library climate. roles of the library promote and support achievement (reading, writing, 21 st...
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Library Climate
Roles of the Library
• Promote and support achievement (reading, writing, 21st Century Skills)
• Create confident, independent learners
Descriptions of Strong Library Programs:
• Welcoming and accessible for everyone• Warm• Safe both physically and emotionally• Student oriented• Engaging• Productive• Culturally relevant
Library Management• Clear, high expectations• Modeling appropriate ways to engage in
learning in the library• Positive messages• Policies that
encourage engagement
Physical Space
• Warm and Welcoming to school community• Equitable virtual and physical access• Clean, organized • Lighting
Resources
• Attractive, relevant collection• Easy to find categories with developmentally
appropriate labels/systems• Featured materials
Physical Space
Flexible learning spaces to accommodate multiple user needs
• Instructional space (comfortable and usable)
• Reading space (comfortable and usable)
• Small group space (comfortable and usable)
Policies
• Circulation:– Who can check out? (all students?
Families?)– What happens when students forget
books?– What happens when students
lose/damage books?• Access:– When can students/teachers/families
visit the library?– What kinds of services will be
available?
Policies
• Collection:– What kinds of books are purchased? Topic? Reading
level? Format? Language? Culture of characters, information?
– How are the materials displayed?
Technology
• Connectivity• Hardware
Adams 50 Library Grants
• Library Resources Grants (4)– $2000 each for high quality resources for the
library
• Library Technology Grant (1)– Set of Google Chrome books for a library
Library Resources Rubric
• Library Staffing & Access: – minutes and days library is open consecutively, open
library time, check out policies, fee policies• Library Collection & Funding: – average age of resources, responsive collection
development, current library budget, fundraisers• Connecting Libraries and Users:– School-wide reading programs, working with
teachers, communicating with staff/students/families
Library Technology Rubric
• Library Staffing & Access: – minutes and days library is open consecutively, open
library time• Library Funding: – current library budget, fundraisers
• Building Support for Technology:– Current level of technology and digital resources in
library• Connecting Instructional Tech with Users:– Integration with learning standards, electronic
searching in the library, promoting to school