Tales Out of the School Library

by Bush, Gail

• ISBN13: 9781591588320
• ISBN10: 1591588324
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-12-23
• Publisher: Libraries Unltd Inc

Summary

This groundbreaking book about developing the professional dispositions of school librarians uses three fictionalized librarians to serve as authentic models addressing familiar topics and situations.

Author Biography

Gail Bush, PhD, is professor in the Reading and Language Department, director of the Center for Teaching through Children's Books, and director of the School Library Program at National-Louis University in Chicago, IL. Her published works include School Library Media Programs: Civic Engagement, Social Justice, and Equity; Every Student Reads: Collaboration and Reading to Learn, and The School Buddy System: The Practice of Collaboration. Jami Biles Jones, PhD, is assistant professor in the Department of Library Science at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. Her published works include Helping Teens Cope: Resources for School Library Media Specialists and Other Youth Workers, Bouncing Back: Dealing with the Stuff Life Throws at You, and The Power of Media Specialists to Improve Academic Achievement and Strengthen At-Risk Students.

Table of Contents

Foreword: Horace's Story	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Prologue	p. xix
Dispositions	p. 1
"Nuts and Bolts"	p. 9
Instructional Strategies	p. 11
Information Literacy	p. 21
Assessment	p. 29
"The Right Book for the Right Child"	p. 37
Literacy and Reading	p. 39
Diversity	p. 47
Intellectual Freedom	p. 55
"Standing Up for What You Believe"	p. 63
Communication	p. 65
Advocacy	p. 73
Collaboration	p. 81
"A True Act of Service"	p. 89
Resiliency	p. 91
Leadership	p. 101
Professional Ethics	p. 109
Epilogue	p. 117
Appendix: The AASL Standards for the 21st-century Learner and the Dispositions in Action	p. 123
Quotation Bibliography	p. 125
About the Authors and Contributors	p. 127
Index	p. 129
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