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consultation on lesson plans or other needs they
may have.
● New! @ your library—Send brief announcements
about new books and a time when they will be
available for review.
● Happy reading @ your library—Send a flyer wishing
all staff a happy vacation along with a list of
suggested reading.
Parents
● One Book. One School @ your library—Select a
book for everyone—faculty and students—to read
(or have teachers read to them). Send promotional
materials to parents and encourage them to read
and discuss the book with their children. Sponsor an
author visit and/or book discussion at a time when
parents can attend.
● Parents connect @ your library—Create and
promote a special Parent’s Page on your Web site
with tips and resources to help parents help their
children read, learn and use the Internet.
● Every student succeeds @ your library—Give
presentations to the PTA or other parent and
community groups about the important role school
library media centers and specialists play in student
achievement. Invite them to meet at the media
center. Create a PowerPoint presentation using The
Campaign for America’s Libraries’ template. Go to
www.ala.org and click on Issues and Advocacy from
the homepage. Then scroll down to Resources and
click on Conduct an Advocacy Presentation.
● Book some time @ your library—Publish a simple
but colorful flyer or brochure with tips for parents
on how to encourage their child to read and use the
library, how to use the Internet safely and the
importance of encouraging children not to depend
solely on the Internet for their homework needs.
● Rally ‘round @ your library—Host a special meeting
for parents to inform them of not just what you
offer, but also of your media center’s needs and how
they can help, e.g., establishing a Friends of the
Library group, raising money, volunteering their
time.
Who’s On Board
Here is a sampling of school library media centers and
school library organizations that have already put the @
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your library ® brand to use. To learn more about how
school library media centers are participating in the
Campaign for America’s Libraries, see www.ala.org/
@yourlibrary. Click on Participating Libraries to access the
campaign’s database and search under School Library.
North Elementary School
Noblesville, IN
The North Elementary School uses the theme “Untangle
the Web @ your library” on its Web site at www.nobl.
k12.in.us/media/NorthMedia/index.htm. The school’s
library media specialist introduced a program directed at
teachers called “Find a partner @ your library.” The
library’s monthly newsletter is titled “Media Matters @
your library.”
Walled Lake Central High School
Walled Lake, MI
The library produced a commercial to promote National
Library Week that used the slogan, “Research @ your
library.” The commercial was played during the school’s
video announcements to promote the library: “We don’t
give any grades or assignments. We make them better.”
Curtis Senior High School
University Place, WA
The high school library promotes ethical use of research
resources and respect for intellectual property rights with
a banner that says, “Cite Your Sources @ your library.”
Examples of various types of resources students might
need to cite are posted. Smaller signs with the slogan
are taped to the top edge of each computer monitor as
a reminder to students to be sure to collect bibliographic
information as they are researching.
Park Hill School District
Kansas City, MO
Collaborating with Kansas City’s Maple Woods
Community College, selected schools in the Park Hill
School District hosted storytellers as part of “Storytelling
2003 @ your library.” A giant “@ your library” card was
created. The card can be downloaded from the @ your
library ® Web site at www.ala.org/@yourlibrary. Click on PR
Tools and Resources.