School Libraries
A must-have resource for every school librarian’s shelf, this guidebook offers practical advice in a friendly, conversational tone on an incredible breadth of topics rooted in AASL best practices.
Transform your school library into a dynamic, teen-friendly space filled with energy, creativity, and connection.
Complete with a plethora of customizable forms, templates, and tools that you can modify to suit your own needs, this book offers a roadmap for giving your learners the guidance and direction to take the lead in running their school library space and teaching their peers.
The sudden appearance of AI in educational settings is exciting and transformative—and also disorienting. But this shift presents new opportunities to enhance school library services, support teaching and learning, and streamline school librarians’ own professional workflows. Seales offers practical strategies, insights, and tools for school librarians to thoughtfully, inclusively, and confidently integrate AI into their daily instructional and working practices. Using this book, readers will
- understand effective prompt engineering and other foundational concepts of AI, laying the groundwork for engaging with AI tools in an educational setting;
- receive actionable guidance on developing AI policies and procedures that align with the school library’s mission while addressing stakeholder and community concerns;
- learn how to protect data privacy, evaluate AI tools for bias and fairness, and ensure responsible AI usage;
- discover strategies for leveraging AI to improve instructional practices, such as supporting personalized learning experiences, automating routine tasks, and providing data-driven insights to inform teaching strategies;
- explore ways that AI can enhance productivity by streamlining administrative duties, managing library resources more efficiently, and facilitating better communications with learners and educators;
- find AASL Standards-based instructional approaches to brainstorming, proofreading, research, and fostering creativity using AI tools;
- receive guidance on how to rethink plagiarism in the age of AI, including strategies for facilitating reflection, using AI tools for detecting potential plagiarism, and techniques for teaching learners how to properly cite AI-generated content using prompt generators; and
- get tips on staying ahead of emerging trends, anticipating and adapting to new developments, and ensuring that the school library remains at the forefront of educational innovation.
This resource will aid school library leaders as they work to strengthen their practice and incorporate the scope of the AASL Standards into their planning and interactions with stakeholders.
"Effective alignment of brand management principles and the AASL Standards, along with plenty of opportunities for reflection, make this book a valuable purchase for school library practitioners."
— School Library Journal
"Whether librarians are looking to refresh their assessment strategies overnight or seeking a steady companion for their professional journey, this book is an invaluable addition to any school librarian’s toolkit."
— School Library Journal (starred review)
"A useful and practical contribution, providing tools for library teams to promote inclusive spaces for all users."
— Journal of the Australian Library and Information Association
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.
"Schlosser’s prose lends itself to busy school librarians and LIS students due to the ordered numbering, bulleting, and segmenting of the prose within the book."
— Journal of Education for Library and Information Science
Librarians and educators will find this ready-to-use programming book a powerful time-saving tool for presenting sustainability-themed events, discussions, community service opportunities, and much more.
Edited by former public and school librarians, this important resource explores the exciting landscape of recent children’s literature and provides helpful frameworks and strategies for adults to think about the evaluation, curation, and use of these books with young people.
"This is an essential book for reimagining the role of a competent, effective school librarian at a critical time of shrinking resources."
— VOYA
Whether you’re working alone in a school library, a team member or a leader you’ll find practical advice about building these important business relationships in this book by library and education consultant Sarah Pavey.
Drawing on the author's internationally-recognised experience in this field, this book will be essential reading for anyone looking to develop reading in schools.
Moving beyond academic settings to encompass libraries of all kinds, this book showcases critical information literacy topics, programs, and lessons with an emphasis on practical application.
"With as many as one-in-five young people experiencing mental health problems globally, this book is an important resource to help support literacy development and holistic wellbeing of students.”
—TSL, School Library Association
"Provides detailed advice, case studies, succinct action points for practitioners, and resources for further reading."
— Choice
"Bratt keeps this text laser focused on the practical application of celebrating difference and making race explicit when working with pre-readers and their caregivers."
— Intellectual Freedom Blog
