The many faces of school library leadership / Sharon Coatney and Violet H. Harada, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Coatney, Sharon.

Harada, Violet H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Instructional materials centers--United States--Administration.

Instructional materials centers.

Leadership.

School librarian participation in curriculum planning.

School libraries--United States--Administration.

School libraries.

Teacher-librarians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (184 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024

Place of Publication:

Santa Barbara, Calif. : Libraries Unlimited, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2017]

Summary:

Completely revised with even more contributions added by practicing school librarians, this book further examines the responsibility to lead in many areas and identifies the real-world, day-to-day application of established theory and best practices. In today's educational landscape, school librarians need to lead the way in many areas, including advocacy, literacy, technology, curriculum, vision, collaborative instruction, and intellectual freedom. All of these areas are vital to building and sustaining a school library program that enhances and encourages student achievement, as well as to providing enhanced services to students and faculty.This revised edition of The Many Faces of School Library Leadership offers invaluable insights from recognized leaders in the field of school librarianship that detail leadership roles embraced by accomplished practitioners and consider the research regarding best practices. An essential read for practicing school librarians as well as for pre-service school librarians, it offers today's school librarians actionable advice for strengthening their roles, underlining their value, and protecting their future--all while boosting student learning and achievement. The expert guidance and perspectives in this book will bolster those who are facing enormous challenges to meet them and allow school library staff to protect their jobs and to save school library programs from extinction.

Contents:

Leadership from the middle : building influence for change / Ken Haycock

Librarians as learning leaders : cultivating cultures of inquiry / Violet H. Harada with Lois Ezaki Chun, Patricia Louis, and Audrey Okemura

The school librarian as an advocacy leader / Deborah D. Levitov

Practitioner perspectives on advocacy leadership / Elizabeth A. Burns

Intellectual freedom : leadership to preserve minors' rights in school library programs / Helen R. Adams and Christine Eldred

Literacy leadership and the school librarian: reading and writing-foundational skills for multiple literacies / Judi Moreillon

The teacher-librarian as curriculum and instructional practitioner and leader / Anthony Tilke

Taming the technology leadership dragon / Kristin Fontichiaro

From a foot in the door to being there : leadership along a professional development continuum / Debbie Abilock

Leadership and your professional school library association / Connie Williams and Blanche Woolls

Shifting our vision for our futures: leadership as a foundational element for school librarians / David V. Loertscher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400682605

9798216114642

9781440848988

144084898X

Publisher Number:

10.5040/9798400682605