Collection+Development+for+Parochial+and+Religious+Schools

Saturday, November 12th Concurrent Session (10:15am-11:15am)

Management/Budget/Grants • 6-12 //Room 105//
 * Collection Development For Parochial And Religious Schools**

//**Handouts & Resources**// All the links I mentioned in my presentation are available at @http://blogs.warriorlife.net/library/for-librarians/collection-development-for-religious-schools/ OR Download the presentation from SlideShare

//Session Summary// Parochial and religious school teacher-librarians face unique collection development hurdles. We’ll talk about building a balanced collection that honors your school’s faith foundation while avoiding censorship. There will be a time for open discussion to allow participants to discuss what’s worked in their library and to share their experience. Participants of all faiths are encouraged to attend.

//Learning Outcomes//
 * Participants will understand the importance of creating a collection development policy, especially in a religious/parochial school library.
 * Participants will hear about ways to avoid isolating students who do not necessarily practice the faith of the school.
 * Participants will become aware of specific resources for religious/parochial school libraries.

//Presenter// Lisa Newton, Library Media Specialist Valley Christian Schools, San Jose LNewton@vcs.net @http://blogs.warriorlife.net/library Follow me on Twitter @LibrarianLisaN

//Presenter Biography// Lisa Newton received her MLIS from San Jose State University and is currently the library media specialist at Valley Christian Schools in San Jose. Prior to that, she was the media specialist at Notre Dame High School in Salinas. She believes that school libraries can have a profound impact on students’ academic, emotional, **//and//** spiritual growth.