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An Initiative of the Public Education Network
funded by the New York Life Foundation
New York Life RHSL allowed PEN and its LEF members in three cities—Minneapolis, San Francisco and Tampa—to work closely with four high schools to create library media centers that are true centers of teaching and learning, fostering school cultures that value and promote high levels of adolescent literacy. According to New York Life Foundation’s vision, library media centers begin this process by providing students with access to a wide range of high-interest, developmentally appropriate fiction and non-fiction reading materials. Beyond providing new materials, New York Life RHSL also created an opportunity for library media specialists to forge new relationships with students, teachers, and community members, and to expand their roles within the school in a variety of ways.
Please see Adolescents Read! for more information on the lessons and impact of New York Life RHSL.
New York Life Revitalizing High School Libraries Online Toolkit
Below we provide tools and resources generated through the pilot phase of New York Life RHSL and other sources to inspire and facilitate your own efforts to revitalize high school library media centers in your communities.
These tools and resources have been grouped by the goals of the New York Life RHSL initiative. However, none of the practices or tools were meant to stand alone. Each practice reinforces and complements the others.
Planning and assessment documents as well as research and resources are also available.
All materials labeled AASL were downloaded from the American Association of School Librarian’s online conference archives.
Library Power references are from:
Public Education Network and American Association of School Librarians. The Information Powered School. Chicago : American Library Association, 2001.
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