This article is based on a series of lessons prepared for a class of third graders who were going to research specific planets. With so many Web sites on the Internet, there is a need to be concerned about information overload for the audience. The NASA site (www.nasa.gov) is filled with lots of sites providing factual information about the…

This article examines the results of a survey sent to Association of Research Libraries (ARL) Special Collections requesting information on outreach to K-12 students. Over half of the respondents work with K-12 and many of those who currently do not are planning to. New pressures and changing philosophies contribute to this trend.

When parents help kids with their homework or get involved in an assignment, they're doing more than showing an interest in their children's education--they're helping them succeed. And since everyone knows that well-equipped school libraries make a huge difference in student achievement, there's a real need to make parents aware of the media…

The functions and responsibilities of a school library and of the library personnel are presented in this handbook for parent library volunteers. Topics covered are: (1) the role of the library media center; (2) an outline of a volunteer's duties and daily routines; (3) the responsibilities of the district library specialist, the teacher, and the…

I'm not lighting any great rockets to celebrate school library success in 1976--but maybe we can make it before 1984. (Author)

The school librarian can help kindergarten children develop motor skills and reading readiness skills. (PF)

A statement of concern about the important role of media personnel in the development of learning opportunities for the user--student and teacher. (Author)

This digest examines the current status of outside attempts to censor literature in the school library. The digest (1) reports on several court cases which came about because literary works were removed from school libraries; (2) discusses the censors and their opponents; and (3) reviews some guidelines for new teachers who might be presented with…

In compliance with Section 59-31-10 of the 1976 School Laws of South Carolina, this document provides a bibliography of standard lists that media specialists, teachers, and administrators may use as a guide for reviewing and selecting instructional materials for elementary and secondary public school library media centers. Sources of selection…

An interview with a language arts teacher at St. Patrick's Grade School, Dickinson, North Dakota, who recently served on a three-member team that carried out a model library-centered experiment for seventh grade students. (Author)

Effective use of a new or remodeled media center requires advance planning of the programs to be used in it. (LS)

Corona del Mar High School has redesigned its facilities to accommodate new ideas in individualized instruction and expanded media equipment and materials. (LS)

Describes some out-of-the-ordinary West Coast library and related services, both private and public, primarily in the Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle areas. (LS)

Two functions of highest priority for school library/media supervisors are continuing education and program evaluation. (Author/PF)