School Librarian Community of Practice

School-site librarians, as on-campus literacy leaders, are uniquely positioned to impact student learning because they work across disciplines and grade levels and are the heart of literacy and reading for their sites. Often singletons at their school sites, they find themselves isolated from colleagues and having very few spaces to collaborate. For librarians and their libraries to thrive, these literacy leaders need spaces to come together as professionals to share best practices, be in community, and conduct inquiry to improve their practices.

The Librarian Community of Practice will convene librarian leaders across sites and districts in a monthly community of practice to support their leadership identity development and increase their capacity to influence literacy achievement for all students. Certificated and classified library staff are welcome.

The objectives of this offering include:

  • Exploring a professional dilemma in your practice
  • Sharing best practices and getting tools, ideas, and inspiration you can bring into your practice
  • Being part of a community of librarians across districts
  • Breaking through the silos of solo-librarianship
  • Receiving professional learning support
  • Getting inspired by other people who do the same work as you!

Session Calendar 

This community of practice will convene in person on:

  • Saturday 9/21, 9am–12pm at Reinhardt Alumnae House on Mills College campus at 5000 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, California
  • Saturday 1/11, 9am–12pm at the Berkeley School of Education at Berkeley Way West, 2121 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, California

And virtually on:

  • Tuesday 10/8/24, 3:30pm–4:45 pm
  • Tuesday 11/12/24, 3:30pm–4:45 pm
  • Tuesday 12/10/24, 3:30pm–4:45 pm
  • Tuesday 2/11/25, 3:30pm–4:45 pm
  • Tuesday 3/11/25, 3:30pm–4:45 pm
  • Tuesday 4/8/25, 3:30pm–4:45 pm
  • Tuesday 5/13/25, 3:30pm–4:45 pm

Who Should Participate?

Certificated and classified library staff are welcome.

Cost

21CSLA programs are free to participants employed in Title II districts and schools in six Bay Area counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Solano. 

Click here to see schools served by the 21CSLA grant. If you do not see your school, district or charter system, please contact us at 21csla_bayarea@berkeley.edu

Registration

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Questions?

Contact us at 21csla_bayarea@berkeley.edu