GLC GLC - Georgia Librarian Community Engagement and Outreach 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which professional organization provides resources and advocacy support specifically for Georgia school librarians?
- Georgia Library Association (GLA)
- Georgia Association for Instructional Technology (GAIT)
- Georgia School Library Media Association (GSLMA) (Correct answer)
- Georgia Association of Educators (GAE)
Correct answer: Georgia School Library Media Association (GSLMA)
GSLMA (Georgia School Library Media Association) is the professional organization that specifically supports school librarians in Georgia.
Question 2: A librarian visits a community senior center to teach basic internet research skills. This is best described as what?
- Reference service
- Outreach programming (Correct answer)
- Collection promotion
- Interlibrary loan service
Correct answer: Outreach programming
Taking library services off-site to serve a specific community group is a form of outreach programming.
Question 3: What is the main benefit of a school library developing a social media presence?
- It replaces the need for a physical library catalog
- It extends the library's reach and engages the school community digitally (Correct answer)
- It allows the librarian to monitor student social activity
- It substitutes for face-to-face reference services
Correct answer: It extends the library's reach and engages the school community digitally
Social media expands the library's visibility and creates additional channels for engaging students, families, and staff.
Question 4: Which action best demonstrates a school librarian serving as an advocate for equitable access?
- Purchasing only award-winning titles
- Lobbying for Wi-Fi hotspot lending to support students without home internet (Correct answer)
- Restricting database access to advanced classes
- Increasing library fines to fund new materials
Correct answer: Lobbying for Wi-Fi hotspot lending to support students without home internet
Advocating for hotspot lending addresses the digital divide and ensures all students have equal access to information resources.
Question 5: When a librarian presents circulation data and student achievement correlations to the school board, this activity is called what?
- Collection mapping
- Library program advocacy (Correct answer)
- Budget reconciliation
- Curriculum alignment
Correct answer: Library program advocacy
Presenting data to decision-makers to demonstrate the library's value and secure support is a form of library program advocacy.
Question 6: Which concept refers to programming specifically designed to meet the needs of diverse cultural communities served by a library?
- Genre classification
- Culturally responsive programming (Correct answer)
- Collection weeding
- Periodical indexing
Correct answer: Culturally responsive programming
Culturally responsive programming acknowledges and honors the backgrounds and experiences of diverse community members.
GLC GLC - Georgia Librarian Community Engagement and Outreach 2
Which professional organization provides resources and advocacy support specifically for Georgia school librarians?