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Casey Grenier; Lauren Lynn – Knowledge Quest, 2022
Grenier and Lynn present collection development strategies that include student voice, diversity audits, and the value of weeding.
Descriptors: School Libraries, Library Materials, Library Services, Student Participation
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Liz Philippi; Becky Calzada – Knowledge Quest, 2022
Calzada and Philippi approach the topic of collection development by using Kerby's (2019) four steps, including (1) knowing your standards, (2) knowing your learners, (3) knowing the curriculum, and (4) identifying your selection criteria.
Descriptors: Library Services, Library Materials, School Libraries, State Standards
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Rachel Altobelli; Nancy Jo Lambert – Knowledge Quest, 2022
Altobelli and Lambert reflect on recent attacks on the LBGTQ+ community and the tendency to assume representing this community in a school library collection isn't necessary. They ask readers to consider, what about learners whose identities a school librarian may or may not know. They offer both LGBTQ+ term definitions as well as collection and…
Descriptors: LGBTQ People, Inclusion, Library Materials, Library Services
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Ashley Hope Pérez – Knowledge Quest, 2022
YA author Pérez offers encouragement and insight into book challenges today, which are about much more than just a book. Offering tips for how to prepare for challenges and amplify student voices, the reader will also find ideas to help marginalized learners still find their way to targeted books.
Descriptors: Books, Censorship, School Libraries, Intellectual Freedom
Lankau, Louise – Knowledge Quest, 2015
In this article, Summer Creek High School (Harris County, Texas) librarian, Louise Lankau shares a formula for successfully integrating technology via the school library and reaching every department and teacher in a school of 2,500 students and 170 teachers. The challenge is that the teaching staff at Summer Creek increases each year to…
Descriptors: High Schools, Technology Integration, School Libraries, Library Automation