School Library Media Programs in Action: Civic Engagement, Social Justice, and Equity

by Gail Bush (Contributor)

Articles from online and print versions of the journal Knowledge Quest published over the past 10 years invite school library media specialists to explore their potential roles in the areas of civic engagement, equity, and social justice, and offer suggestions for helping students become active global citizens. Articles in the first section consider responsibilities educators have as members of society, and deal with topics such as the civic mission of school libraries and modeling peaceful behavior to students. The second section presents reflections on talking about race in schools, making the school library welcoming to queer youth, and gender issues in media, sports, science. Some articles describe best practices and give examples of programs that encourage civic virtues in students. A final section looks at integrating service learning through the library media program. There is no subject index. Information on editor is not given. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

85 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2009

About the author

Gail Bush, professor emeritus of education and former librarian, is a writer and college trustee. Gail has published numerous articles, essays, interviews, and chapters in education and library journals and books. Indivisible: Poems for Social Justice, co-edited with Randy Meyer, was published by Norwood House Press in 2013. Her debut picture book, Our World is Whole, is illustrated by Jennie Poh and was published by Sleeping Bear Press in 2020. To learn more please visit gailbush.com