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Black River Falls School District Library Media Centers
of the 21st Century
  • Cheri Zahasky, HS Media Specialist
  • Dave Cooley, MS Media Specialist
  • Sue Jenkins, Forrest St./Third St. Media Specialist
  • Rhoda Gulso, Gebhardt Media Specialist


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Media Matters
  • “School libraries help teachers teach and children learn.  Children and teachers need library resources - especially books - and the expertise of a librarian to succeed.”

    - First Lady Laura Bush, former librarian
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Our Libraries
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Students using the Online Card Catalog
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Helping students find materials
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15 States have done studies on Library Media Programs
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Successful Library Media Predictors
  • “Where library media programs are better staffed, better stocked, and better funded, academic achievement tends to be higher.”

     -Keith Lance: Proof of the Power


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Individual Student Instruction on technology
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Students working on class projects
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Media Matters
  • “Library media predictors almost always outperformed other school characteristics, such as teacher-pupil ratio and per-pupil expenditures.”

    -Keith Lance : Proof of the Power
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Teaching Information Skills
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Instructing Classes on use of available electronic resources
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Students Using Technology
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Media Matters
  • Technology is an essential part of a successful library media program. Licensed databases should be available throughout the school via networked computers.

     -Keith Lance : Proof of the Power
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High School and State available Online Databases
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District LMC Web Pages
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Students using Computer Labs
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Portable Wireless Lab at HS
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LCD Projectors –
An Instructional Tool
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Available Printing Options
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Media Matters
  • Academic achievement increases when school librarians collaborate with teachers to create quality learning experiences using materials and technology.

    -Keith Lance and David Loertscher
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Collaborating with teachers
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Instructing staff on the use
of technology
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Student Helpers
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Parent Volunteers
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Media Matters
  • One hundred years of research tells us that “children and teens surrounded by huge quantities of books they want to read, actually read more! Students who read more, score higher on academic achievement tests!”

    -Keith Lance and David Loertscher
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Storytimes
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Special Events
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Students browsing for books
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Students Reading
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Students Reading
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The first step to life long learning!