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CILIP Guidelines for Secondary School Libraries [Ed. 4]
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01 April 2027
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School libraries are an integral part of the education system, helping every learner begin a relationship with the library that should be lifelong – from school to college or university, though to work and public libraries.
This fully updated and revised version of the essential CILIP-endorsed guidelines for secondary school libraries addresses the current and changing schools’ landscape and impact of social, cultural and technological changes of recent years. Focusing on the librarian at the heart of the school, each chapter interweaves best practice, technological development and context-specific options to provide clear guidance and support for all involved in the provision of school library services. The guidelines cover:
- staffing and management
- policies and planning
- information literacy
- developing students as readers
- marketing, promotion and advocacy
- evaluation
- partnership
- CPD
- mental health and wellbeing.
Developed with an international audience in mind, these guidelines provide a comprehensive and flexible model for setting up and running a modern school library service. A seminal work that is vital reading for those working in school library services, teachers, school governors and students of librarianship.
Barbara Band is an award-winning qualified librarian with over thirty-five years' experience working in education. She was previously CILIP President and is currently treasurer and newsletter editor of the CILIP School Libraries Group. She has previously published Championing Your School Library and co-authored Creating a School Library with Impact.
Chapter 1: The School Librarian and Learning: CILIP’s Vision
Chapter 2: Staffing and Management
Chapter 3: Policies and Planning
Chapter 4: The Library Environment
Chapter 5: Management of Learning Resources
Chapter 6: Information Literacy
Chapter 7: Developing Students as Readers
Chapter 8: Marketing, Oromotion and Advocacy
Chapter 9: Evaluation
Chapter 10: Partnership
Chapter 11: CPD
Chapter 12: Mental Health and Wellbeing
Appendix 1: Example job description and person specification for a school librarian
Appendix 2: Example job description and person specification for an assistant school librarian
Appendix 3: Example job description and person specification for a school library assistant
Appendix 4: Model questions and answers for recruitment interviews
Appendix 5: Example school library staff progression framework
Appendix 6: Example budget for setting up a new secondary school library
Appendix 7: Example library development plan
Appendix 8: Library policy template
Appendix 9: Example procedures policies
Appendix 10: Facilities checklist
Appendix 11: Information literacy teaching: staff roles and impact evidence