Posted on November 3, 2021
The SLIDE study is a neutral investigation of the changing status of school librarian employment in the U.S. These articles and other publications are listed here because they either cite SLIDE findings or quote SLIDE staff. Some of the publications are from an advocate’s point of view. Their inclusion on this website does not constitute an endorsement of their positions, conclusions, and recommendations by the SLIDE staff or other researchers involved in the study.
Posted on July 19, 2024
Polo, M.J. (2024, July 19). Lansing Public School faces backlash over proposal to eliminate library positions in schools, WKAR News.
Posted on April 29, 2024
Gross, H. (2024, April 29). School librarians on the literacy front lines. NJ Spotlight News.
Posted on April 18, 2024
Otero Martinez, T. (2024, April 18). Investing in School Libraries and Librarians To Improve Literacy Outcomes. Center for American Progress (CAP 20).
Posted on March 30, 2024
D’Onofrio, M. (2024, March 27). Most Philadelphia district schools lack librarians. Axios Philadelphia.
Posted on February 20, 2024
K12Librarians4AllWA (2024). Library inequity in Washington schools.Washington schools need school librarians.
Posted on February 3, 2024
Ellis, D. (2024, Feb.) Investigating Principals’ Perceptions of the Role of School Librarians: A Mixed Methods Study. Journal of Library Administration, 64(2), 119–147.
Posted on January 10, 2024
UNC Greensboro (2024, January 9). Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools partners with UNCG to train and retain media coordinators, University of North Carolina Greensboro [website].
Posted on December 21, 2023
Institute Staff, E. (2023) “School Library Staffing Ratios and Student Outcomes: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom”, The Political Librarian 6(2), 95-101.
Posted on November 11, 2023
Heubeck, Elizabeth (2023, Nov. 9). Here’s What Students Miss Out on When Their Schools Lack Librarians. Education Week.
Posted on November 11, 2023
WCCO – CBS Minnesota (2023, Nov. 6). School librarians on the decline nationwide as position evolves.