The Involved School Librarian: How to Increase Your Impact and Thrive [Hardcover]

Part?1: Involving Yourself? 1.?5 Cs and You? 2. 5 Ps and You? 3. 3 L s and You??4. Reflect on Yourself??Part?2: Involving Students, Teachers, and Administrators??5.-The 5 Cs in Action? 6. The 5 Ps in Action? 7. 3 L s and You? 8. Reflect on Your Involvement with the School Community??Part?3: Involving the Larger Community??9. The 5 Cs in Action? 10.The 5 Ps in Action? 11. The 3 Ls in Action? 12. Reflect on Your Involvement with the Wider Community

School librarians are often in a tricky position because they bear the brunt of political movements but also play a key role in the wider school community. Experienced librarian Hilda Weisburg offers a practical approach to help all librarians get more involved while overcoming resistance.

The Involved School Librarian offers readers at any experience level a new methods to improve their performance as school librarians. The 5 Cs (Confident, Committed, Connected, Communicator, Change agent) combined with the 5 Ps (Passionate, Purposeful, Planner, Professional, Powerful) and the 3 Ls (Listener, Learner, Leader) are tools that school librarians can use to work with students, administrators, parents and the broader library community to develop a strong school library program with high levels of support from all constituencies. Part One focuses on the School Librarian, Part Two on the campus community, and Part Three on the outside community  all using the Cs, Ps and Ls. The writing is clear and straightforward with minimal jargon. Each Part concludes with a Reflection opportunity that supports readers to better implement what they learn through the lenses of Think, Create, Share, Grow, the four domains of AASLs National School Library Standards for Learners. School Librarians and School Libraries. This repeated reference to the AASL National Library lC%