. As a librarian this will help me keep up with the most current books and see what students like. You can search for what you like and you can even keep track of what you have read. I think this resource will be very beneficial for me as a librarian as I am updating my collection for my school.
School Library Journal. (2018, June 7). SLJ [Logo]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/SchoolLibraryJournal/photos/a.448115567719/10156414906092720/
School Library Journal is an excellent resource to use as a school librarian. They offer a print and a digital version. The website offers all kinds of resources such as books and video, classroom and curriculum, popular blogs to follow, and a ton of other resources. The School Library link has resources for booklists, publishers, budgets and funding and more. This site and resource offers a wealth of information for school librarians.
Teacher librarian. (2016). teacher librarian logo [logo]. http://teacherlibrarian.com/. http://teacherlibrarian.com/
The teacher / librarian is a journal for school library professionals. They offer a digital or print version of their journal. Their site offers links to posters, tips and tactics, advocacy, and many more. Their posters are colorful infographics school librarians can use in their libraries. They offer links to the latest and greatest offerings in the school library profession.
CBC. (2020). Cbc logo. Facebook. Children’s Book Council. https://www.facebook.com/CBCBook/photos/a.185597391459708/3190916650927752/.
The Children’s Book Council is a non profit trade association of children’s book publishers in North America, dedicated to supporting the industry and promoting children’s books and reading. It offers resources for publishers and readers to find books and help get their books published. You can find lists for new books, graphic novels, books for diversity, and many more. They are the creators of the Every Child a Reader program that inspires a life long love of reading in children and teens. This will be a great resource for librarians whether in the school or public sector.
Every Child a Reader. (2012). Every Child a Reader logo. Facebook. Every Child A Reader. https://www.facebook.com/EveryChildAReader/photos/a.197080723762424/197080780429085/.
Every Child a Reader is a non profit organization created by the Children’s Book Council to dedicated to promoting reading among children and teens. They offer multiple resources and programs within their website to help parents, teachers, and librarians promote reading. They have Children’s Book Week, Children’s and Teens Choice Book Awards, Get Caught Reading, and many other programs. You can sign up to get their newsletter and access many other reading program partners to help promote reading among children and teens. This is a wonderful resources for school and public librarians.
Trapp, L. (2014, September 4). The Trapped Librarian [Photograph]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/trappedlibrarian/photos/a.403658159841847/1050282785179378/
Laura Trapp is an elementary school teacher turned librarian who frequently blogs about her job a a school librarian. Her website the Trapped Librarian has a wealth of information for school librarians. She has a focus of making your school library the center of your school which is exactly what I want to do. She posts blogs about current topics, including running a library during a pandemic, offers resources and ideas for librarians all over. She has links for technology, bulletin boards, book love, and library advocacy. She also has a Facebook https://www.facebook.com/trappedlibrarian/ and twitter handle @ltrapp. She also has a shop on Teachers Pay Teachers if you need ideas for a lesson.
Elementary Library Mama. (n.d.). [Logo]. Elementary Library Mama. https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rC4ajMO5eQ8/V3xE3RVRT0I/AAAAAAAAFHo/bQJq8QP5Y3wYneyCNvrHilZ8xwxCkEolQCK4B/s200/Logo.png
Elementary Library Mama is a website created by a school librarian and mom, who wants to share her ideas for school libraries as well as how to handle being a mom and a librarian. Her blog is current and touches on being a librarian during the pandemic and offers ideas for distance learning lessons as well. She has a link for her lessons and ideas she is using each week as well. You can follow her on Facebook, Teachers Pay Teachers, or Pinterest. On each of these sites, she offers lesson plans ideas, bulletin boards, and books to add to your collections. She offers a wealth of information for school librarians.