With cuts in funding and positions occurring across the country every day, it's time to consider what's working and what needs to change in order for your program to thrive. This guide sets up various scenarios with sidebar zombie graphics to illustrate several different kinds of problematic roles school librarians can fall into over time. Subsequent chapters focus on how to address these issues and become a "zombie fighter."
Through plenty of concrete examples and quirky drawings, you'll learn how to dispel stereotypes, build bridges, reboot, improve your practice with data, become a lifelong learner, use technology the right way, and focus on life skills.
With cuts in funding and positions occurring across the country every day, it's time to consider what's working and what needs to change in order for your program to thrive. This guide sets up various scenarios with sidebar zombie graphics to illustrate several different kinds of problematic roles school librarians can fall into over time. Subsequent chapters focus on how to address these issues and become a "zombie fighter."
Through plenty of concrete examples and quirky drawings, you'll learn how to dispel stereotypes, build bridges, reboot, improve your practice with data, become a lifelong learner, use technology the right way, and focus on life skills.
• Uses unique graphic novel-type examples to convey ideas
• Includes numerous practical examples
• Offers specific solutions to pitfalls
• Provides an honest assessment of the state of school librarianship
• Written by a practicing school library media coordinator