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Download full textSobel, Kiley; McClain, AnneMarie – Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, 2020
Libraries are learning hubs that connect families to free resources, activities, and services to cultivate children's learning about topics that excite them. Despite recent technological developments which have revolutionized how we read and access information, libraries continue to evolve in order to serve their communities, especially families…
Descriptors: Library Role, Library Personnel, Parent Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes
Lafer, Gordon – Economic Policy Institute, 2014
During the past year, Wisconsin state legislators debated a series of bills aimed at closing low-performing public schools and replacing them with privately run charter schools. These proposals were particularly targeted at Milwaukee, the state's largest and poorest school district. Ultimately, the only legislation enacted was a bill that modestly…
Descriptors: Privatization, Program Proposals, Program Evaluation, Educational Quality
Direct linkSmith, Annette R. – School Library Media Activities Monthly, 2008
Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) is a comprehensive plan sponsored by thirty-one organizations and businesses. Involved are organizations such as Apple, Microsoft, Dell, and Verizon, to name a few, and such organizations as the National Education Association, the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, and the American…
Descriptors: Media Specialists, Information Literacy, Partnerships in Education, Interviews
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Library Services. – 1990
A task force on school library media issues was appointed in Wisconsin to describe the current program status in the state; identify those factors that are preventing the fulfillment of the library media program's mission--that every student in public elementary and secondary schools in Wisconsin has a right to a comprehensive program of library…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Information Retrieval, Information Technology
Roeber, Jane A., Ed. – 1989
Based on the theme, "Super Summer Safari: Make Books Your Big Game," this manual describes library activities intended to stimulate family explorations of local and regional natural environments, of urban parks, and of agricultural settings. The manual is divided into 6 sections: (1) "Planning and Promoting Programs"; (2)…
Descriptors: Cultural Activities, Elementary Secondary Education, Enrichment Activities, Games
Berry, John – Library Journal, 1994
Describes the management, programs, and services at the Brown County Library (Wisconsin), winner of the Library of the Year award sponsored by Gale Research Inc, and "Library Journal." Highlights include involvement of library staff; financial support; total quality management; coalitions with local businesses, community agencies, and…
Descriptors: Awards, Cooperative Programs, Government Role, Library Administration
Williams, Dianne McAfee – 1982
In order to focus on important contributions of elementary school instructional media centers (IMC's) to the educational program, a study was conducted to determine the presence of conditions of positive self-concept--cooperation, independence, success, positive atmosphere, challenge, feeling of value or acceptance--in such centers. A descriptive,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Check Lists, Elementary Education, Elementary Schools
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. of Library Services. – 1998
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction's Division for Libraries and Community Learning frequently receives requests for information on the legality and desirability of combining school and public libraries. The purpose of this publication is to help communities and school districts determine whether a combined school and public library…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Library Administration, Library Cooperation, Library Planning
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. Div. for Library Services. – 1994
The purpose of this document is to help communities and school districts determine whether a combined school and public library will be the best way to provide the most efficient library service for all community residents. A combined school and public library is one that is located in a single facility and operates cooperatively to perform the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Library Administration, Library Cooperation, Library Planning
