Resources for Library Colleagues

MBUSD LIBRARY RESOURCES 
Mira Costa High School 
Manhattan Beach Middle School | MBMS Digital Library 
Grand View Elementary School 
Meadows Elementary School 
Pacific Elementary School [under construction] 
Pennekamp Elementary School 
Robinson Elementary School 

REFERENCE: COMMON CORE STATE STANDARDS
Common Core State Standards Initiative
California Department of Education Common Core Resources 
Smarter Balanced Digital Library 
Closing in on Close Reading by Nancy Boyles 

REFERENCE: SCHOOL LIBRARY STANDARDS AND ADVOCACY
CA Dept. of Ed. School Library Curriculum and Instruction
California School Library Association 
School Library Directory 
School Libraries Work! 2008

REFERENCE: COPYRIGHT
Copyright and Fair Use in the School Setting
Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Code

REFERENCE: DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
OCLC World Cat
Dewey Decimal Classification Summaries 

REFERENCE: COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
Dickinson, Gail. "Crying Over Spilled Milk (PDF)." 
Library Media Connection. 23, no. 7 (2005): 24-26.
A practical overview of the weeding process.

OTHER:
Reading Rockets
Rachel Moani on Pinterest (creative fun a little on the wild side) 
Library Girl (fun and informative blog) 
Valenza, Joyce. "Your Back-to-School Letter." 
The Nonfiction Minute