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Here’s what we know… Legislative advocacy needs to come from others No one hates libraries We can provide service & informationTRANSCRIPT
Front*Line Advocacy & the School Library
Connie WilliamsNational Board Certified Teacher Librarian
Petaluma High SchoolCSLA Past [email protected]
Who is ‘front line’ in the school library?
• All school library personnel are front line.
Here’s what we know…
• Legislative advocacy needs to come from others
• No one hates libraries
• We can provide service & information
To whom do we advocate?
• Parents / community education foundations• Site administrators / site council / teachers• Site Council• Legislators• Community members / school Board members• Accreditation agencies • Feeder schools (above and below)
Comfort level of advocating?
“Who am I to talk to these people?”
“I’m just a clerk”
“I’m the only library person in my school – no one wants to listen to me”
“I don’t want to offend someone”
First stop: learn how to…BRAG!
• One book one conference: – Brag!: The art of tooting your own horn without
blowing it by Peggy Klaus
Second step:CSLA campaign for strong school libraries
“BEST SELLERS”
http://bestsellers4schoollibraries.csla.net
How does it work?• Talk to people you see every day: tell them something
interesting about your job.
• Ask if they’d like to become a “Best Seller”
• Register them with CSLA and provide them with info
“March in March to Sacramento”
• Legislative days• Connect legislators with strong school libraries• Create new BEST SELLERS• Provides a local contact
Third step: What is Action Advocacy?
“Show don’t tell” – Take the CSLA SLL 2.0 tutorial then lead your colleagues in CL 2.0
– Create and lead an instructional lesson &/or program with students and faculty: name it & grow it.
3 key messages
Students deserve equitable access to libraries.
School Library Standards provide blueprints for strong school libraries.
Strong school libraries build strong students and lifelong learners.
A strong school library = a teacher librarian and a full time clerk supported by substantial and consistent funding.
Best Sellers
• Tutorial: http://bestsellers4schoollibraries.csla.net