Overview

Librarians can be effective catalysts and vital connectors who facilitate successful partnerships that enrich students' lives—""radical collaborations"" that have deep and far-reaching impact. Envisioning schools as learning organizations requires collaborating with the greater communities as an integral part of the school's dynamic. How can librarians be key players in realizing this concept of schools? This book addresses this essential question, as well as how librarians can serve as catalysts in reaching beyond the traditional school to form alliances and partnerships with a range of community organizations and agencies, and how these collaborations result in transformative learning experiences not only for the students but for the adults who work together as well. The authors provide examples of schools where librarians, library directors, and educators are joining together in these types of unique partnerships. Chapters are authored by library professionals, who describe what stimulates and motivates these partnerships and how they are collaboratively developed and sustained. This publication will be a catalyst that will inspire readers to grow similar alliances in their own schools and districts among public libraries, colleges, arts foundations, nonprofit cultural organizations, and STEM-related agencies.

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Author:   Violet H. Harada ,  Sharon Coatney
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Libraries Unlimited Inc
Weight:   0.170kg
ISBN:  

9781440872389

ISBN 10:   1440872384
Pages:   140
Publication Date:   01 July 2020
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Sharon Coatney, Violet H. Harada, and Bridget Crossman Chapter 1 Serving Students Well: Showcasing School and Public Library Collaborations and Programs in Texas Rose Brock Chapter 2 Academic Libraries: Partners in Instruction and Advocacy Jean Donham Chapter 3 Radical Collaborations in Science and Engineering Bridget Crossman Chapter 4 Collaborating through Art to Enhance Learning Meera Garud Chapter 5 Collaborating to Help Teens with Mental Health Issues Anita Cellucci Chapter 6 Compassionate Collaborations: School Libraries Developing Empathy and Social Action through Making Gina Seymour Chapter 7 Inspiring Civic Action: Collaborating with the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii Violet H. Harada Chapter 8 The Molokai Story: Building a Library Services Cadre Diane Mokuau Chapter 9 The Arkansas Declaration of Learning: Collaboration All Over the Place! Cassandra Barnett Index About the Editors and Contributors

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Violet H. Harada is professor emeritus at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. For the past 20 years, she coordinated the school library specialization for the Library and Information Science Program. Sharon Coatney is a past president of the American Association of School Librarians and the Kansas Association of School Librarians and was a senior acquisitions editor for Libraries Unlimited.

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