Awareness and Advocacy

2001-2002:

Promote and publicize the Buffalo School Library System, its mission and activities, with library media specialists, district administration and parents, school boards, and community.

Provide library media specialists with the training (tools, support time, etc.) to become advocacy leaders within their school community and in the greater community.

2001-2002:

• Utilize communication coordinators to disseminate information as well as gather feedback and issues of individual concern
• Partner with supportive administrator(s) to present successful library media center programs and the student achievement that results. Possible partnering meetings: supervisors, school board members, administrators, parents, legislators
• Update librarians on current legislation, initiatives, etc. (Libraries for Kids, EDL standards, etc.)
• Advertise the SLMCs which are Electronic Doorway Libraries
• Promote SLM Day/Month activities
• Provide a forum for sharing successful ideas for PR and advocacy (e.g. BPS Report, LMC newsletter, legislators breakfast, open house…)
• Promote awareness of advocacy activities and programs of professional organizations (WNYLRC, DLIS, etc.) and encourage participation in them
• Submit newsworthy articles to BPS newsletter
• Survey SLS members for ideas on new programs
• Present at school board meetings on a regular basis
• Present to BPS School Board Program Committee re: Library Update

2001-2001:

LMS will experience greater participation in interlibrary loan, greater support for library funding, fulltime service, flexible scheduling, and increased demand for service as evidenced in BSLS yearly evaluation survey and monthly reports on ILL statistics.

Library media programs will become more visible in media, at district level and citywide. Inclusion of LMS on committees will increase at district and building level as evidenced in BSLS yearly evaluation survey and reported by library media specialists in annual report

Promote and publicize the Buffalo School Library System, its mission and activities, with library media specialists, district administration and parents, school boards, and community.

Provide library media specialists with the training (tools, support time, etc.) to become advocacy leaders within their school community and in the greater community.

2002-2003:

• Utilize communication coordinators to disseminate information as well as gather feedback and issues of individual concern
• Partner with supportive administrator(s) to present successful library media center programs and the student achievement that results. Possible partnering meetings: supervisors, school board members, administrators, parents, legislators
• Update librarians on current legislation, initiatives, etc. (Libraries for Kids, EDL standards, etc.)
• Advertise the SLMCs which are Electronic Doorway Libraries
• Promote SLM Day/Month activities
• Provide a forum for sharing successful ideas for PR and advocacy (e.g. BPS Report, LMC newsletter, legislators breakfast, open house…)
• Promote awareness of advocacy activities and programs of professional organizations (WNYLRC, DLIS, etc.) and encourage participation in them
• Submit newsworthy articles to BPS newsletter
• Survey SLS members for ideas on new programs
• Present at school board meetings on a regular basis
• Present to BPS School Board Program Committee re: Library Update

2002-2003:

LMS will experience greater participation in interlibrary loan, greater support for library funding, fulltime service, flexible scheduling, and increased demand for service as evidenced in BSLS yearly evaluation survey and monthly reports on ILL statistics.

Library media programs will become more visible in media, at district level and citywide. Inclusion of LMS on committees will increase at district and building level as evidenced in BSLS yearly evaluation survey and reported by library media specialists in annual report

Promote and publicize the Buffalo School Library System, its mission and activities, with library media specialists, district administration and parents, school boards, and community.

Provide library media specialists with the training (tools, support time, etc.) to become advocacy leaders within their school community and in the greater community.

2003-2004:

• Utilize communication coordinators to disseminate information as well as gather feedback and issues of individual concern
• Partner with supportive administrator(s) to present successful library media center programs and the student achievement that results. Possible partnering meetings: supervisors, school board members, administrators, parents, legislators
• Update librarians on current legislation, initiatives, etc. (Libraries for Kids, EDL standards, etc.)
• Advertise the SLMCs which are Electronic Doorway Libraries
• Promote SLM Day/Month activities
• Provide a forum for sharing successful ideas for PR and advocacy (e.g. BPS Report, LMC newsletter, legislators breakfast, open house…)
• Promote awareness of advocacy activities and programs of professional organizations (WNYLRC, DLIS, etc.) and encourage participation in them
• Submit newsworthy articles to BPS newsletter
• Survey SLS members for ideas on new programs
• Present at school board meetings on a regular basis
• Present to BPS School Board Program Committee re: Library Update

2003-2004:

LMS will experience greater participation in interlibrary loan, greater support for library funding, fulltime service, flexible scheduling, and increased demand for service as evidenced in BSLS yearly evaluation survey and monthly reports on ILL statistics.

Library media programs will become more visible in media, at district level and citywide. Inclusion of LMS on committees will increase at district and building level as evidenced in BSLS yearly evaluation survey and reported by library media specialists in annual report

Promote and publicize the Buffalo School Library System, its mission and activities, with library media specialists, district administration and parents, school boards, and community.

Provide library media specialists with the training (tools, support time, etc.) to become advocacy leaders within their school community and in the greater community.

2004-2005:

• Utilize communication coordinators to disseminate information as well as gather feedback and issues of individual concern
• Partner with supportive administrator(s) to present successful library media center programs and the student achievement that results. Possible partnering meetings: supervisors, school board members, administrators, parents, legislators
• Update librarians on current legislation, initiatives, etc. (Libraries for Kids, EDL standards, etc.)
• Advertise the SLMCs which are Electronic Doorway Libraries
• Promote SLM Day/Month activities
• Provide a forum for sharing successful ideas for PR and advocacy (e.g. BPS Report, LMC newsletter, legislators breakfast, open house…)
• Promote awareness of advocacy activities and programs of professional organizations (WNYLRC, DLIS, etc.) and encourage participation in them
• Submit newsworthy articles to BPS newsletter
• Survey SLS members for ideas on new programs
• Present at school board meetings on a regular basis
• Present to BPS School Board Program Committee re: Library Update

2004-2005:

LMS will experience greater participation in interlibrary loan, greater support for library funding, fulltime service, flexible scheduling, and increased demand for service as evidenced in BSLS yearly evaluation survey and monthly reports on ILL statistics.

Library media programs will become more visible in media, at district level and citywide. Inclusion of LMS on committees will increase at district and building level as evidenced in BSLS yearly evaluation survey and reported by library media specialists in annual report

Promote and publicize the Buffalo School Library System, its mission and activities, with library media specialists, district administration and parents, school boards, and community.

Provide library media specialists with the training (tools, support time, etc.) to become advocacy leaders within their school community and in the greater community.

2005-2006:

• Utilize communication coordinators to disseminate information as well as gather feedback and issues of individual concern
• Partner with supportive administrator(s) to present successful library media center programs and the student achievement that results. Possible partnering meetings: supervisors, school board members, administrators, parents, legislators
• Update librarians on current legislation, initiatives, etc. (Libraries for Kids, EDL standards, etc.)
• Advertise the SLMCs which are Electronic Doorway Libraries
• Promote SLM Day/Month activities
• Provide a forum for sharing successful ideas for PR and advocacy (e.g. BPS Report, LMC newsletter, legislators breakfast, open house…)
• Promote awareness of advocacy activities and programs of professional organizations (WNYLRC, DLIS, etc.) and encourage participation in them
• Submit newsworthy articles to BPS newsletter
• Survey SLS members for ideas on new programs
• Present at school board meetings on a regular basis
• Present to BPS School Board Program Committee re: Library Update

2005-2006:

LMS will experience greater participation in interlibrary loan, greater support for library funding, fulltime service, flexible scheduling, and increased demand for service as evidenced in BSLS yearly evaluation survey and monthly reports on ILL statistics.

Library media programs will become more visible in media, at district level and citywide. Inclusion of LMS on committees will increase at district and building level as evidenced in BSLS yearly evaluation survey and reported by library media specialists in annual report