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School Library Promotional Events
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Resources to help school librarians celebrate U.S. Media Literacy Week in school libraries.
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Celebrate Native American Heritage Month in your school library.
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Resources to celebrate International Games Month in your school library.
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Resources to share information about Election Day with learners in your school library.
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Resources to share with your learners to celebrate Crayola Creativity Week.
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Resources to celebrate Black History Month with your learners.
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Resources to share with your learners in recognition of Welcoming Schools National Day of Reading
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Resources to share with your learners in celebration of Women's History Month.
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Resources to share with your learners in recognition of Freedom of Information Day.
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Every April school librarians are encouraged to host activities to help their school and local community celebrate the
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Resources to help school librarians celebrate D.E.A.R - Drop Everything and Read Day.
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Find Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah) resources to share with learners in your school library.
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El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children's Day/Book Day) in your school library.
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Celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in your school library.
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Find resources to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month in your school library.
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Find resources to celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month in your school library.
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Find resources to celebrate Rainbow Book Month in your school library.
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Find resources to celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month in your school library.
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Find information and resources to celebrate National Immigrant Heritage Month with learners in your school library.
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Find information and resources to celebrate Audiobook Appreciation Month with learners in your school library.
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Resources to share with your learners in recognition of World Refugee Day.
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Find information and resources to celebrate Library Card Sign-Up Month with learners in your school library.
Recent Publications
Moving the school library profession far beyond traditional collection development, Curate helps to connect learners to resources in more thoughtful, meaningful ways.
Assessing Learners unpacks a complex and critical area of school library instruction aligned to AASL Standards. Readers will be able to appropriately select or design assessment tools to measure learner understanding and growth.
This book will help school librarians improve their practice and strengthen their influence within their learning communities, increasing positive perceptions of school libraries through developing a brand in alignment with the AASL Standards.
Supporting educators at all levels of manga experience, this resource will help school librarians build stronger collections, create learner-centered programming, and incorporate manga into collaborative teaching.