Creating Equitable Classroom Libraries: Core Principles from School Librarians: Webinar

While classroom teachers understand the importance and impact of classroom libraries, recent waves of book censorship create confusion and fear about the materials they make available to students. To ensure thoughts and opinions can be communicated without the banning of books, who better to turn to than your school librarian? In this webinar with librarian and teacher Jamie Gregory, learn the foundations of intellectual freedom, the First Amendment, and book access, which are the core of the school librarian profession. Learn how to ensure that equity, diversity, and intellectual freedom are the foundations of your classroom library, and how you can be confident in the face of book censorship.

• The core principles of the freedom to read from the American Library Association, the American Association of School Librarians, and the Office for Intellectual Freedom.
• The role of librarians and teachers in safeguarding students’ rights to read.
• The steps professional school librarians can take in the selection and acquisition processes to ensure students’ rights to read.
• Practical advice using real-world examples of building a classroom library on a foundation of the freedom to read.
• How to collaborate with your school librarian to maximize students’ access to books, instructional materials, and other learning experiences.