The elementary school library: Tensions between access and censorship

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 409-421
Author(s):  
Alyson Rumberger
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
News Media ◽  
Literacy Practices ◽  
School Library ◽  
First Grade ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
Access Points ◽  
The World

Children’s news media offers access points for students to learn about the complex and evolving world around them, and school libraries are spaces where students develop the skills and knowledge necessary to interact with media. Yet despite the potential of children’s news media, school libraries often become regulatory spaces where children are directed away from texts (both digital and printed) that are deemed inappropriate due to sophisticated content (Heins, 2007) or in some cases, are encouraged to read on their “level” (Kontovourki, 2012). This constructs children as vulnerable and in need of protection (Robinson, 2013). Instead, I seek to position the focal children as active, critical agents at the center of their own lives. In this article, I analyze conceptions of childhood innocence (James and Prout, 1997), arguing that both childhood and literacy are fluid and permeable constructions. I ask: What are the ways in which texts and literacy practices are censored in one elementary school library? To investigate this, I followed one school librarian, Deborah, and three first-grade students in their school library at City Partnership School as they navigated texts, learned about the world around them through multimedia platforms, and constructed their own identities as readers in a system with clear expectations for what a “readerly” identity looks like.

scholarly journals COOPERATION BETWEEN TEACHERS WITH LIBRARIAN SERVICE OF IN HIKMAH TELADAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Edulib ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Selly Setiani ◽  
Hana Silvana
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
School Environment ◽  
School Library ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Library Services ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
Library Service ◽  
Library Development ◽  
Processing Techniques

Abstrak. Perpustakaan merupakan bagian integral dilingkungan sekolah, oleh karena itu perlu adanya kerjasama dalam memaksimalkan potensi layanan perpustakaan sekolah. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menemukan jawaban dari rumusan kerjasama antara guru dengan pustakawan dalam layanan perpustakaan sekolah di Perpustakaan SD Hikmah Teladan. Selain dari itu untuk mengetahui bentuk kerjasama dalam layanan perpustakaan sekolah dan untuk mengetahui kriteria layanan perpustakaan sekolah. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan metode deskriptif. Teknik yang digunakan untuk pengambilan sampel yaitu teknik purposive sampling. Teknik pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara wawancara, observasi dan studi dokumentasi. Teknik pengolahan data dilakukan dengan cara reduksi data, analisis data dan penarikan kesimpulan. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa terdapat kerjasama antara guru dengan pustakawan dalam layanan perpustakaan sekolah. kerjasama penting untuk dilakukan guna mengoptimalkan potensi layanan perpustakaan sekolah. kerjasama yang dilakukan yaitu dalam bentuk pelaksanaan program kegiatan perpustakaan, pembinaan minat baca, promosi perpustakaan dan pembinaan koleksi. Perpustakaan SD Hikmah Teladan sebagai perpustakaan sekolah perlu melakukan kerjasama dengan berbagai pihak secara terus menerus dalam layanan perpustakaan sekolah.Kata kunci: kerjasama guru dengan pustakawan, layanan perpustakaan, pustakawan sekolahAbstract. The library is an integral part of the school environment, therefore the need for cooperation in maximizing the potential of school library services. This research is done to find the answer from the formula of cooperation between teachers and librarians in the school library services in elementary school libraries Hikmah Teladan. Aside from that to determine the form of cooperation in the school library services and to determine the criteria for school library services, theoretically and practically expected results of this study can be useful for SD Hikmah Teladan Library. The technique used for sampling is non-random sampling technique. Data collected by interview, observation and documentation. Data processing techniques carried out by way of data reduction, data analysis and conclusion. The results showed that there is cooperation between teachers and librarians in the school library service. Cooperation is important to do in order to optimize the potential of school library services. cooperation carried out in the form of implementation of the program of activities of the library, development of reading, and library promotion and development of the collection. Exemplary SD Hikmah Teladan Library as school libraries need to work with various parties continuously in the school library service. Keywords: Cooperation Between Teachers With Librarian,library services, school librarian.

scholarly journals Evergreen Library Penetrating into Classroom Teaching: Applying and Expanding – Take Tianzhu No.1 High School in Northwest China as a Sample

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhou Wenjie
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
School Library ◽  
Northwest China ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Literacy Skills ◽  
Classroom Teaching ◽  
The World

This paper provides a study of the school library programs sponsored by the Evergreen Education Foundation (EEF) and identifies the vital role of school libraries in improving students’ information quality. Based on analyzes Strategies for building literacy skills in the library of Tianzhu No.1 High School, the study confirmed the program developed reading and literacy skills among students. As EEF programs continue to expand into other locations in China, it is the authors’ hope that this study may provide useful information and analysis based upon which decisions about future programs can be made. It is also their hope that this study provides impetus for more studies on the rural library programs in other areas of China or programs in other underdeveloped regions of the world.

scholarly journals Biscuit and Peter and George—Oh My! Tales of a Children’s Book Doll Collector

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 27
Author(s):  
Stephanie Bange
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
School Library ◽  
First Year ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Children’S Books ◽  
Children's Book ◽  
Shopping Basket

My name is Stephanie, and I am a collector. What are my favorite things to collect? That’s easy—dolls! I bought my first Barbie when I was six years old. I was given a doll from Morocco at age seven. To this day, I continue to collect both Barbies and international dolls, but my third collection now numbers eight hundred dolls. During my first year as an elementary school librarian in 1979, I began to collect dolls based on characters from children’s books.I wanted to add some zip and zing to class visits at my school library. The previous school librarian had plugged boys and girls into listening stations with worksheets each time they came to the library. I felt my students were missing out by not hearing fantastic tales from exotic places and visiting magical worlds of wonder.Bottom line, I wanted them to experience the joy found within the covers of books. That’s when the first dolls from children’s books—Corduroy, Curious George, the Cat in the Hat, and Winnie-the-Pooh—found their way into my shopping basket and my storytelling repertoire.

scholarly journals Distance Education During the Covid-10 Epidemic as a Challenge and Opportunity for the Personal and Professional Development of a School Librarian

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Metka Kostanjevec
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Distance Education ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
Difficult Situation

Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, all schools had to close their doors last year. Classes moved to a virtual environment, and students and teachers were left without the opportunity to visit school libraries overnight. Therefore, the school library of the Prva gimnazija Maribor has operated smoothly throughout the time of the epidemic and strives to facilitate the work of students, teachers, and other employees as much as possible, continue to promote reading, develop reading and information literacy, and at the same time enrich the educational process. The article presents how we found our way to our readers despite the difficult situation.

scholarly journals Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands! by D. Mason

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sean Borle
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Public Libraries ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Hand Washing ◽  
Small Child ◽  
Small Children ◽  
The World ◽  
Musical Knowledge ◽  
Educational Technique

Mason, David I.A.  Wash, Wash, Wash Your Hands! Illus. Dan Widdowson. Mancato, MN:  Cantata Learning, 2016.  Print.Many children successfully wash their hands while singing the “ABC” song or other familiar songs, so one wonders if the world needs another hand washing song.  This book provides the lyrics to the song over cartoon images and also comes with a CD of the song.  Dan Widdowson’s images of the anthropomorphized monkey and alligator are bright and small children will enjoy them.  David I.A. Mason’s lyrics could use some polish.  At one point, they read, “1, 2, fast-forward now! 18, 19, 20!”  Since the song encourages children to wash their hands to a count of 20, encouraging them to short-cut through the count does not seem like a good educational technique. What saves this book from the mediocre is the music on the CD.  The music, arranged and produced by Mark Oblinger, is a catchy jazz rendition with bass and percussion and an excellent, but unidentified vocalist.  The score is printed in the back of the book and is simple enough that parents with rudimentary musical knowledge will be able to play it.  The song is much longer than the minimum recommendation of 20 seconds for hand washing and would be hard for a small child to remember. However, the chorus is memorable and will stick in children’s minds.  If children sing the chorus twice while they wash hands that should be enough time to kill germs. Overall, the music is good, but the book could have been better with stronger writing.  Recommended for public libraries and elementary school libraries. Recommended: 3 stars out of 4Reviewer:  Sean Borle

scholarly journals The School Library as An Active Support for Educational Achievements: A Survey Led in Secondary Schools

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Azzedine Bouderbane ◽  
Bentayeb Zineb
Keyword(s):  
School Library ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Achievements ◽  
The World ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The City

Several things have been said in the field of pedagogy. But, this does not prevent the appearance of new educational concepts. The world of pedagogy has practically no limit. In our study, we attempted to identify the impact that school libraries could have on educational achievements. The statement of the problem was strengthened by two main questions: Could school libraries play a fundamental role in improving educational achievements? Could school libraries integrate their resources as pedagogical supports in the educational process? In our visits to thirty school libraries in the city of Constantine, we were able to conduct a descriptive study and collect interesting data that we analyzed through a qualitative approach. Significant results were obtained. The latter globally showed via several indicators that the school library, on the one hand, contributed concretely to educational achievements, and, on the other hand, played an efficient role in the learning process by providing a variety of supports and services to the users.

scholarly journals School Library Management: A Literature Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 04 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alifa Soraya Nuryadika ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Review Process ◽  
School Library ◽  
Research Result ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Management Research ◽  
Library Management ◽  
The World ◽  
Collection Methods

This article aims to find out how school libraries is managed based on the literature review from previous research from several countries around the world. This article uses search and review methods, where the review process began with a search engine, Google scholar and IEEE, to search the articles with keywords. The authors found the scope of the reviewed articles was still very limited so it needs to be followed up related to school turnover management research. Result of the review show that libraries can run optimally if they apply good management. The research about this topic is limited and this article is a literature review; so further research needs to be done related to school library management in general and to include other data collection methods including interview and questionnaire. The theoretical benefit of this article is to add knowledge about educational library management and the practical benefit is as an information for further research.

scholarly journals Wikis in School Libraries

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dana Dukic
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Collaborative Project ◽  
Story Writing ◽  
The Web

The Web 2.0 thinking and accompanying technologies opened a new direction of development for libraries. Among different Web 2.0 applications wikis are particularly attractive for school librarians. Wikis are read-write web pages that are easy to use, accommodate other Web 2.0 features and are widely applicable for a number of purposes. A Wiki space named LibraryZone is a good example of using wiki in elementary school library. LibraryZone is used for information literacy instructions, conducting a collaborative project, for story writing and as a discussion space. 

The Roles of Professional Organizations in School Library Education

2013 ◽  
pp. 170-193
Author(s):  
Lesley S. J. Farmer
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
School Library ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
Professional Organizations ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Library Education ◽  
Library Associations

International guidelines for school libraries and school librarians exist. However, the role of professional library associations in school librarian education has been largely overlooked. This exploratory study examines the role of professional library associations in Brazil, Honduras, Nepal, and the United States (specifically California) relative to school librarian pre-service education and in-service professional development. The associations are analyzed in light of communities of practice and the contingency theory of socialization. The findings demonstrate how professional library associations provide culturally relevant professional development that melds professional expertise and socialization.

scholarly journals Efforts and changes around school libraries in Sweden today – Whats new after Long Beach?

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fredrik Ernerot
Keyword(s):  
School Library ◽  
School Libraries ◽  
The Political ◽  
School Librarian ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
School Librarians ◽  
Long Beach ◽  
Conference Theme ◽  
One Year ◽  
Swedish School

As the 2017 IASL conference theme in Long Beach, California was “Learning without borders” its interesting, almost one year later, to focus on how the school library, as well as the school librarian, will have to adopt the field – to establish and develop the field as a whole.By describing the whole field, with a perspective taken from the Swedish school library, from the present situation 2017/2018 and even further than that, there will be a contribution of useful material and methods – inspirational to the work and progress for school libraries/school librarians, both on a national and international level.This time one specific subject will be presented during the lecture - mainly to create a sustainable knowledge for school libraries - with a special focus on the political and structural efforts and changes taking place in Sweden today.

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