Resources for School Librarians - Index
National and Local Information Skills Standards
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The 2017 AASL School Library Standards - The new standards have now been published, and they may be purchased at the ALA store. They are expensive.
Standards AASL - These are announcements of various standards related materials from AASL.
A Guide to the New National Standards - This is from the Washington County Public Schools, Hagerstown, MD
Standards Crosswalked by AASL Standards - AASL standards crosswalked with the Future Ready Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the ISTE Standards.
IFLA School Library Guidelines - Second edition
The Common Core Standards - Information from Wikipedia
What is STEAM - Standards for science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics.
Library Privacy Guidelines for Students in K - 12 Schools - From the American Library Association. April, 2016.
Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries - by the Association for Library Service for Children, revised in 2020.
Teen Services Competencies for Library Staff - This set of competencies has been developed by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).
AASL Definition of an Effective School Library Program - June 25, 2016, revised in 2018.
AASL Position Statement on the Instructional Role of the School Librarian
Library Media Standards - 2019. Arkansas Department of Education.
The Model School Library Standards for California - 2010.
Colorado's Highly Effective School Library Programs - The Colorado State Library.
Connecticut - Adoption of national standards, 2021
Florida's Library Research Model, FINDS
Illinois Standards Aligned Instruction for Libraries (I-SAIL) - From the Illinois School Library Media Association. 2018.
Iowa School Library Program Standards - From the Iowa Department of Education, 2019
Kansas Curricular Content Standards for Library/Information Technology - January, 2022
The Kentucky Academic Standards for Library Media - October, 2020.
Beyond Proficiency @ Your Library - By the Kentucky Department of Education, 2/7/2020
Guidelines for Library Media Programs in Louisiana Schools - May, 2020
Standards for School Library Media Programs - Maryland State Department of Education.
Massachusetts School Library Media Program Standards and Rubrics
School Libraries in the 21st Century - Standards for Michigan, 6/17/2021
Mississippi School Library Guide
Missouri Standards for School Librarians - December, 2011
Montana Library/Media Content Standards - 2021
Information Literacy - From the New York State Education Department
North Dakota Library Content Standards - 2022.
Ohio Guidelines for Effective Library Media Programs - 2021
Oregon School Library Standards - January 22, 2015.
Guidelines for Pennsylvania School Library Programs - 2019
School Library Standards - South Dakota Department of Education, 2019.
Texas School Library Standards and Guidelines - 2017
Library Media Core Standards - State of Utah.
Library and Media Services - Virginia Department of Education
Teacher-Librarian Standards - State of Washington.
Library Media Content Standards and Objectives - State of West Virginia. October 30, 2020
Wisconsin Standards for Information and Technology Literacy - State of Wisconsin, 2017.
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