Advocacy for the Library
Presentation to Zion Elementary School District 6 Board
This is a presentation I put together for the school board. Presented to board members, district staff, and community members were highlights of what had happened thus far in the school year. Also included were my plans for the future of the district's libraries.
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Sample Helping Hand Grant Proposal
This is a sample grant proposal I wrote for a Curriculum and School Libraries class. The proposal asks for money to help an elementary school put on an assembly for Young Authors Day.
Included is a description of the assembly, learning standards, a breakdown of that day's activities, a sample press release, and a line item budget.
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Included is a description of the assembly, learning standards, a breakdown of that day's activities, a sample press release, and a line item budget.
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Sample Advocacy Letter to a School Board
This is a sample letter to a school board advocating for funding for an audio book collection in the library. The goal was to appeal to a wide audience in order to get the point across to everyone on the school board.
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Web 2.0 Tool Report - Twitter
This report discusses using Web 2.0 tools in libraries. More specifically, the report delves into the advantages, disadvantages, and uses of Twitter in a school library. I addressed most of the features Twitter makes available and explained how they can be adapted to improve certain aspects of the library. There are images that supplement the text as well as links to other web pages supporting the ideas in the report.
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Interview with a Librarian
This essay discusses an interview I conducted with the head librarian at Schaumburg High School in Schaumburg, IL. The main purpose of the interview was to talk about the roles communication and leadership take when running school library. The interview was very enlightening as she mentioned many communication and leadership barriers that I was not aware of.
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