Celebrate School Library Month With BCPS

CATONSVILLE, MD — April happens to be School Library Month and Baltimore County Public Schools invites the community to celebrate the school system’s library media specialists and the power of libraries. Throughout the month, BCPS library media specialists will promote books and celebrate their profession on social media, tagging @BCPSLMP and using hashtags #BCPSLMS! and #AASLslm!. The month will conclude with a socially distanced gathering for library media specialists.

Students, teachers, parents, volunteers and community members are invited to participate in the
celebration in two ways:

• now through Friday - Library Appreciation Week: Express your appreciation for school libraries and school library media specialists on social media, tagging @BCPSLMP and using hashtags #BCPSLMS! and #AASLslm!.
• April 26 through Apr. 30 - Reading Memories Week: Share your favorite reading memories and your favorite books from the past on social media, tagging @BCPSLMP and using hashtags #BCPSLMS! and #AASLslm!.

“We hope the community will join us in celebrating our outstanding library media specialists and school libraries,” Fran Glick, coordinator of the BCPS Office of Digital Safety, Educational Technology and Library Media said in a news release. “During the past year, perhaps more than ever, our library media specialists have demonstrated their commitment, creativity and connection to students. Our school libraries offer so many resources to our students. Beyond books, they also often house maker spaces, television studios and access to a wide range of learning resources. They are unique spaces in a school building, offering respite, information and inspiration.”