[CALIBK12] REQUEST FOR RESOURCES: School Libraries of the Future

[Janet Hasbrouck]

If you don't already have a copy, I would suggest getting this book. David Warlick creates a scenario of a new generation of school and library media center that I found fascinating and very real. It has a lot of great ideas and helps the reader to see school with a new view.
Redefining Literacy for the 21st Century (Paperback)by David Franklin Warlick (Author) Publisher: Linworth Publishing (March 2004)
ISBN-10: 1586831305ISBN-13: 978-1586831301
 
and his newer edition, Redefining Literacy 2.0, also from Linworth in 2008, ISBN-10: 1586833332ISBN-13: 978-1586833336
 
Janet HasBrouck, Librarian
Arcadia High School, Arcadia CA
 


>>> "Steve Montgomery" <smontgom at guhsd.net> 1/15/2009 1:19 PM >>>

Greetings all. I am part of a high school only district in San Diego's east county region. In March, our District Library Council will be meeting with our (relatively new) superintendent, and he has asked us to present him with our vision of what high school libraries will look like 50 years from now. 

I'm not asking you to get out your crystal balls--I would just appreciate any resources you can recommend that attempt to answer this question. Don't worry about the 50 years part--I would just be interested in articles/studies/organizations that are making educated guesses about what school libraries will look like over the next couple of decades (and beyond). 

Fortunately, our district residents recently passed a large school bond measure that will allow for some remodeling of our school libraries. One of our superintendent's goals is to do what we can now to configure our school libraries "in the direction" of what lies ahead. Resources you may know about on any and all aspects of this big question would be appreciated--future technologies, personnel, physical space allocations for printed books vs. technological access to electronic books, all aspects of high school library design, etc.

What a wonderful resource we have in each other. Thanks for any information you can provide.



Steve Montgomery
Librarian,
El Cajon Valley High School
1035 E. Madison Avenue
El Cajon, CA  92021

(619) 401-4761
smontgom at guhsd.net
http://ecvhs.guhsd.net/library

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