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The work of certified school librarians is aligned with the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) Top 10 Strategic Plan.
Find the details in the document: Effective School Libraries Alignment with MDE Strategic Plan.
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Share the above "Effective School Libraries Essential to Student Success" Handout with Administrators and Community Members: bit.ly/MIslib1admin
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​PLEASE use the link below to easily send an email to your legislator to support equitable access for all of Michigan's students to school libraries and the services provided by a certified library media specialist.  

Email your Legislature
The Michigan School Library Competencies for Learners have been endorsed by the MAME Board.​ The Michigan School Library Competencies for Learners define a set of competencies for learners that allow school librarians to develop a comprehensive program of instruction and activities for their students.

​The Michigan Association for Media in Education supports the three Michigan House bills that will ensure all Michigan students have access to school libraries and certified library media specialists.
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The bills, House Bills 4663 (Camilleri - D), 4664 (Koleszar - D) and 4665 (O'Neal - D) would:
  • Make sure that students have access to a certified media specialist, who will be equipped to support literacy instruction, and integrate information, technology and research skills with the school’s curriculum; and
  • Ensure that all public schools in Michigan maintain a school library to provide students, teachers and community members with resources to support student learning; and
  • Maintain student access to school libraries with staff supervision, even when a certified media specialist is not available.

​MAME along with 16 organization co-signers sent a letter to the House Education Committee on 9/7/2021 to request a hearing on the bills.

You can help by sending a personal email to request a hearing.  You can easily do so here: ​www.saveschoollibrarians.org/three_bills_mi_2021

NOW IS THE TIME TO INVEST IN SCHOOL LIBRARIES!

Read articles published by Michigan administrator and school board associations:

Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB) February 2022 newsletter
Michigan Association of Superintendents and Administrators (MASA) October 2021 newsletter
Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP) July 2021 newsletter
​School Libraries Matter: The Changing Role of the School Librarian:
This video is just under 5 minutes, but don't look away until you get halfway through to hear MAME's favorite quote...
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"If you had a reading teacher and a tech integrator and a school librarian, and you had to make a difficult choice; I'd still keep the school librarian because the school librarian is going to combine all of those."
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