1. Children’s Librarians Meeting
SCLS: YS Department
September 13, 2012
Lisa Kropp
Youth Services Coordinator

2.  A set of standards designed to better prepare k-12
students for college and careers
 Think more critically about what they are reading
 Compare multiple sources in different formats
 Use more primary resources
 Less personal opinion, and more “sourced evidence”
displayed in student’s writing
 By 2014-15 school year, standards call for 50% informational
text in elementary schools; 55% in middle schools; and 70%
in high schools

3. COMMON CORE
MISCONCEPTIONS
NOT federal standards
created by the Council of Chief State School Officers with
input from state governors
NOT all 50 states are on board
Texas, Alaska, Virginia, Minnesota and Nebraska are out
Fiction is NOT being replaced by non-fiction
Appendix B is NOT a recommended reading list
meant to show the types of materials that meet core standards

13.  designed to guide publishers and
curriculum developers as they 
work to ensure alignment with the
standards in English language
arts (ELA) and literacy for
history/social studies, science,
and technical subjects.
 Publisher’s Criteria
 So what does this mean
for public libraries?

15.  Share online resources  Create booklists pairing
and databases fiction and nonfiction
 Joint newsletter to titles
parents with schools  Meet and collaborate
 Collection development with school librarians
assistance  Create teacher cards at
 Mock Sibert events your library
 Parent Information  Host New Book Forums
 Nonfiction Storytimes using non fiction titles for
for school age students teachers
 Homework Help Demos
 ???? YOUR IDEAS????

16.  PTA created fliers by grade
 Engage New York Parent Page
 Common Core State Standards
 Booklist Common Core Resources
 SLJ Op-Ed Piece on Appendix B
 How to find a book’s lexile

18.  Penguin
 Random House
 Scholastic
 Capstone

19. www.starwalkkids.com/
www.tumblebooks.com
http://teacher.scholastic.com/products/truef
lix_freetrial/index.htm
NYLA Conference: Continuing Education
Workshop