This is a challenging time to be a school librarian or classroom teacher.  Librarians and teachers will return to school in fall 2025, to find a changed school library landscape. The READER Act (Restricting Explicit and Adult-Designated Educational Resources Act) is in force in school libraries and classrooms. School board policies have been updated to comply with the law. Our challenge as school library workers is to develop our collections while staying within the law. ESC personnel are working tirelessly to help your district transition smoothly to this different type of library space, including classroom literature collections. 

Always remember that the goal of the school library is to create a magical library experience that enhances the school experience for the students and helps them become life-long learners. If we have collection development policies in place and are following them to curate materials that reflect our communities, I hope parents would support that. Parents need to be involved in their children’s education. They should have a right to ask what their children are reading in schools and know how to do that effectively. School libraries facilitate learning in a big way and transparency and communication can only strengthen trust in and support for the system.  I hope you will use the valuable links on this page to access important resources and information.  Please feel free to contact me anytime with your questions or concerns.  

Elizabeth (Betty) Potter 

325-481-4076 

elizabeth.potter@esc15.net