Written by Lauren West and Jaximus Park Across the nation, libraries have been under fire—but perhaps none more so than school libraries. Between book challenges and censorship laws, teacher librarians have had a lot to deal with – both in their schools and online. However, California has its own unique Read more
In conjunction with Simmons University and University of South Carolina, San Jose State iSchool hosted the first in a series of webinars focused on school library advocacy on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. Drs. Anthony Chow and Sanda Erdelez introduced the event by sharing how they got involved with school library Read more
We’d love for you to join the SJSU Library Advocacy Group, and there are a few ways to stay in touch about news, events, and resource updates to our website. Sign up for our email listserv here. Follow our social accounts on Twitter and Instagram. You can also join our Read more
Our new logo was designed by our social media and marketing coordinator Wun Wong. Thank you Wun! “Our logo was created keeping in mind the missions of library advocacy and the forms of information that information professionals and librarians engage in. As stated in our Bylaws, part of our purpose Read more
To celebrate the formation of the new SJSU Library Advocacy Student Group at the iSchool, we hosted a Q&A with the American Library Association’s Executive Director Tracie D. Hall in May 2022. The topic of the informal conversation was related to the goals of the new student group — to Read more