School Library Media
Digital age school library media programs help bridge the digital divide and close achievement gaps. In the past decade, these programs and the media coordinators who lead them have evolved to meet the information needs of students and teachers in our technological world. Students develop digital literacy skills through technology enhanced learning experiences facilitated by their school library media coordinators. Media coordinators, and the resources they provide through their instruction and collections, are integral to the culture of literacy in our schools. To learn more about school library media and research connecting it to student achievement, review the resources in this section.
Mollee Holloman
School Library Media Consultant
Digital Teaching and Learning
NC Department of Public Instruction
If you have questions about licensure as a NC school library media specialist, those are best directed to a specialist in the Licensure office, which can be reached by phone at 800-577-7994 (toll-free within North Carolina) or (919) 716-1800. The website for more information is: Educator's Licensure | NC DPI
A monthly newsletter for K-12 School Library Media Coordinators and school library stakeholders across North Carolina, curated to keep you current on what's happening in the field.
Each issue brings together timely, practitioner-focused content: state-level updates, professional learning opportunities for the month ahead, relevant resources, and practical tips and strategies for the day-to-day work of running a school library program.
Where the Field Guide is where you go for lasting, how-to guidance, the newsletter is where you go for what's current — new opportunities, new resources, and what's happening across the state right now.
Written and curated by School Library Consultant Mollee Holloman, with contributions and highlighted SLMCs featured each month.
All 2026-27 volumes will be housed at
go.ncdpi.gov/newslibrarian26-27
Previous volumes can be viewed anytime at
📰 go.ncdpi.gov/newslibrarian101
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Looking for guidance on running your school library media program? This comprehensive document brings together the state and national resources School Library Media Coordinators (SLMCs) use most — organized by what you're trying to do. Whether you're new to the role or years in, start here to find:
- Foundations & Standards
- Managing the Library Program
- Teaching Reading, Information & Digital Literacy
- Reader Advisory & Collection Support
- Advocacy & Reading Culture
- Professional Growth & Networks
- Staffing & HR Basics
A practical, continually updated resource for NC School Library Media Coordinators, built around the day-to-day realities of the role.
Where the IMPACT Guidelines define the vision for effective library programs and the Evaluation Instrument measures performance against it, the Field Guide is the implementation layer between the two — how to bring that vision to life given the time, staffing, and realities SLMCs actually work within.
Unlike the guidelines & evaluation instrument, the Field Guide is a living document, updated as the profession evolves and SLMCs contribute what's working in their own programs. It currently covers the evaluation process, teaching and lesson planning, library management, collection development, reading culture, and professional growth.
All SLMC webinars are on-demand at go.ncdpi.gov/ncslmcplaylist
Resources associated with each webinar can be accessed at go.ncdpi.gov/t3agendas
Find upcoming webinars on Eventbrite in the SLMC collection at go.ncdpi.gov/t3webinar
Additional SLMC professional learning can be found in the most recent NC NEW(s) Librarian 101 newsletter. Check out this/last month's for a list of curated PD opportunities
Did you know that years of research positively correlates effective library media programs with student achievement? Studies over the past several decades have consistently demonstrated positive connections between student learning and high-quality library media programs led by certified library media coordinators. Furthermore, research shows that the services, resources, and learning environments provided by certified school library media coordinators are especially impactful for our most vulnerable students. You can learn more about research pertaining to school library media programs in this section.
- Recent Publications
- Previous Research