For relationships to work, students must be introduced to the diversity, complexity, and depth of all ethnic and racial groups. Including workshops on grant writing at the annual conference. Include a webpage for multicultural resources on the PSLA website. Recruit school librarians from urban areas to provide annotated lists of resources and links to websites that address multicultural topics. Charge the Publications Committee with including articles in Learning and Media that address issues faced by librarians working in urban school districts.
Recruit librarians from urban areas to write the articles.
Institute an annual Administrator Award. This award, which would be given at the PSLA awards banquet, would recognize a school administrator from an urban, rural, and suburban area who has shown exemplary support for school libraries. The committee should consider partnering with other professional associations, such as the Pennsylvania chapter of ASCD, and teacher unions to host a conference for administrators. See ALA s pamphlet The Principal s Manual for Your School Library Media Program . Preparing and distributing a pamphlet for pre-service teachers that explains the role of the school librarian and focuses on how school librarians can help them.