Library Media

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• Senate Bill 933
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Book Awards

• Oklahoma

  Donna Norvell Oklahoma Book Award
  Sequoyah Book Award

• National

  Caldecott Award
  Coretta Scott King Award
  Geisel Award
  Newbery Award

 

To find out more about "Oklahoma, Find a Book" and Lexile Measures, please go to The Lexile^® Framework for Reading page.

 

Contact:

Timmie Spangler
Director, Library Media and Instructional Materials
(405) 521-3456

The School Library Programs staff:

• Supports approximately 1,248 certified Oklahoma school librarians in assisting students and teachers to become effective users of ideas and information.
• Guides schools to meet rigorous library accreditation standards.
• Advises Oklahoma school librarians on how to manage an effective library.

An Effective School Library:

• Offers a wide variety of materials -- reference, fiction, and nonfiction -- in a broad range of reading levels.
• Provides access to current information by integrating new technologies into the curriculum.
• Is cost-effective, allowing many readers access to one book.
• Allows the school librarians to team with teachers to create and present lessons.

Our school libraries launch students into a world of new knowledge by providing instant access to exciting books, online resources, and emerging technologies. They provide equal opportunities to all students for learning.

Certified school librarians are an essential part of a school's faculty, partnering with educators to connect 21st Century learners with resources. They empower students to be critical thinkers, enthusiastic readers, and ethical users of information.

Library Standards

The following Learner, Librarian and School Library Frameworks are excerpted from the National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries by the American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association, copyright © 2018 American Library Association. Used with permission. The documents are permissible to use, reproduce, and distribute for private, non-commercial, and educational purposes only for use by Oklahoma educators, librarians, and citizens. Any usage or permission question can be directed to aaslstandards@ala.org. Visit standards.aasl.org for additional resources.

• AASL Framework For Learners
• AASL Frameworks Spreads Librarians
• AASL Frameworks Spreads Libraries

Other Information Literacy Links:

• National Forum on Information Literacy (NFIL)
• S.O.S for Information Literacy

Professional Organizations

• American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
• American Library Association (ALA)
• Mountain Plains Library Association (MPLA)
• Oklahoma Library Association (OLA)
  - Oklahoma School Librarians is also accessible through this site.
• Oklahoma Reading Association (ORA)
• Oklahoma Technology Administrators (OTA)

Resources

• Big6^™ - Information and Technology Skills
• Copyright - Libraries
• Copyright - U.S. Law
• DigitalLiteracy.gov
• Infopeople.org
• Innovative Approaches to Literacy Program
• OLA - Intellectual Freedom Handbook
• Primary Sources - DocsTeach.org
• Primary Sources - Library of Congress
• Resources for School Librarians

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