FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

 

S

  

TATE BOARD OF EDUCATION

 

T. WILLARD FAIR,

Chairman

Members

DONNA G. CALLAWAY

DR. AKSHAY DESAI

ROBERTO MARTÍNEZ

PHOEBE RAULERSON

KATHLEEN SHANAHAN

LINDA K. TAYLOR

 

 

Dr. Eric J. Smith

Commissioner of Education

  

  

 

  

 

 

  

 

  

  

Contact Information:

NAME:

Nancy L. Teger

PHONE:

850/245-0874

Email:

nancy.teger@fldoe.org

K12:

2008-09

 

M E M O R A N D U M

 

TO:

District School Superintendents

 

 

FROM:

Dr.

 

Eric J. Smith

 

DATE:

March 13, 2008

 

SUBJECT:

 

SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA MONTH 2008

 

Governor Charlie Crist extends his sincere wishes for the observance of School Library Media Month,

April 2008. Each year our school districts and Florida citizens celebrate this month to showcase the

programs, services, and resources provided by school library media centers. This celebratory month

provides opportunities across the state to highlight school library media contributions for improving the

quality of education.

 

Findings from research studies conducted in nineteen states, including the Florida statewide library media

study entitled,

Making the Grade: The Status of School Library Media Centers in the Sunshine State and

How They Contribute to Student Achievement,

report that school library media programs make a

measurable difference in assisting students function successfully in school, preparing them for lifelong

learning and enhancing their reading enjoyment. Additionally, it is appropriate that this month, which

recognizes school library media services in Florida, also coincides with National Library Week that

highlights the impact of all types of libraries on the nation’s citizens.

 

Your support of activities planned by your school library media specialists is needed to make School

Library Media Month in Florida a success. A copy of the Governor’s proclamation is attached.

 

EJS/nlt

 

Attachment

 

c: Library Media Supervisors

 

 

 

NOTE:

Please make certain that persons who are copied on this memorandum are signed up to receive

correspondence from the Department paperless communication site since hard copies are not being sent

out. The site address is

http://www.fldoe.org/paperless/

. If they are not currently signed-up, please

provide them with a copy of this memorandum.

 

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