School Library Systems – Advocacy Toolkit

Advocacy Links - AASL, ALA, NYLA, SLMS, and more…

One positive and productive step toward effective advocacy is self-education. Engaging, in depth, research based ADVOCACY sites abound on the World Wide Web. Professional organizations and policy making groups provide links to significant ISSUES, current RESEARCH, and POLICY base. Reviewing and understanding the content of these sites would strengthen any potential advocate's ability to build strong arguments, draw on respected studies, and echo national and state library leaders.

AASL - American Association of School Librarians

AASL Advocacy Toolkit - Provides "Talking Points," Quotes, Information Power guidelines, research on student achievement, sample letter, criteria for parents to assess and support their child's school library, resource guides, links to the White House Conference focusing on school libraries, introduction to advocacy, state advocacy tools, support materials.
"@ your library" Campaign for School Libraries
Position Statement - Multiple documents related to student achievement and school library media programs
AASL Resource Guides for School Library Media Program Development : Student Achievement - A comprehensive, one stop shopping list of quality links addressing the empowering connections between school library programs and student achievement. Includes Keith Curry Lance on Colorado Study, Pennsylvania Study, Alaska Study, Texas study, California and Iowa research, Fast Facts and "Proof of the Power" links.
AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner

ALA - American Library Association

Advocacy Publications - Includes LSTA Brochure, Power Point presentation, Library Advocate's Handbook, Quotes, resources, generic advocacy tools.
Advocacy for Libraries
ALA Resolution : School Libraries and Librarians are Critical to Educational Success

Libraries - How They Stack Up (PDF file)
A highly visual report from OCLC on the economic impact of libraries, includes comparisons and charts that sum up insightful evidence to the viability and value of libraries.

New York State's School Library Systems
Overview of services, profile of positive impact on student achievement, facts and data regarding service levels.

NYLA - New York Library Association

Advocacy Homepage - Legislative updates, legislative initiatives, voting records, advocacy materials, advocacy and the budget, NYLA Lobby Day.
Advocacy Materials - Advocacy information resources, legislature, sample advocacy letter, letter guidelines, sample testimony at budget hearings

New York State Education Department

New Century Libraries - NOVEL

New Century Libraries
How Library Funding Becomes Law - Map of legislative/funding bill process
New York Online Virtual Electronic Library TOOLKIT
NOVEL talking points, presentation tools, charts, graphs, printed information, brochures, Fact Sheets, database search statistics.

Office of New York City School and Community Service
School Library Media Programs - An extensive resource depository with links to core policy documents, school library program attributes, research and professional organizations.

School Library Leadership
Importance of School Libraries to Educational Programs - An extensive hot linked bibliography of research, very broad in scope, conveniently arrayed, carefully selected. Just the resources you need to read to advocate persuasively.

SLMS - School Library media Section of NYLA

@your library - The Advocacy Trade by Courtney McEvoy Huf
A comprehensive introduction to advocacy. Quality links and insightful analysis of the how, why, what, and who of advocacy. Addresses levels of advocacy and key research links.
SLMS Library Legislative Issues - Tips on phone calls and letter writing and useful links.

SLSA - School Library Systems Association

Student Achievement and the School Library
See the detailed results of now 14 state studies demonstrating the correlates of student achievement with school library programs, instructional time, quality resources, school library media specialists, collaboration, leadership. Consistent patterns in all studies show quality school library programs increase reading scores and improve performance on local, state or national assessments. Studies in: Colorado (2) , Alaska, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Florida, Oregon, Texas, Massachusetts, California, New Mexico, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina.

Student Achievement
One of the AASL Resource Guides for School Library Media Program Development.
Statistical Studies of School Libraries
part of the Resources for School Libraries section on School Library Standards and Evaluation.
School Library Media Studies on Student Achievement
Twelve of the powerful state studies confirming and reconfirming the role of school library media programs, quality resources, technology, collaboration and staffing in student achievement. A coast to coast array of hotlinks with good news on every page!
School Libraries Make a Difference to Student Achievement
IASLlinks to research reports showing how school libraries make a difference to student achievement.
School Library Media Studies
Another page of links to studies correlating higher student achievement with school libraries.

Web Feet
Selected Web Resources on Library Advocacy

White House Conference on School Libraries
Speeches, reports, strong and positive testimony from national leaders in the field.


	School Library Systems - Advocacy Toolkit “It is not enough to care. You must act.” “In the budget equation, remember all learners.”


ALERT - Be part of the Sunflower Avalanche! ADVOCATE NOW! Sunflower Action Plan for School Library Systems 2008 ADVOCACY - Getting the ACTION started Introduction What are the Issues? Budget Hearing on Elementary and Secondary Education Contact NY Decision Makers How can I frame my message? School Libraries Do Make a Difference to KIDS Outcomes 21st Century Skills, the Workforce and School Libraries System Director's Legislative Visits Resources Brochures & Flyers Strategies Testimony Forms & Samples Advocacy Links AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner Survey Results of School Libraries Count!		Advocacy Links - AASL, ALA, NYLA, SLMS, and more… One positive and productive step toward effective advocacy is self-education. Engaging, in depth, research based ADVOCACY sites abound on the World Wide Web. Professional organizations and policy making groups provide links to significant ISSUES, current RESEARCH, and POLICY base. Reviewing and understanding the content of these sites would strengthen any potential advocate's ability to build strong arguments, draw on respected studies, and echo national and state library leaders. AASL - American Association of School Librarians AASL Advocacy Toolkit - Provides "Talking Points," Quotes, Information Power guidelines, research on student achievement, sample letter, criteria for parents to assess and support their child's school library, resource guides, links to the White House Conference focusing on school libraries, introduction to advocacy, state advocacy tools, support materials. "@ your library" Campaign for School Libraries Position Statement - Multiple documents related to student achievement and school library media programs AASL Resource Guides for School Library Media Program Development : Student Achievement - A comprehensive, one stop shopping list of quality links addressing the empowering connections between school library programs and student achievement. Includes Keith Curry Lance on Colorado Study, Pennsylvania Study, Alaska Study, Texas study, California and Iowa research, Fast Facts and "Proof of the Power" links. AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner ALA - American Library Association Advocacy Publications - Includes LSTA Brochure, Power Point presentation, Library Advocate's Handbook, Quotes, resources, generic advocacy tools. Advocacy for Libraries ALA Resolution : School Libraries and Librarians are Critical to Educational Success Libraries - How They Stack Up (PDF file) A highly visual report from OCLC on the economic impact of libraries, includes comparisons and charts that sum up insightful evidence to the viability and value of libraries. New York State's School Library Systems Overview of services, profile of positive impact on student achievement, facts and data regarding service levels. NYLA - New York Library Association Advocacy Homepage - Legislative updates, legislative initiatives, voting records, advocacy materials, advocacy and the budget, NYLA Lobby Day. Advocacy Materials - Advocacy information resources, legislature, sample advocacy letter, letter guidelines, sample testimony at budget hearings New York State Education Department Office of Legislation Board of Regents New Century Libraries - NOVEL New Century Libraries How Library Funding Becomes Law - Map of legislative/funding bill process New York Online Virtual Electronic Library TOOLKIT NOVEL talking points, presentation tools, charts, graphs, printed information, brochures, Fact Sheets, database search statistics. Office of New York City School and Community Service School Library Media Programs - An extensive resource depository with links to core policy documents, school library program attributes, research and professional organizations. School Library Leadership Importance of School Libraries to Educational Programs - An extensive hot linked bibliography of research, very broad in scope, conveniently arrayed, carefully selected. Just the resources you need to read to advocate persuasively. SLMS - School Library media Section of NYLA @your library - The Advocacy Trade by Courtney McEvoy Huf A comprehensive introduction to advocacy. Quality links and insightful analysis of the how, why, what, and who of advocacy. Addresses levels of advocacy and key research links. SLMS Library Legislative Issues - Tips on phone calls and letter writing and useful links. SLSA - School Library Systems Association Student Achievement and the School Library See the detailed results of now 14 state studies demonstrating the correlates of student achievement with school library programs, instructional time, quality resources, school library media specialists, collaboration, leadership. Consistent patterns in all studies show quality school library programs increase reading scores and improve performance on local, state or national assessments. Studies in: Colorado (2) , Alaska, Pennsylvania, Iowa, Florida, Oregon, Texas, Massachusetts, California, New Mexico, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina. Student Achievement One of the AASL Resource Guides for School Library Media Program Development. Statistical Studies of School Libraries part of the Resources for School Libraries section on School Library Standards and Evaluation. School Library Media Studies on Student Achievement Twelve of the powerful state studies confirming and reconfirming the role of school library media programs, quality resources, technology, collaboration and staffing in student achievement. A coast to coast array of hotlinks with good news on every page! School Libraries Make a Difference to Student Achievement IASLlinks to research reports showing how school libraries make a difference to student achievement. School Library Media Studies Another page of links to studies correlating higher student achievement with school libraries. Web Feet Selected Web Resources on Library Advocacy White House Conference on School Libraries Speeches, reports, strong and positive testimony from national leaders in the field.

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School Library Systems - Advocacy Toolkit

Advocacy Links - AASL, ALA, NYLA, SLMS, and more…