School Libraries Advocacy

http://www.schoollibrariesadvocacy.org.uk/

This website, which seems to be closing later this year, contains a nice colourful document - lightweight rather than large and detailed, but contains some nice snippets of information.

'The School Librarian
• manages and operates a major learning environment used by
the whole school community
• makes a significant impact on teaching and learning
• makes reading relevant and enjoyable
• motivates both the convinced and unconvinced reader
• keeps up-to-date and is part of the big picture
• is a leader not a follower
• encourages readers to be creative and innovative'

I like the terms convinced and unconvinced, rather than the most frequently used words used to classify our readers. It adds the presumption that we have the power to convince them, and it doesn't try and presume their skill as a reader, it purely comments on their attitude.

'The school librarian
promotes reading and
literacy with:
• Reading clubs
• Summer school literacy schemes
• CILIP Carnegie & Greenaway
shadowing
• Reviews posted on the school’s
intranet
• Book promotions for staff and
pupils
• Author visits and writers in
residence programmes
• Displays celebrating reading and
books
• Reading buddies projects
• Reading reward schemes
• Family reading initiatives
• Events to celebrate World Book
Day, Children’s Book Week and
National Poetry Day'

These are the sort of things that attracted me to my new career. I can't wait to get the library up and running so I can start getting involved in all of these types of projects.