Maximizing School Librarian Leadership : Building Connections for Learning and Advocacy

How do school librarians best serve students, classroom teachers, and principals simultaneously? The key, argues Moreillon, is to lead. By embracing a leadership role, school librarians can work collaboratively to positively impact school cultures, curricula, and teaching practices. The inspiration, guidance, and strategies presented in this book will support school librarians as they make and sustain connections and advocate for their central role in future-ready learning. Demonstrating the conceptual insight that have made her previous books bestsellers, Moreillon details how school librarians, in their leadership and instructional partner roles, can make essential connections that build and sustain a culture of learning in their schools; touches upon AASL's new National School Library Standards and recently published AASL position statements; bridges school librarians practice with the work of education thought leaders and educational initiatives, such as Future Ready Librarians and the International Society for Technology in Education Standards for Students and Educators; and includes a study guide complete with discussion questions, activities, and reflection questions for each chapter to support readers in using this book as a book study selection. This book offers preservice and practicing school librarians, district-level library supervisors, school librarian educators, school principals and administrators, and other stakeholders strategies and tools for positioning school librarians as instructional leaders.