National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries

American Association of School Librarians. National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries. 2018. 314p. ISBN 978-0-8389-1579-0. Available at PROF 027.802  AME on the library shelves.

With the adoption of the Common Core State Standards and the move from more and more states toward competency-based education instead of the traditional methods of assessing student performance, a variety of standards have been created or updated to ensure they maintain relevance in today's world and also address changing skills requirements. The American Association of School Librarians released revised standards from Information Power and Empowering Learners into a set of mutually supporting standards that address the needs of learners, school librarians, and school libraries.

These new standards center around six core areas: Inquire, Include, Collaborate, Curate, Explore, and Engage. They are further subdivided into Think, Create, Share, and Grow areas, and are finally sorted into learner statements, school librarian statements, and school libraries statements. The versatility of these standards allow the school librarian to develop a roadmap to effective assessments and evaluate their current programs. Each standard is exploded into its components, and various scenarios are presented to explain how these impact current school librarians and other stakeholders.

The National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries is thus an indispensable book for school librarians and their advocates to ensure the best outcomes for their libraries and their students.