Building a 21st Century Library Program

Vision and Mission NYCSLS - Vision for Exemplary Library

ProgramsThe library fosters a community of

learning and literacy that leads to high academic achievement, independent reading and learning, and collaboration throughout the school.

Your School MissionHow can you translate the school and

library mission into action?

Developing My Personal and Professional Vision

(Activity)

Build a library program that addresses the challenges in your

school and brings to life the library and school mission.

What characterizes these concepts in a 21st Century Library?

TechnologyLiteracyInquiryCommunity

Ingredients of a 21st Century Library Program

TechnologyLiteracy Inquiry Community

What ingredients are missing?

How are these characteristics different from what we see in a classroom?

Classroom 21st Century Library

Ingredients of a 21st Century Library Program

The Third SpaceDescribe how your library functions as a Third

Space.

•The showcase for high-quality teaching and learning

•The professional development center for the entire school -- a place to learn, experiment with, assess, and then widely adopt improved instructional programs

•The place where classroom teachers can collaboratively design, build, implement and assess knowledge building learning activities

An example of the library as a Learning Commons!

Chelmsford HS Learning Commons

Chelmsford HS Listening Lunch

Adding Flavor to the Library

What are your personal strengths and goals? How do your strengths and goals connect

with the attributes of an exemplary library program?

How would your strengths and goals influence your program and the Learning Commons you create in your library?

Enjoy your Lunch!

Brand Your Library!Use Glogster or Wordle to develop a

brand for your library program

Flip This Library

Program Planning Tools Available on http://livebinders.com/play/play/43435

NYCSLIST ListservInformation Fluency Continuum 2010

Priority Benchmark SkillsAssessments

Librarian’s HandbookLMC21 – A Rubric for 21st Century

LibrariesSchool Library Media Program Evaluation

(SLMPE) RubricWikisEducational ResourcesBloom’s Taxonomy 2.0ALA Top 25 Websites

Website Tools: Resources

NYCSLS Library Automation Wiki

Follow-upThink about your goals and actions.

Explore the SLS 21 Live Binder and AASL Top 25 Websites to find resources to help you achieve those goals and actions.

Start documenting your academic year in the library. Create a Professional Portfolio capturing your growth using photographs, projects, student assessments, etc.

Please schedule a site visit and consultation before leaving today.

Thank you! See you on

December 7th!