Book Access Tip #1: Establish Classroom Libraries

This post is the first in a series of Book Access Tips. Changing practice can change mindsets.

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Creating book floods requires a plan. Sometimes that plan goes against what library school or other librarians have taught you. In this case, you have likely been taught that classroom libraries are the responsibility of the classroom teacher.

If you were a classroom teacher as I was, my classroom library came almost exclusively from the Salvation Army and Goodwill thrift stores. They were old, not terribly diverse, and did not relate to the core content or state standards.

Imagine a world where each classroom has a library that rotates between other classrooms at the same grade level every quarter (or semester or what have you).

The Commonsense Guide to Your Classroom Library: Building a Collection That Inspires, Engages, and Challenges Readers

• SC-731403
• Miller, Donalyn (Author)
• English (Publication Language)
• 160 Pages – 09/12/2022 (Publication Date) – Scholastic Professional (Publisher)

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Advantages

1. Students get choice to many more books. If you are a school that has three third grade classrooms and each has a classroom library of 200 books, over the
2. Funding potential from Title 1 or other school-based budget