School Library Advocacy

Catalog description

This online course prepares candidates with the advocacy, communication, and leadership skills and dispositions to position the school library program as an essential component of student learning. Candidates identify influential stakeholders, create targeted messaging such as talking points, an infographic, and an elevator speech, and apply library and education research to substantiate the value of school library programs and its staffing. Candidates practice grant writing, engage in legislative advocacy, and create a library webpage for parents. As a culminating assignment, candidates develop a multi-year advocacy plan with communication strategies to use with school administrators and other stakeholders.