Classroom Management for School Librarians

by Hilda K. Weisburg

Your library is your classroom, and you are responsible for it no matter what's happening there. Ineffective classroom management can hamper or completely negate your efforts at creating a strong library program, and that’s true whether you’re a new school librarian just starting out or one with many years under your belt. This powerful resource from Hilda K. Weisburg, drawing from her decades of mentorship and hard-won wisdom, will show you how to prevent, deal with, and overcome discipline problems you may face when communicating with and teaching K-12 students. You’ll also learn ways to make the library a welcoming environment and incorporate trauma-informed learning into your practice. As you read, you’ll gain crucial insights on issues such as Complete with Key Ideas at the end of each chapter that will assist you in real-world implementation, Weisburg’s go-to reference will guide you through the special challenges that come with managing the school library classroom.

192 pages, Paperback

Published September 2, 2020

Reviews

[Eileen · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is a great book for the management of a school library. However, it doesn’t go into enough details about classroom behavior management. When reading the title, that’s what I thought the focus of this book would be: how to manage student behavior while they were in the library. It has a few chapters but doesn’t go into details beyond “build relationships.” It does cover a lot of the managerial tasks associated with libraries.

[Amanda · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the descriptions of the different levels of collaboration described in this book. Lots of great info, tips and tricks for librarians. I do wish it wasn't assumed all elementary librarians are on a fixed schedule, it makes the elementary focused sections less applicable to my district.

[Christine]

I appreciated this book. I liked how this addressed classroom management not only in lessons but in management of space and building of relationships. I thought some of the goals were too far reaching for those without library assistants but a great book that is sorely needed for the profession.

[Ashley Moser · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great layout of what you should consider when managing a school library, but doesn’t go into very much detail on how to do it.