Many school library media specialists are finding their budgets being cut and their staff reduced. Some jobs are in danger of being eliminated because administrators do not appreciate the impact of the school library media program on learning.

Do not assume that there is nothing you can do. Promote your library and libraries in general. Become an advocate!

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SCHOOL LIBRARIES WORK! 

"When your job is on the line" by Doug Johnson

"Stories from "the trenches"
Know that you are not alone and learn from others - check out our stories and ideas from "the trenches" - ideas that REAL NYS SLMS have used and found success with.

AASL Statement

ASSL has posted a new position statement on Instructional Classification
of School Library Media Specialists. The position statement was developed by the AASL Task Force on Instructional Classification to voice support for the inclusion of certified school library media specialists as part of the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) definition of "instructional" school staff and services. AASL believes that school library media centers are classrooms in which school library media specialists teach and students and teachers learn.

Read complete position statement at:
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/positionstatements/instclass.htm

Though this is currently not an issue in NY, this position statement clearly enumerates the LMS role, has references to NCLB definitions, and could be very useful in some of our Advocacy efforts.