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 April 14, 2025
Rizer. A. (2025, April 8). A history and future of school libraries. Book Riot. (Cites December 8, 2023 Publisher’s Weekly article about the SLIDE project.)
Posted on February 22, 2025
School Library Advocacy Through Education (SLATE, 2025), Illinois School Library Data Dashboard. Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS).
RAILS is the provider of the Illinois School Library Data Dashboard, an online tool to view information about school libraries, as part of the SLATE project. This project was undertaken by RAILS in response to perceived gaps in data reported by Illinois school districts to the Common Core of Data of the National Center for Education Statistics. This issue was revealed to them by the SLIDE project’s report, Perspectives on School Librarian Employment, 2009-10 to 2018-19.
Posted on February 8, 2025
Gomperts, J. (2025, February 7) Decoding NAEP: Beyond and behind the headlines [additional resources list], GLR Learning Tuesdays, Campaign for Grade Level Reading. (The SLIDE Perspectives report is listed under Additional Resources in this post-session email to attendees.)
Posted on February 4, 2025
Oregon Association of School Librarians (2025). State of School Libraries in Oregon. (This report makes exemplary use of data obtained via the SLIDE data tools.)
Posted on February 3, 2025
D. E. Kachel (2025, February 3). Restoring school librarians: Challenges and strategies. Philadelphia Alliance to Restore School Librarians (PARSL).
Posted on January 28, 2025
Granias, A., Li, A., and Kacher, N. (2025, Jan.) The state of school libraries in Minnesota: a 2024 census of K-12 school libraries. Wilder Research.
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.