school libraries

Presents advice on reading aloud to children, bibliographies of suggested books for grades 1-6, and 50 bookrelated activities.

Provides headings for topics, literary and organizational forms, and names of individuals, corporate bodies, places, works, and so on, that might be needed to catalog a general collection used at least in part by children and readers or viewers interested in popular topics.

Contains six presentations of varying lengths that library media specialists may use to demonstrate the link between library media programs and academic achievement, each with a set of PowerPoint slides available for downloading and reproducible handouts, and includes discussion starters, and recommendations for conducting research on the local level.

Explains the rules and regulations of InfoQuest, a game which uses research questions that can be answered in a school's library media center to increase students' interest in the library and reading and offers suggestions for integrating the game into a school's curriculum.

A former high school principal discusses ways school librarians can market their services to school administrators, teachers, students, and parents to keep their libraries in good standing with both the staff and the community.

Presents strategies for a student-centered library program, suggesting methods librarians can use to learn to work together with principals and teachers to build a curriculum, incorporate state and national standards, and implement technology.

Offers 500 different strategies that can be used to increase public relations for a school media program and get parents, students, and other community members involved in library projects.

Guide for school and public librarians for developing and updating policies regarding intellectual freedom, explaining why it is essential, and demonstrating how to ensure the protections guaranteed by the First Amendment survive in the library.

Presents information for library media specialists on planning, implementing, and evaluating curriculum-based library media center programs in schools, and includes sample outlines, program examples, and reproducible forms.

Provides a overview of the processes and procedures associated with developing, maintaining, and evaluating a media center; and describes the resources that make up a traditional school center.