What is the Impact on Students of a ​School Library?

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Literacy & Achievement
Barack, Lauren. “Study Ties College Success to Students’ Exposure to a High School Librarian.” (SLJ Digital Shift blog, Sept. 19 2014 )  ​

Burns, Tom. "The Difference a School Librarian Can Make, According to One Dad."  Brightly: Raise Kids Who Love to Read, Penguin Random House.
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Lamonico, Melissa. "I also think it is time to stop pretending schools are worried about their student's reading skills if they do not make a full time certified librarian with a budget and support a priority #ReadingSummit." Twitter, 18 July 2019, 8:57 AM. Image quote: “Access to a full-time, degreed school librarian increases students’ test scores, closes the achievement gap, and improves writing skills.” (Lance, 2012).  
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Oh, Erin Wilkey. "10 Reasons Librarians Are More Important than Ever." Common Sense Education, Common Sense Media, 11 Apr. 2017.
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Plemmons, Andy. "The Power of First Lines: Another New Library Orientation." Expect the Miraculous, Barrow Media Center, 16 Aug. 2018.    “One standout comment was how a window keeps you safe from things going on outside and a book lets you explore dangerous situations without getting hurt.” 
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Polaneczky, Ronnie. "These Seniors Want to Leave a Parting Gift for Their School: A Library." Philadelphia Enquirer, 27 Sept. 2018. 
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"SLMSSENY School Library Effect in New York State Research Update." YouTube, uploaded by Dr. Joette Stefl-Mabry et al., 9 Oct. 2018. Join Dr. Joette Stefl-Mabry, Dr. Michael Radlick and doctoral students Yenisel Gulatee and Shannon Mersand as they discuss their findings in The School Librarian Effect on Student Academic Achievement in New York State Research Project.

​Students Learn Better When Schools Keep Libraries. The TakeAway. by John Hockenberry. A radio interview with Sara Kelly Johns. (WNYC Radio and PRI, 16 July 2015). This interview happened in response to Debra Kachel's  - listed next.piece about the losses of school libraries across the country.

​Vaux, Aileen Keown. "It'll Take Time before We Understand the True Cost of Losing Librarians." Inlander, 6 June 2019. 

Critical Thinking Skills
Barbour, Benjamin. "Teaching Students How to Use Wikipedia Wisely." Media Literacy, Edutopia, 5 July 2019.

​Eveleth, Rose. "Can Sci-Fi Writers Prepare Us for an Uncertain Future?" Wired, 12 July 2019.

​Heick, Terry. "How Google Impacts The Way Students Think." TeachThought, 2017.

Diverse Reading Choices

Thank you, Alia Jones (@readitrealgood)

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Equity of Access to all Resources
Farkas, Meredith. "Unintentional Inequity: Examining Equity Gaps in Our Libraries." American Libraries, 1 Mar. 2019. 

English posting: https://twitter.com/cubeforteachers/status/916270829230542848/photo/1 Kossowska, Agnieszka. "Trzy rozporzu0105dzenia podpisane [Polish]" ["Three regulations signed"]. Dzielny Franek [Brave Franek], 13 Aug. 2017. This citation really gets us to the original Polish INFOGRAPHIC at the very bottom of the article: https://dzielnyfranek.blogspot.com/2017/08/trzy-rozporzadzenia-podpisane.html.

A Safe, Nurturing Environment
Minkel, Justin. "How to Teach Boys to Be Better Men." Education Week, 1 Oct. 2018.