NJ Spotlight News

Improving literacy doesn’t just happen inside the classroom. School librarians across New Jersey say they play an important role in fostering a love of reading and turning students into lifelong learners.

But their role in promoting and teaching literacy in schools is misunderstood and often not acknowledged, they say.

Librarians work with students and teachers in every grade and every subject, which allows them to follow students’ academic growth and develop relationships with them. They provide students with personalized book recommendations, help teachers collect resources for class projects and teach students necessary research skills and digital literacy.  Read more....