School Library Resources & Data Sources

Where to go next

Official sources and data

These are the primary national sources behind this section — the professional body, the staffing data, and the two book-challenge trackers — plus a starting point for finding your own state's school library association.

Profession & standards

Standards and the profession

American Association of School Librarians (AASL)National School Library Standards; the profession's body AASL Standards Framework for LearnersThe six Shared Foundations, in full Your state school library associationFind state-level standards, advocacy, and certification help

Data & research

Staffing data and research

SLIDE: The School Librarian InvestigationDistrict-level school-librarian data and interactive tools NCES — school staffing dataThe federal Common Core of Data behind the national counts School Library Impact StudiesTwo decades of state studies linking libraries to achievement

Book challenges

Book-challenge trackers

ALA — Censorship by the NumbersThe ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom's annual counts PEN America — Banned in the USAInstance-level ban counts by state and district ALA Office for Intellectual FreedomReporting, policy, and support for libraries

Keep reading

More in this section

The school librarian's role & the staffing declineOverview + SLIDE data Does your state require a school librarian?All 50 states + D.C.Information & inquiry literacyThe AASL framework Challenged books, by the numbersALA + PEN America data