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Research shows the connection between student achievement and a

strong library program.

Twice as many schools with above-average scores had full-time library media specialists.2

23 state studies all confirm that the presence of certified librarians in schools leads to a measurable difference in student achievement.7

(AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MS, NM, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TX, WI)

Elementary schools that spend more on their libraries average

almost 10 percent higher inwriting performance.3

67% of children ages 6-17 find books to read for fun from libraries. No other source comes close to this percentage.6

Elementary school students with the most collaborative teacher-librarians scored 21% higher on reading scores than students with the least collaborative teacher-librarians.5

Schools that gained librarians between 2005 and 2011 are significantly more likely to have higher advanced reading scores and higher increases in advanced reading scores (49%) than schools that lost librarians (33%).4

1Better-funded school library programs help to close the achievement

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myCapstone.com1. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell. Powerful Libraries Make Powerful Learners: The Illinois Study. Canton, IL: Illinois School Library Media Association, 2005.2. Baxter, S. J. and A. W. Smalley. Check it Out! The Report of the 2004 School Library Media Program Census. St. Paul, MN: Metronet, 2004.3. http://www.ala.org/tools/research/librariesmatter/node/3214. Lance, K., and L. Hofschire. Change in School Librarian Sta�ng Linked with Change in CSAP Reading Performance, 2005 to 2011. Denver, CO: Colorado State Library,

Library Research Service, 2012.

5. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell.(2000). How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study. Denver: Colorado State Dept. of Education, State Library and Adult Education O�ce, 2000.

6. Scholastic Inc., Kids & Family Reading Report™: Fifth Edition, 20157. Kachel, Debra E. 2013. School Library Research Summarized: A Graduate Class Project. Mansfield University

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myCapstone.com

Twice as many schools with above-average scores had full-time library media specialists.2

23 state studies all confirm that the presence of certified librarians in schools leads to a measurable difference in student achievement.7

(AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MS, NM, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TX, WI)

Elementary schools that spend more on their libraries average

almost 10 percent higher inwriting performance.3

67% of children ages 6-17 find books to read for fun from libraries. No other source comes close to this percentage.6

Elementary school students with the most collaborative teacher-librarians scored 21% higher on reading scores than students with the least collaborative teacher-librarians.5

Schools that gained librarians between 2005 and 2011 are significantly more likely to have higher advanced reading scores and higher increases in advanced reading scores (49%) than schools that lost librarians (33%).4

1Better-funded school library programs help to close the achievement

G A P

2x

+10%

67% 21%

49%

myCapstone.com1. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell. Powerful Libraries Make Powerful Learners: The Illinois Study. Canton, IL: Illinois School Library Media Association, 2005.2. Baxter, S. J. and A. W. Smalley. Check it Out! The Report of the 2004 School Library Media Program Census. St. Paul, MN: Metronet, 2004.3. http://www.ala.org/tools/research/librariesmatter/node/3214. Lance, K., and L. Hofschire. Change in School Librarian Sta�ng Linked with Change in CSAP Reading Performance, 2005 to 2011. Denver, CO: Colorado State Library,

Library Research Service, 2012.

5. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell.(2000). How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study. Denver: Colorado State Dept. of Education, State Library and Adult Education O�ce, 2000.

6. Scholastic Inc., Kids & Family Reading Report™: Fifth Edition, 20157. Kachel, Debra E. 2013. School Library Research Summarized: A Graduate Class Project. Mansfield University

THE

POWER OFSCHOOL

LIBRARIANS

Twice as many schools with above-average scores had full-time library media specialists.2

23 state studies all confirm that the presence of certified librarians in schools leads to a measurable difference in student achievement.7

(AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MS, NM, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TX, WI)

Elementary schools that spend more on their libraries average

almost 10 percent higher inwriting performance.3

67% of children ages 6-17 find books to read for fun from libraries. No other source comes close to this percentage.6

Elementary school students with the most collaborative teacher-librarians scored 21% higher on reading scores than students with the least collaborative teacher-librarians.5

Schools that gained librarians between 2005 and 2011 are significantly more likely to have higher advanced reading scores and higher increases in advanced reading scores (49%) than schools that lost librarians (33%).4

1Better-funded school library programs help to close the achievement

G A P

2x

+10%

67% 21%

49%

myCapstone.com1. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell. Powerful Libraries Make Powerful Learners: The Illinois Study. Canton, IL: Illinois School Library Media Association, 2005.2. Baxter, S. J. and A. W. Smalley. Check it Out! The Report of the 2004 School Library Media Program Census. St. Paul, MN: Metronet, 2004.3. http://www.ala.org/tools/research/librariesmatter/node/3214. Lance, K., and L. Hofschire. Change in School Librarian Sta�ng Linked with Change in CSAP Reading Performance, 2005 to 2011. Denver, CO: Colorado State Library,

Library Research Service, 2012.

5. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell.(2000). How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study. Denver: Colorado State Dept. of Education, State Library and Adult Education O�ce, 2000.

6. Scholastic Inc., Kids & Family Reading Report™: Fifth Edition, 20157. Kachel, Debra E. 2013. School Library Research Summarized: A Graduate Class Project. Mansfield University

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POWER OFSCHOOL

LIBRARIANS

Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell. Powerful Libraries Make Powerful Learners: The Illinois Study. Canton, IL: Illinois School Library Media Association, 2005.

Better-funded school library programs help to close the achievement

Twice as many schools with above-average scores had full-time library media specialists.2

23 state studies all confirm that the presence of certified librarians in schools leads to a measurable difference in student achievement.7

(AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MS, NM, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TX, WI)

Elementary schools that spend more on their libraries average

almost 10 percent higher inwriting performance.3

67% of children ages 6-17 find books to read for fun from libraries. No other source comes close to this percentage.6

Elementary school students with the most collaborative teacher-librarians scored 21% higher on reading scores than students with the least collaborative teacher-librarians.5

Schools that gained librarians between 2005 and 2011 are significantly more likely to have higher advanced reading scores and higher increases in advanced reading scores (49%) than schools that lost librarians (33%).4

1Better-funded school library programs help to close the achievement

G A P

2x

+10%

67% 21%

49%

myCapstone.com1. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell. Powerful Libraries Make Powerful Learners: The Illinois Study. Canton, IL: Illinois School Library Media Association, 2005.2. Baxter, S. J. and A. W. Smalley. Check it Out! The Report of the 2004 School Library Media Program Census. St. Paul, MN: Metronet, 2004.3. http://www.ala.org/tools/research/librariesmatter/node/3214. Lance, K., and L. Hofschire. Change in School Librarian Sta�ng Linked with Change in CSAP Reading Performance, 2005 to 2011. Denver, CO: Colorado State Library,

Library Research Service, 2012.

5. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell.(2000). How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study. Denver: Colorado State Dept. of Education, State Library and Adult Education O�ce, 2000.

6. Scholastic Inc., Kids & Family Reading Report™: Fifth Edition, 20157. Kachel, Debra E. 2013. School Library Research Summarized: A Graduate Class Project. Mansfield University

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LIBRARIANS

myCapstone.com Baxter, S. J. and A. W. Smalley. Check it Out! The Report of the 2004 School Library Media Program Census. St. Paul, MN: Metronet, 2004.

Twice as many schools with above-average scores had full-time library media specialists.2

23 state studies all confirm that the presence of certified librarians in schools leads to a measurable difference in student achievement.7

(AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MS, NM, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TX, WI)

Elementary schools that spend more on their libraries average

almost 10 percent higher inwriting performance.3

67% of children ages 6-17 find books to read for fun from libraries. No other source comes close to this percentage.6

Elementary school students with the most collaborative teacher-librarians scored 21% higher on reading scores than students with the least collaborative teacher-librarians.5

Schools that gained librarians between 2005 and 2011 are significantly more likely to have higher advanced reading scores and higher increases in advanced reading scores (49%) than schools that lost librarians (33%).4

1Better-funded school library programs help to close the achievement

G A P

2x

+10%

67% 21%

49%

myCapstone.com1. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell. Powerful Libraries Make Powerful Learners: The Illinois Study. Canton, IL: Illinois School Library Media Association, 2005.2. Baxter, S. J. and A. W. Smalley. Check it Out! The Report of the 2004 School Library Media Program Census. St. Paul, MN: Metronet, 2004.3. http://www.ala.org/tools/research/librariesmatter/node/3214. Lance, K., and L. Hofschire. Change in School Librarian Sta�ng Linked with Change in CSAP Reading Performance, 2005 to 2011. Denver, CO: Colorado State Library,

Library Research Service, 2012.

5. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell.(2000). How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study. Denver: Colorado State Dept. of Education, State Library and Adult Education O�ce, 2000.

6. Scholastic Inc., Kids & Family Reading Report™: Fifth Edition, 20157. Kachel, Debra E. 2013. School Library Research Summarized: A Graduate Class Project. Mansfield University

THE

POWER OFSCHOOL

LIBRARIANS

Twice as many schools with above-average scores had full-time

library media specialists.

Twice as many schools with above-average scores had full-time library media specialists.2

23 state studies all confirm that the presence of certified librarians in schools leads to a measurable difference in student achievement.7

(AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MS, NM, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TX, WI)

Elementary schools that spend more on their libraries average

almost 10 percent higher inwriting performance.3

67% of children ages 6-17 find books to read for fun from libraries. No other source comes close to this percentage.6

Elementary school students with the most collaborative teacher-librarians scored 21% higher on reading scores than students with the least collaborative teacher-librarians.5

Schools that gained librarians between 2005 and 2011 are significantly more likely to have higher advanced reading scores and higher increases in advanced reading scores (49%) than schools that lost librarians (33%).4

1Better-funded school library programs help to close the achievement

G A P

2x

+10%

67% 21%

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myCapstone.com1. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell. Powerful Libraries Make Powerful Learners: The Illinois Study. Canton, IL: Illinois School Library Media Association, 2005.2. Baxter, S. J. and A. W. Smalley. Check it Out! The Report of the 2004 School Library Media Program Census. St. Paul, MN: Metronet, 2004.3. http://www.ala.org/tools/research/librariesmatter/node/3214. Lance, K., and L. Hofschire. Change in School Librarian Sta�ng Linked with Change in CSAP Reading Performance, 2005 to 2011. Denver, CO: Colorado State Library,

Library Research Service, 2012.

5. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell.(2000). How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study. Denver: Colorado State Dept. of Education, State Library and Adult Education O�ce, 2000.

6. Scholastic Inc., Kids & Family Reading Report™: Fifth Edition, 20157. Kachel, Debra E. 2013. School Library Research Summarized: A Graduate Class Project. Mansfield University

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myCapstone.com http://www.ala.org/tools/research/librariesmatter/node/321

+10%Elementary schools that spend more on their libraries average

almost 10 percent higher in writing performance

Twice as many schools with above-average scores had full-time library media specialists.2

23 state studies all confirm that the presence of certified librarians in schools leads to a measurable difference in student achievement.7

(AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MS, NM, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TX, WI)

Elementary schools that spend more on their libraries average

almost 10 percent higher inwriting performance.3

67% of children ages 6-17 find books to read for fun from libraries. No other source comes close to this percentage.6

Elementary school students with the most collaborative teacher-librarians scored 21% higher on reading scores than students with the least collaborative teacher-librarians.5

Schools that gained librarians between 2005 and 2011 are significantly more likely to have higher advanced reading scores and higher increases in advanced reading scores (49%) than schools that lost librarians (33%).4

1Better-funded school library programs help to close the achievement

G A P

2x

+10%

67% 21%

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myCapstone.com1. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell. Powerful Libraries Make Powerful Learners: The Illinois Study. Canton, IL: Illinois School Library Media Association, 2005.2. Baxter, S. J. and A. W. Smalley. Check it Out! The Report of the 2004 School Library Media Program Census. St. Paul, MN: Metronet, 2004.3. http://www.ala.org/tools/research/librariesmatter/node/3214. Lance, K., and L. Hofschire. Change in School Librarian Sta�ng Linked with Change in CSAP Reading Performance, 2005 to 2011. Denver, CO: Colorado State Library,

Library Research Service, 2012.

5. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell.(2000). How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study. Denver: Colorado State Dept. of Education, State Library and Adult Education O�ce, 2000.

6. Scholastic Inc., Kids & Family Reading Report™: Fifth Edition, 20157. Kachel, Debra E. 2013. School Library Research Summarized: A Graduate Class Project. Mansfield University

THE

POWER OFSCHOOL

LIBRARIANS

Twice as many schools with above-average scores had full-time library media specialists.2

23 state studies all confirm that the presence of certified librarians in schools leads to a measurable difference in student achievement.7

(AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MS, NM, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TX, WI)

Elementary schools that spend more on their libraries average

almost 10 percent higher inwriting performance.3

67% of children ages 6-17 find books to read for fun from libraries. No other source comes close to this percentage.6

Elementary school students with the most collaborative teacher-librarians scored 21% higher on reading scores than students with the least collaborative teacher-librarians.5

Schools that gained librarians between 2005 and 2011 are significantly more likely to have higher advanced reading scores and higher increases in advanced reading scores (49%) than schools that lost librarians (33%).4

1Better-funded school library programs help to close the achievement

G A P

2x

+10%

67% 21%

49%

myCapstone.com1. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell. Powerful Libraries Make Powerful Learners: The Illinois Study. Canton, IL: Illinois School Library Media Association, 2005.2. Baxter, S. J. and A. W. Smalley. Check it Out! The Report of the 2004 School Library Media Program Census. St. Paul, MN: Metronet, 2004.3. http://www.ala.org/tools/research/librariesmatter/node/3214. Lance, K., and L. Hofschire. Change in School Librarian Sta�ng Linked with Change in CSAP Reading Performance, 2005 to 2011. Denver, CO: Colorado State Library,

Library Research Service, 2012.

5. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell.(2000). How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study. Denver: Colorado State Dept. of Education, State Library and Adult Education O�ce, 2000.

6. Scholastic Inc., Kids & Family Reading Report™: Fifth Edition, 20157. Kachel, Debra E. 2013. School Library Research Summarized: A Graduate Class Project. Mansfield University

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LIBRARIANS

myCapstone.com Lance, K., and L. Hofschire. Change in School Librarian Staffing Linked with Change in CSAP Reading Performance, 2005 to 2011. Denver, CO: Colorado State Library, Library Research Service, 2012.

Twice as many schools with above-average scores had full-time library media specialists.2

23 state studies all confirm that the presence of certified librarians in schools leads to a measurable difference in student achievement.7

(AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MS, NM, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TX, WI)

Elementary schools that spend more on their libraries average

almost 10 percent higher inwriting performance.3

67% of children ages 6-17 find books to read for fun from libraries. No other source comes close to this percentage.6

Elementary school students with the most collaborative teacher-librarians scored 21% higher on reading scores than students with the least collaborative teacher-librarians.5

Schools that gained librarians between 2005 and 2011 are significantly more likely to have higher advanced reading scores and higher increases in advanced reading scores (49%) than schools that lost librarians (33%).4

1Better-funded school library programs help to close the achievement

G A P

2x

+10%

67% 21%

49%

myCapstone.com1. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell. Powerful Libraries Make Powerful Learners: The Illinois Study. Canton, IL: Illinois School Library Media Association, 2005.2. Baxter, S. J. and A. W. Smalley. Check it Out! The Report of the 2004 School Library Media Program Census. St. Paul, MN: Metronet, 2004.3. http://www.ala.org/tools/research/librariesmatter/node/3214. Lance, K., and L. Hofschire. Change in School Librarian Sta�ng Linked with Change in CSAP Reading Performance, 2005 to 2011. Denver, CO: Colorado State Library,

Library Research Service, 2012.

5. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell.(2000). How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study. Denver: Colorado State Dept. of Education, State Library and Adult Education O�ce, 2000.

6. Scholastic Inc., Kids & Family Reading Report™: Fifth Edition, 20157. Kachel, Debra E. 2013. School Library Research Summarized: A Graduate Class Project. Mansfield University

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49%Schools that gained librarians between 2005 and 2011 are significantly more likely to have higher advanced reading scores and higher increases in advanced reading scores (49%)

than schools that lost librarians (33%).

Twice as many schools with above-average scores had full-time library media specialists.2

23 state studies all confirm that the presence of certified librarians in schools leads to a measurable difference in student achievement.7

(AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MS, NM, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TX, WI)

Elementary schools that spend more on their libraries average

almost 10 percent higher inwriting performance.3

67% of children ages 6-17 find books to read for fun from libraries. No other source comes close to this percentage.6

Elementary school students with the most collaborative teacher-librarians scored 21% higher on reading scores than students with the least collaborative teacher-librarians.5

Schools that gained librarians between 2005 and 2011 are significantly more likely to have higher advanced reading scores and higher increases in advanced reading scores (49%) than schools that lost librarians (33%).4

1Better-funded school library programs help to close the achievement

G A P

2x

+10%

67% 21%

49%

myCapstone.com1. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell. Powerful Libraries Make Powerful Learners: The Illinois Study. Canton, IL: Illinois School Library Media Association, 2005.2. Baxter, S. J. and A. W. Smalley. Check it Out! The Report of the 2004 School Library Media Program Census. St. Paul, MN: Metronet, 2004.3. http://www.ala.org/tools/research/librariesmatter/node/3214. Lance, K., and L. Hofschire. Change in School Librarian Sta�ng Linked with Change in CSAP Reading Performance, 2005 to 2011. Denver, CO: Colorado State Library,

Library Research Service, 2012.

5. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell.(2000). How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study. Denver: Colorado State Dept. of Education, State Library and Adult Education O�ce, 2000.

6. Scholastic Inc., Kids & Family Reading Report™: Fifth Edition, 20157. Kachel, Debra E. 2013. School Library Research Summarized: A Graduate Class Project. Mansfield University

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myCapstone.com Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell.(2000). How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study. Denver: Colorado State Dept. of Education, State Library and Adult Education Office, 2000.

21%Elementary school students with the most collaborative teacher-librarians scored 21% higher on reading scores than students with

the least collaborative teacher-librarians.

Twice as many schools with above-average scores had full-time library media specialists.2

23 state studies all confirm that the presence of certified librarians in schools leads to a measurable difference in student achievement.7

(AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MS, NM, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TX, WI)

Elementary schools that spend more on their libraries average

almost 10 percent higher inwriting performance.3

67% of children ages 6-17 find books to read for fun from libraries. No other source comes close to this percentage.6

Elementary school students with the most collaborative teacher-librarians scored 21% higher on reading scores than students with the least collaborative teacher-librarians.5

Schools that gained librarians between 2005 and 2011 are significantly more likely to have higher advanced reading scores and higher increases in advanced reading scores (49%) than schools that lost librarians (33%).4

1Better-funded school library programs help to close the achievement

G A P

2x

+10%

67% 21%

49%

myCapstone.com1. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell. Powerful Libraries Make Powerful Learners: The Illinois Study. Canton, IL: Illinois School Library Media Association, 2005.2. Baxter, S. J. and A. W. Smalley. Check it Out! The Report of the 2004 School Library Media Program Census. St. Paul, MN: Metronet, 2004.3. http://www.ala.org/tools/research/librariesmatter/node/3214. Lance, K., and L. Hofschire. Change in School Librarian Sta�ng Linked with Change in CSAP Reading Performance, 2005 to 2011. Denver, CO: Colorado State Library,

Library Research Service, 2012.

5. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell.(2000). How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study. Denver: Colorado State Dept. of Education, State Library and Adult Education O�ce, 2000.

6. Scholastic Inc., Kids & Family Reading Report™: Fifth Edition, 20157. Kachel, Debra E. 2013. School Library Research Summarized: A Graduate Class Project. Mansfield University

THE

POWER OFSCHOOL

LIBRARIANS

Twice as many schools with above-average scores had full-time library media specialists.2

23 state studies all confirm that the presence of certified librarians in schools leads to a measurable difference in student achievement.7

(AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MS, NM, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TX, WI)

Elementary schools that spend more on their libraries average

almost 10 percent higher inwriting performance.3

67% of children ages 6-17 find books to read for fun from libraries. No other source comes close to this percentage.6

Elementary school students with the most collaborative teacher-librarians scored 21% higher on reading scores than students with the least collaborative teacher-librarians.5

Schools that gained librarians between 2005 and 2011 are significantly more likely to have higher advanced reading scores and higher increases in advanced reading scores (49%) than schools that lost librarians (33%).4

1Better-funded school library programs help to close the achievement

G A P

2x

+10%

67% 21%

49%

myCapstone.com1. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell. Powerful Libraries Make Powerful Learners: The Illinois Study. Canton, IL: Illinois School Library Media Association, 2005.2. Baxter, S. J. and A. W. Smalley. Check it Out! The Report of the 2004 School Library Media Program Census. St. Paul, MN: Metronet, 2004.3. http://www.ala.org/tools/research/librariesmatter/node/3214. Lance, K., and L. Hofschire. Change in School Librarian Sta�ng Linked with Change in CSAP Reading Performance, 2005 to 2011. Denver, CO: Colorado State Library,

Library Research Service, 2012.

5. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell.(2000). How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study. Denver: Colorado State Dept. of Education, State Library and Adult Education O�ce, 2000.

6. Scholastic Inc., Kids & Family Reading Report™: Fifth Edition, 20157. Kachel, Debra E. 2013. School Library Research Summarized: A Graduate Class Project. Mansfield University

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myCapstone.com Scholastic Inc., Kids & Family Reading Report™: Fifth Edition, 2015

67%67% of children ages 6-17

find books to read for fun from libraries. No other source

comes close to this percentage.

Twice as many schools with above-average scores had full-time library media specialists.2

23 state studies all confirm that the presence of certified librarians in schools leads to a measurable difference in student achievement.7

(AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MS, NM, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TX, WI)

Elementary schools that spend more on their libraries average

almost 10 percent higher inwriting performance.3

67% of children ages 6-17 find books to read for fun from libraries. No other source comes close to this percentage.6

Elementary school students with the most collaborative teacher-librarians scored 21% higher on reading scores than students with the least collaborative teacher-librarians.5

Schools that gained librarians between 2005 and 2011 are significantly more likely to have higher advanced reading scores and higher increases in advanced reading scores (49%) than schools that lost librarians (33%).4

1Better-funded school library programs help to close the achievement

G A P

2x

+10%

67% 21%

49%

myCapstone.com1. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell. Powerful Libraries Make Powerful Learners: The Illinois Study. Canton, IL: Illinois School Library Media Association, 2005.2. Baxter, S. J. and A. W. Smalley. Check it Out! The Report of the 2004 School Library Media Program Census. St. Paul, MN: Metronet, 2004.3. http://www.ala.org/tools/research/librariesmatter/node/3214. Lance, K., and L. Hofschire. Change in School Librarian Sta�ng Linked with Change in CSAP Reading Performance, 2005 to 2011. Denver, CO: Colorado State Library,

Library Research Service, 2012.

5. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell.(2000). How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study. Denver: Colorado State Dept. of Education, State Library and Adult Education O�ce, 2000.

6. Scholastic Inc., Kids & Family Reading Report™: Fifth Edition, 20157. Kachel, Debra E. 2013. School Library Research Summarized: A Graduate Class Project. Mansfield University

THE

POWER OFSCHOOL

LIBRARIANS

Twice as many schools with above-average scores had full-time library media specialists.2

23 state studies all confirm that the presence of certified librarians in schools leads to a measurable difference in student achievement.7

(AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MS, NM, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TX, WI)

Elementary schools that spend more on their libraries average

almost 10 percent higher inwriting performance.3

67% of children ages 6-17 find books to read for fun from libraries. No other source comes close to this percentage.6

Elementary school students with the most collaborative teacher-librarians scored 21% higher on reading scores than students with the least collaborative teacher-librarians.5

Schools that gained librarians between 2005 and 2011 are significantly more likely to have higher advanced reading scores and higher increases in advanced reading scores (49%) than schools that lost librarians (33%).4

1Better-funded school library programs help to close the achievement

G A P

2x

+10%

67% 21%

49%

myCapstone.com1. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell. Powerful Libraries Make Powerful Learners: The Illinois Study. Canton, IL: Illinois School Library Media Association, 2005.2. Baxter, S. J. and A. W. Smalley. Check it Out! The Report of the 2004 School Library Media Program Census. St. Paul, MN: Metronet, 2004.3. http://www.ala.org/tools/research/librariesmatter/node/3214. Lance, K., and L. Hofschire. Change in School Librarian Sta�ng Linked with Change in CSAP Reading Performance, 2005 to 2011. Denver, CO: Colorado State Library,

Library Research Service, 2012.

5. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell.(2000). How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study. Denver: Colorado State Dept. of Education, State Library and Adult Education O�ce, 2000.

6. Scholastic Inc., Kids & Family Reading Report™: Fifth Edition, 20157. Kachel, Debra E. 2013. School Library Research Summarized: A Graduate Class Project. Mansfield University

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Twice as many schools with above-average scores had full-time library media specialists.2

23 state studies all confirm that the presence of certified librarians in schools leads to a measurable difference in student achievement.7

(AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MS, NM, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TX, WI)

Elementary schools that spend more on their libraries average

almost 10 percent higher inwriting performance.3

67% of children ages 6-17 find books to read for fun from libraries. No other source comes close to this percentage.6

Elementary school students with the most collaborative teacher-librarians scored 21% higher on reading scores than students with the least collaborative teacher-librarians.5

Schools that gained librarians between 2005 and 2011 are significantly more likely to have higher advanced reading scores and higher increases in advanced reading scores (49%) than schools that lost librarians (33%).4

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myCapstone.com1. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell. Powerful Libraries Make Powerful Learners: The Illinois Study. Canton, IL: Illinois School Library Media Association, 2005.2. Baxter, S. J. and A. W. Smalley. Check it Out! The Report of the 2004 School Library Media Program Census. St. Paul, MN: Metronet, 2004.3. http://www.ala.org/tools/research/librariesmatter/node/3214. Lance, K., and L. Hofschire. Change in School Librarian Sta�ng Linked with Change in CSAP Reading Performance, 2005 to 2011. Denver, CO: Colorado State Library,

Library Research Service, 2012.

5. Lance, K., M. J. Rodney, and C. Hamilton-Pennell.(2000). How School Librarians Help Kids Achieve Standards: The Second Colorado Study. Denver: Colorado State Dept. of Education, State Library and Adult Education O�ce, 2000.

6. Scholastic Inc., Kids & Family Reading Report™: Fifth Edition, 20157. Kachel, Debra E. 2013. School Library Research Summarized: A Graduate Class Project. Mansfield University

THE

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LIBRARIANS23 state studies all confirm that

the presence of certified librarians in schools leads to a measurable

difference in student achievement.(AK, CA, CO, DE, FL, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, MA, MI, MN, MS, NM, NJ, NY, NC, OH, OR, PA, TX, WI)