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On this site, you will find message templates (sample e-mails, letters, newsletter blurbs, brochures, and even videos) containing taglines and targeting specific stakeholder audiences in order to promote school librarians as 21st century skills experts. CASL hope that these sample templates will be used by school librarians and school library advocates to inform their communities about the vital and irreplaceable role that school librarians play in teaching and learning.

Great, detailed article delineating the importance of school librarians

Not all are school librarian blogs

Wealth of resources from Joyce Valenza for just about every aspect of being a school librarian

This site from a school librarian could be helpful in selection for your school.

Some great resources for solo librarians, including a free webinar on December 13 at 8 pm EST

"This paper explains the key role that school librarians and libraries should play in state- and districtwide efforts to transition to digital learning, or the effective use of technology to improve teaching and learning. The report calls for district and school leaders, policymakers, and boards of education to support, encourage, and fund the evolving role of librarians and libraries as facilitators of content creation, personalized learning, and professional development."

This article about restoring some librarian positions has a great list of talking points.

Great example of a reflection post from a school librarian conference, this one VASL 2017. Many useful links are included.

several articles in a list.ly on why libraries and school librarians are impt

Great post by Jane Lofton of California that lists many of the things that librarians are uniquely qualified to offer to a school.

"A librarian is compiling a list of books that might be of interest to school librarians and teens. "

List of episodes from School Librarians United. It makes a nice list of duties and experiences a teacher librarian might have (in addition to being able to listen to the episodes!)

 tool that allows for quickly and easily designing posters, signs, fliers and more, allowing for a variety of customizations with backgrounds, clipart, and text, while also allowing users to upload and use their own pictures.  My own high school kids have used it to complete one page posters referred to as visual book reports.  Their end products were printed for display purposes in the library, and used for visuals for book-talks done by both the librarians and the students. We even use them in digital frames that loop through pictures at our circulation desk, and students have responded to the "book-reports" created in Poster My Wall by checking out those titles.   The site does not require an account though that is an option, and those opting to use the free version can create professional looking posters and download for printing in minutes.  My school secretary was so impressed with the site she has even used it to create fliers for events and activities at school.   The site is easy enough for even elementary school students.  Like Wordle, my collaborating teachers are finding some very interesting uses for Poster My Wall. Cons?  It is not a replacement to Glogster by any means, but a poster app none the less. (Rec by Cathy Jo Nelson)

infographic on school librarian impact

Joyce Valenza is curating this list of school library advocacy videos.

Sort of lengthy, but could be useful to conference planners, and to encourage others to present. Interesting to note the number of full-library conferences, and school-librarian only.

The link has been changed.

I was not aware of this extensive site, maintained by a retired school librarian.