Community Partnerships with School Libraries

Providing a treasury of community partnership opportunities and resources for innovative learning experiences this title helps Future Ready Librarians to create authentic student-centered experiences that address American Association of School Librarians (AASL) standards.As school librarians strive to become Future Ready and meet the new AASL standards community partnerships can help them to build innovative programs within their districts to realize their school''s mission and goals.Placing value on the importance of preparing students for the future this book encourages librarians to learn leap and grow and form community partnerships to create learning experiences both in and outside of school. Innovative learning experiences can have a positive impact on student engagement empathy knowledge skills and local and global awareness. This book introduces ideas materials resources and a step-by-step action plan while highlighting how learning experiences meet AASL standards. A user-friendly and invaluable resource for librarians who desire to be Future Ready it will catapult librarians to the forefront of their practice and support them as they create innovative learning experiences for their students.