Join me as I delve into the divisive issue of classroom libraries and our role in supporting them as school librarians. Challenge the recommendations for teachers in creating a library of their own. Recognize the struggle for school funding and how librarians and teachers can team up to support our shared goal of growing readers.
NTCE’s Statement on classroom libraries
Scholastic’s The 11 Essentials for an Effective classroom library
Pernille Ripps’ Questions to Assess our Classroom Library Before Back-to-School
Jim Bailey’s A classroom library: If you build it, they will read