School Libraries Work!

The new edition (2016) of School Libraries Work!: A compendium of research supporting the effectiveness of school libraries, by Scholastic has been launched.

You can download your own copy via this link: http://www.scholastic.com/SLW2016/

This is a powerful advocacy tool, which provides a wealth of recent research into school libraries.

While it is entirely based on US data, it nevertheless provides arguments and data for the value of school libraries as well as some practical ideas.