[aisle] Help requested - Collection development policy

Michelle Harris harrism at husd4.org
Tue Oct 29 12:47:56 CDT 2019


RAILS Library System has some great resources on their website:
https://www.railslibraries.info/membership/library-policies-index



On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 12:26 PM Thorstenson, Kara via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> I am updating our district's collection development policy and before I
> take it to the school board, I could really use your expertise and guidance
> in the areas of classroom libraries, digital subscriptions and managing
> donations. I would love to have the opportunity to read your school or
> district's policy if you can email it to me, or send me a link to it on
> your district's site, at KLThorstenson at cps.edu. Below are some specifics
> but I would love to read anything I can get my hands on!
>
> 1. If your district's school library collection development policy is a
> formal, school board-approved policy, can you please share it with me,
> especially if it was relatively recently updated?
>
> 2. If your school or district's classroom libraries have any guidance
> documentation or, even better, their own type of "collection development
> policy," can you please share it?
>
> 3. If you, the school librarian or library administrator, have provided
> guidance to teachers around classroom library development, or assistance to
> teachers about developing strong classroom libraries, I would love to learn
> more about that as well.
>
> Sincerely,
> Kara
>
> --
> *Kara Thorstenson*
> Director of Libraries and Instructional Technology
> Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Digital Learning
> Chicago Public Schools
> 42 W Madison St.
> Chicago, IL 60602
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Michelle Harris
District Librarian
Heyworth CUSD #4
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