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| | Welcome to the Canadian Coalition for School Libraries (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01) |
 | | In March, 2002, a group of individuals and organizations founded the Canadian Coalition for School Libraries, an alliance of parents, writers, academics, literacy advocates, public librarians, teacher-librarians, publishers, wholesalers and children’s specialists.The honourary chair is Roch Carrier, National Librarian of Canada.The CCSL advocates well-funded, professionally-staffed school libraries as a means of improving student achievement. |
 | | The CCSL is establishing provincial school library coalitions, composed of groups dedicated to promoting improved school library policies and funding.We are seeking funds to establish a national office to support provincial coalitions and promote re-investment in Canadian school libraries to the public, policy-makers and the media. |
 | | The study, entitled “The Crisis in Canada’s School Libraries: The Case for Reform and Reinvestment,” was written by Dr. Ken Haycock, professor and former director at the graduate School of Library, Archival and Information Studies at the University of British Columbia. |
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