School libraries play a vital role in preparing students for educational and economic success in our rapidly changing, technologically driven, and globally connected world. School librarians are leading the way by reimagining and redesigning their libraries to support new models of learning, engagement, and partnerships for success. The new School Librarian’s Information Shelf provides videos, articles and tools that offer recommendations and strategies related to creating powerful storytelling for advocacy, designing student-centered spaces, supporting inquiry-driven learning, offering compassionate makerspaces, and implementing innovative virtual teaching and learning practices. Join this webinar for an introduction to the School Librarian’s Information Shelf and to learn more from practitioners who have applied transformative practices to their school libraries.  

Presented by: 

• Nancy Lensenmayer, Program Director, Education/Professional Development, Member Relations, OCLC
• Brianna Hoffman, WebJunction Project Coordinator, OCLC
• Jennifer Sills, Coordinator of Instruction, K–12 Science, Environmental Education, and School Library, Worcester County Public Schools (MD)
  
• Brittany Tignor, School Librarian, Stephen Decatur High School, Worcester County Public Schools (MD)
• Damaris Arocho, Librarian, Inter American University of Puerto Rico
• Fabiola Baez, Teacher, Second and Third Grade English, CeDIn, Puerto Rico

Access Recording

• View Webinar Recording (You will be prompted to log in to our free Course Catalog.)

Webinar Attachments

• View slides (pdf)
  
• View chat (xls)
• View captions (txt)
  
• Learner Guide (doc) Use alone or with others to extend your learning.

Related Resources and Links

• School Librarian’s Information Shelf
• School Library Advocacy
• The Student-Centered Library
• Inquiry-Based Learning
• School Library Makerspaces
• Virtual Teaching and Learning
• Transforming School Libraries project page and School Library Grantees
• Worchester County Public Schools
  
• Worchester County School Libraries mission, vision, values, goals (pdf)
• WCPS Media Expo
  
• Adopt-a-Shelf Program Lets Students Create Book Displays
• CeDIn, Interamerican University of Puerto Rico

The Transforming School Library Practice project, and this webinar, have been made possible through support from OCLC and a National Leadership Grants for Libraries Cooperative Agreement (project number LG-00-19-0289-19) with the Institute of Museum and Library Services.