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June 22, 2020 by: Laura

More Ideas for Collaboration in the School Library

Last Updated on February 12, 2022 by Laura

Trapp More Collaboration in the School Library

As school librarians, we are constantly striving to form collaborative relationships with classroom teachers and content area teachers. We know that school library collaboration strengthens and deepens learning for our students. When we work with teachers to support and augment classroom instruction, our students benefit greatly.

In my last post, Students Benefit from Collaboration in the School Library, I shared some ideas for collaborating with teachers in your school. Today I would like to share some resources that may help you with more strategies.

A Teacher’s Perspective on Collaborating with School Librarians

When I had the opportunity to speak to all of my school district colleagues as Educator of the Year, I wanted to help them think about school library collaboration. I created bookmarks for everyone and linked up an article from Edutopia that highlights the many ways teachers and school librarians can work together for the benefit of their students. You can read the article here: Collaborating With Your School Librarian. Since this article is written by a teacher, it’s a great one to share.

School Librarians as Allies

Trevor MacKenzie, an English teacher, wrote this article for MindShift: How Your Teacher Librarian Can Be An Ally When Teaching With Inquiry. He encourages other teachers to think of us as true teaching partners. And he rightly points out that we are the perfect instructional partner for research and inquiry projects. There is an excellent infographic in that article that you may way to share with your colleagues!

Collaboration Encouragement from a School Librarian

Librarian Judy Freeman writes for Scholastic in her article Teacher Librarian Partnerships. She says “Strong teacher-librarian partnerships result in great class projects and happy, enthusiastic learners.” Written for teachers, the article gives tips for working with school librarians. Several excellent collaboration ideas are included – these can be inspiring for both teachers and school librarians!

Collaborate with your School Administrator

Encouragement for administrators can be found in 10 Ways Administrators Should Be Collaborating With Their Librarians. This eSchool News article suggests administrators partner with their school librarians as they work toward their Future Ready Schools goals. Creating spaces, developing curriculum, and purchasing digital resources are a few of the tasks Nadir Qaimari mentions in this helpful article. I recommend reading this one and keeping all 10 of the roles in mind as you approach collaboration with your school administrator!

Let the Librarian Do It!

If you need a menu to share with teachers to convince them to collaborate with you, I recommend this one from Sadlier School: Let the Librarian Do It! It covers seven ways we can support student learning by partnering with teachers.

Learn More!

Are you ready to dive deeper into collaboration in the school library? This online, on demand Collaboration in the School Library PD will help you become a more confident and effective school librarian. Think outside the box about collaboration in your school library and get some ideas to streamline your collaboration efforts!

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    1. Beth says

      November 24, 2020 at 5:46 PM

      Hi Laura,

      Firstly, I have to say I was very drawn to your blog. Your posts are easy to read, informative, and inspiring! I appreciate how you touched on Trevor Mckenzie’s blog “Mindshift.” I have his book “Inquiry Mindset,” but I am now interested in seeing his blog posts as well! As someone training to become a teacher librarian, I hope to be brave to collaborate with other teachers, regardless of my experience level and create rich lessons for students with them! Thanks for the inspiration!

      I look forward to visiting your blog again soon.

      -Beth

      • Laura says

        December 6, 2020 at 4:07 PM

        Thanks for stopping by, Beth! I’ll have to check out the Inquiry Mindset book – it sounds great!

    2. Kristi says

      January 29, 2022 at 12:55 PM

      Hi Laura,
      I found your blog while researching for my Teacher Librarian course, and really appreciate your well laid out post. I believe that collaboration is so important for Teacher Librarians within the schools, not only for the benefit of students but also with the other teachers. I like the sound of the evolving Librarian from keeper of the books to a partner within the school. Thank you very much for your links to the articles that share a broad view into the importance of collaboration with the students, staff, and administration. I can not wait to delve deeper into the multitude of resources you have shared!
      Thanks again,
      Kristi

      • Laura says

        February 4, 2022 at 11:46 AM

        Hi Kristi – I agree that it’s important to be partners with our colleagues as we all work together for our students!

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