The most important lesson that librarians offer students is love, said Dave Rohl, principal of Perry Meridian Middle School in Indianapolis, because students learn to “love reading, love learning that they don’t have time for in the regular classroom. Learning to love to read starts in the library.”
At the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference on Friday, Rohl introduced a group of administrators with Project Connect, who are helping to empower their school library programs. Project Connect is a panel of superintendents, district-level librarians, and AASL leaders who are focused on advocating for effective school libraries and helping develop future-ready librarians. Follett sponsored the session, which was moderated by Britten Follett.
Steve Webb, superintendent of Vancouver (Wash.) Public Schools, said, “Our teacher librarians are…
