Enhancing Teaching and Learning: A Leadership Guide for School Librarians

by Jean Donham, Chelsea Sims

Rapid change calls for informed leadership. The goal of Donham's text has always been to help school library professionals make a difference in the educational experience and academic attainment of students in their schools. With the addition of new co-author Sims, a junior high school librarian, this newly revised fourth edition rises to the challenge with updates and enhancements that confirm its value as an important resource for both LIS students and current school librarians. Covering all aspects of the school system, including students, curriculum and instruction, principals, district administration, and the community, it demonstrates how to interact and collaborate in order to integrate the school library program throughout these environments. Inside, readers will find Reflecting changes―professional, theoretical, legal, and political―in both the library field and education, this new edition of a groundbreaking school library text will equip readers to be leaders at their schools and in their communities.

Genres: Nonfiction

267 pages, Paperback

Published March 23, 2020

Reviews

[Chanda Ferguson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I actually really enjoyed this textbook, and I found that it would’ve been beneficial for me even as a teacher and certainly within the mindset of a school librarian or even youth librarian. It was informative, thoughtful, organized, and still relevant.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Although this was the required text for one of my graduate courses in library and information science, I found the information relevant, fresh, and easy to understand. I also gained a lot of great insight and ideas that will be of great benefit to me in the future. Possibly one of my favorite textbooks because it simply did not feel like a textbook!

[Sherry · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was the textbook for my capstone class in my MLIS program, but I read even the chapters we didn't cover in class simply because they were interesting and helpful. Clear, concise, and with many helpful resources.

[Cathlina Bergman]

Didn't read because the professor never used the reading assignments in class, and I ran out of time to do it all. Will revisit in future.

[Molli927 · Rating 3 out of 5]

For my summer class.