National statements on school libraries released by ACSL.

The Australian Coalition for School Libraries (ACSL), the school library sector committee of the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA), has released four policies to guide school leaders and school library staff. These nationally agreed statements provide guidance on the expectations for school library resourcing, activities and staffing across Australia.

SLAV is a member of ACSL, along with the other state school library associations ASLA, SLANSW, SLASA, QSLA, and WASLA.

Read more of the media release about the national statements:

ACSL media release national statements.pdf

Read or download the ALIA ACSL Statements:

ALIA ACSL Statement on School Library Staffing.pdf

ALIA ACSL Statement on School Library Funding and Resource Provision.pdf

ALIA ACSL Statement on School Libraries and Information Literacy.pdf

ALIA ACSL Statement on School Libraries and Digital Literacy.pdf