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The Library Effect: Preparing Students for the 21st Century A Utah
Library Association Great Issues Forum
Wednesday, October 18
4:30 to 6:00 PM
Salt Lake City Public Library Auditorium 210 East 400 South
Study after study shows that robust school libraries, with up-to-date
collections and staffed by certified school librarians, improve
student learning. Yet school libraries throughout Utah are often
under-funded and lack certified school librarians. The Utah Library
Association will focus on this issue during its upcoming Great Issues
Forum. Keith Curry Lance, Director of Library Research Service at
the Colorado State Library and author of The Impact of School Library
Media Centers on Academic Achievement, will be the keynote speaker
of the forum titled, "The Library Effect: Preparing Student
s for the 21st Century." A panel will lead the discussion on
why school libraries are important not just to Utah's children,
but to all of Utah's citizens.
Dr. Lance has led numerous studies documenting the impact of school
libraries on student learning in more than a dozen states. He will
be joined by panelists Georgia Loutensock, Education Specialist,
Utah State Office of Education; Lynnda Wangsgard, Director, Weber
County Libraries; Carol Hansen, Professor and Instruction Services
Librarian, Weber State University; and Utah State Representative
Tim Cosgrove. The discussion will include details about the current
state of Utah school libraries and the importance of school libraries
in preparing students for higher education and work in the knowledge
economy. The panel will also address how school, public, and academic
librarians can work with Utah's legislature and citizens to ensure
that high-quality libraries are a part of every Utah child's education.
For more information contact:
Nan Allsen (content inquiries)
Telephone 435-462-2452 ext.216
Fax 435-462-3112
nanette.allsen@nsanpete.k12.ut.us
Debbie Ehrman (venue inquiries)
Telephone 801-524-8228
Fax 801-322-8194
dehrman@slcpl.org
The Library Instruction Round Table is working to develop an informative
and current website for instruction librarians. Over the course
of this next year we will be asking LIRT members to provide input
and ideas for this website. Please feel free to contact any current
officer with thoughts you have for making this site relevant
to your needs.
The current officers have developed a list of goals
and objectives for the 2004-2005 year. Let us know if you want
to help us make our Round Table even better. We invite you to our
meetings (which will be posted on the ULA
Events Calendar) and welcome your comments. In addition, our
meeting minutes are posted on
our website.
Updated 10/06
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