ERIC Number: EJ1307726
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 9
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Managing the Unprecedented: How School Librarians Rose to the Challenge of a Topsy-Turvy Year
Luetkemeyer, Jennifer; Robinson, Jhenelle; Quilantan-Garza, Karina; Long, Erika
Knowledge Quest, v50 n1 p26-34 Sep-Oct 2021
Unprecedented. That word has been heard so many times in the past eighteen months that it has all but lost its meaning. But it's a fitting word for what has been experienced from March 2020 until now. In this article, three school librarians share their perspectives on how they handled such unprecedented times. They speak more often than not of their tireless efforts to support their students, but there is also a vulnerability present that illuminates the struggles they faced on a daily basis. These stories provide a raw and personal (and probably familiar and validating) account of the ups and downs of the pandemic. These stories can provide ideas for serving students' social-emotional needs in unprecedented times and beyond. These stories are proof of what was already known: there is something for everyone at the school library because of school librarians!
Descriptors: School Libraries, Librarians, Educational Change, Resilience (Psychology), Minority Group Students, African American Students, American Indian Students, Personal Narratives, Social Emotional Learning
American Association of School Librarians. Available from: American Library Association. 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611. Tel: 1-800-545-2433; Web site: http://knowledgequest.aasl.org/
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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