I have to admit that I was really blown away by this TED talk on The Importance of School Librarians by Joyce Valenza who works as a librarian at Springfield Township High School, PA. So, set aside a little less than 20 minutes of your time and you’ll probably have a much better picture of why cutting librarians in schools is a really bad idea.
And if you happen to be an educator, after you’ve heard Joyce speak, you may want to follow-up by purchasing one of her books on the powerful tools she uses with students. They’re available at Amazon.
And, if you haven’t discovered TED talks before, you’ll want to poke around a little after hearing Joyce. There are hundreds of fascinating lectures on every topic imaginable.
***FYI, I have no affiliation with Ms. Valenza ***
Sheryl McFarlane 