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Reidland High School
Paducah, KY
Reidland High School posts an electronic newsletter on
its Web site called “What’s happening @ your library.”
Issues have featured events that are promoted with @
your library, such as “Lunch @ your library,” an event
that brought together members of the high school’s
class of 1940 and current students, and “Poetry contest
@ your library,” a contest to celebrate National Poetry
Month. The library used “Check it out @ your library” to
promote library happenings during 2003.
Lincoln Public Schools
Lincoln, NE
Among the first to get on board the @ your library ®
campaign, the Lincoln Public Schools (LPS) have
integrated the @ your library ® brand into a number of
programs and promotions, from staff development
(“Information Literacy @ your library”) to a monthly
communication flyer that goes out to teachers and
administrators (“Principle Picks @ your library”). The @
your library brand has appeared on the Web site and on
bookmarks for students, staff and administrators
(“Online anytime @ your library”). The staff is working to
develop an ongoing column in “Free Times,” a
newsletter that goes out to parents, using @ your library.
Elementary schools have used the @ your library ® logo
with slogans such as “Read Across America @ your
library,” “Lowry @ your library” or “Search for answers @
your library.”
New York State Education Department &
the School Library Media Section of the
New York Library Association
The New York State Education Department promotes its
“School Library Media Program Improvement Initiative”
with the slogan “Information Literacy @ your library.”
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The slogan has been printed on pins and lanyards. The
pins were also used at the 2002 conference of the
School Library Media Section of the New York Library
Association, which had the theme “Information Literacy
@ your library.” The 2003 theme was “Celebrate Success
@ your library.”
Tucson Unified School District
Tucson, AZ
@ your library was incorporated into a brochure to help
district principals evaluate their school’s teacher librarians
and learn about what they do. It includes “everything
you need to know about evaluating your professional
teacher-librarian but were afraid to ask” and promotes
teacher-librarians as “a critical component in 21st
century education.”
Anacortes High School
Anacortes, WA
“What’s really happening . . . @ your library” was the
theme of a PowerPoint presentation and notebook
intended to raise awareness among district
administrators about what school librarians do. Each
principal in the district as well as the superintendent
received copies of the notebook. @ your library is also
featured on the high school’s Web page at http://ahs.
asd103.org/Library/@yourlibrary.htm, along with the
PowerPoint presentation.
Moscow Elementary Schools
Moscow, ID
Every month the Moscow Elementary librarian makes at
least one bookmark that uses the @ your library ® logo.
The bookmarks are distributed to the area’s four
elementary libraries. Slogans have included “You’re 1st @
your library” and “Get big with books @ your library.”