General Resources for Allies

2018 Texas School Library Standards

School Library Standards and Guidelines for Texas
School Library Program Standards 2018
SL Program Standards Supp Resources & Crosswalks

The first three stanzas of Alberto Rios' poem “Don’t Go Into the Library.” Accompanying lesson plan available at https://poets.org/lesson-plan/teach-poem-dont-go-library-alberto-rios

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Gaiman, Neil, and Chris Riddell. "Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell on why we need libraries – an essay in pictures." The Guardian, 6 Sept. 2018.

AASL Resources

2017 AASL National School Library Standards.
Be sure your campus librarian and principal KNOW to buy it now - and the APP for quick reference when you visit your libraries.

Standards, Implementation Plan, Evaluation Tool.
3 frameworks: Learners, Librarians and Libraries
Six Shared Foundations. (image below)
Four Domains: Think, Create, Share Grow.

A dynamic compilation of forward thinking competencies to lead school libraries forward.

AASL 2020-21 School Closure Snapshots 1,2 and 3.

Snapshot of School Librarian Roles during School Closures, 10 Apr 2020.
Second Snapshot of School Librarian Roles during School Closures. 5 May 2020.
For School Librarians, Learning Continues No Matter the Environment, 9 Sep 2020. Press release.

De la Rosa, Shawna. “Survey: School Libraries Adjust to Continue Services, Support Teachers and Students.” K-12 Dive, 5 Oct 2020.

PARENTS will want to check the Standards website for videos, and more so that they can ASK, ASK, ASK for the library they should have.

PARENTS will want to READ the AASL Standards Framework for Learners in printable PDF. This content can also be purchased in packets of 10 to share with campus and district leadership.

Request THAT the Librarian embed the Learner competencies into library and collaborative lesson plans.

The VISUAL GUIDELINE TO STAFFING CHOICES IN SCHOOL LIBRARIES (aka Skills Spectrum) is available in booklet format for printing as well as full-page format with internal bookmarks for desktop access, this 2018 project offers all stakeholders a visual guide to the multi-faceted skill set of certified school librarians. Please share widely!

AASL Presidential Initiative 2017
Resources ABOUT School and School Library ADMINSTRATORS

"School Librarians as Learning Leaders." AASL, Apr. 2017. This is the AASL web page that shows the full breadth of Audrey's Presidential Initiative.
"School Librarians as Learning Leaders: #SchoolLibrariansTransformStudentLearning." by Audrey Church. KQ, AASL, 19 June 2017. This blog post links to ALL of Audrey's Presidential Initiative tools.

Church, Audrey. "If You Invite a Legislator to the Library…." KQ, AASL, 17 Mar. 2017.

ELEVATOR & ESCALATOR SPEECHES

Abercrombie, Sedley. "What is an ‘elevator speech’?" KQ, AASL, 26 Jan. 2018.

Rancourt, Derrick E. "Turn Your Elevator Pitch into an Escalator Pitch." Responsibilities May Include, Universities Canada, 16 Jan. 2018.

Sheneman, Laura. “Time to Update Your Elevator Speech.” Librarian Influencers blog. 4 Sep 2020. With downloadable template.