Branding and marketing the instructional, reading and information services of the school library is critical to expanding support for the program. The blog posting from Doug Johnson's Blue Skunk Blog (read the comments, too) is a great focal piece to examine how your program is perceived and valued through it's name.
"What's in a Name" http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com/blue-skunk-blog/2011/12/7/whats-in-a-name.html
Additional Resources:
Learning Commons Posters from Missoula County Public Schools - please feel free to edit and customize these. Save as pdf when you have completed your customizations to print and share.


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Comments
Colet Bartow
Mar 7, 2013
Here's a link to an article in School Library Journal with updated data to support full time teacher-librarians in every school: http://www.slj.com/2013/03/research/librarian-required-a-new-study-shows-that-a-full-time-school-librarian-makes-a-critical-difference-in-boosting-student-achievement/