Author: Beth Thomas & Tricina Strong-Beebe

NJ Information Literacy Standard: The Journey From Bill to Law, Part 2

Posted by Beth Thomas & Tricina Strong-Beebe | 04/14/2023 | Leadership & Advocacy |

Librarians and Legislators Getting New Jersey’s S588 from bill to law was an education in the legislative process. The work to enlist sponsors for the information literacy standard would get underway as each new legislative...

NJ Information Literacy Standard: The Journey From Bill to Law

Posted by Beth Thomas & Tricina Strong-Beebe | 02/13/2023 | Leadership & Advocacy |

New Jersey is the first state in the nation to require K-12 instruction in information literacy. NJASL lobbied for the bill to specifically reference school librarians and the final version contains the following statement: “The...