Students Need Libraries in HISD
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 STUDENTS Need LIBRARIES 
​in HISD

Every Houston K-12 student deserves
a ​full-time certified librarian in
a fully-funded campus library.
Students Need Libraries in HISD - Our Mission
Every Houston ISD student deserves a full-time certified school librarian
and a fully-stocked library.
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SNL consistently advocates on behalf of school libraries to the Elected Trustees, Board of Managers, administration, certified library staff, and you, their community of stakeholders.


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View the digital picture book The Day the Librarians Disappeared to understand all that a school librarian does for students. You can also download a PDF. We thank the Genesee Valley (NY) BOCES School Library District, and funded by an IMLA grant in 2022-23.
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​"Access to an effective school library program is one example of information privilege. The absence of access is one symptom of information poverty.”
​—Joyce Valenza, On information privilege and information equity, December 9, 2018

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We think there will be 142 HISD schools without access to a library for the 2024-2025 school year. The numbers are still changing but campus budgets even non-NES have been cut to the bone.

The videos below illustrate the many facets of strong school libraries as stated by principals and other school administrators, teachers, and even HISD students.
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Both the 1 minute trailer and the full film are available. Many thanks to School Librarians of Rhode Island, a section of the Rhode Island Library Association for sharing this under a Creative Commons public license 4.0.
From Jigsaw with a Missing Piece: "“A teacher librarian isn’t just for childhood. It’s for life.”" StudentsNeedLibraries/Australia, October 2018. These folks have a StudentsNeedLibraries channel.
Published on Apr 4, 2014
Principals Know: School Librarians are the Heart of the School was crowdsourced by Dr. Judi Moreillon and Dr. Teresa Starrett using funds provided by the Texas Library Association, Demco, and the Dean's Research Funds (College of Professional Education, Texas Woman's University).

This video from the Washington Library Association was published in early 2013. HISD school libraries could and should look like these! Funding is not stronger in Washington state, but priorities are different.
This video inclides HISD librarians. Thanks, Capstone.

A video from the Washington Library Association published in early 2013. HISD school libraries could and should look like these! Funding is not stronger in Washington state, but priorities are different.

"What Do We Need Libraries for in This Day and Age?" YouTube, uploaded by Tappe Architects, 6 Mar. 2019.
HISD East Early College
offers this student statement of their Right to a Library.

School Libraries: Welcome to the 21st Century Classroom, a video about why school libraries matter by New Jersey Association of School Librarians (2015)


PLA (Public Library Association). Libraries Transform. (YouTube, May 5, 2015)


"Access to a library of five hundred books or more balances the effect of poverty."
Dr. Stephen D. Krashen 

California authors support school libraries,
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  • Site Overview
    • SNL Speaks Out (BLOG)
    • NEWSLETTER
    • 2023 State Takeover - A Chronology >
      • Contact Electeds
      • Miles NES Schools
      • 2023 HISD NES Libraries
      • 2023 SEPTEMBER HISD Takeover
      • 2023 AUGUST HISD Takeover
      • 2023 JULY HISD Takeover
      • 2023 JUNE HISD Takeover
    • Houston ISD School Board >
      • 2024 HISD Division Library Status
      • 2024 Elected District Library Overview
      • District I
      • District II
      • District III
      • District IV
      • District V
      • District VI
      • District VII
      • District VIII
      • District IX
    • What Strong School Librarians Do >
      • Impact on Students of School Libraries
      • How They Do It >
        • Certified School Librarians
        • Teaching Expertise Matters
        • Research into School Library Impact
        • Book Deserts
        • Equity of Access Intro
        • Honoring Diversity
        • Intellectual Freedom
        • Critical Thinking
        • Windows Mirrors Sliding Glass Doors
        • Future Ready
        • Closed Library
  • Allies and Supporters
  • Contacts
  • Intellectual Freedom