Description
COVID-19 has altered the way youth live and learn. It is imperative for libraries to alter services to meet the growing need of homeschoolers and at home learners, This session will share insight on how one librarian inherited a homeschooling program concept that has grown into a national advocacy platform. Historically education has taken root in progress, this program has roots in the mission and vision to support equity and inclusion through a lens of social justice as fundamental values of American Library Association: to the underserved and the most vulnerable populations. We can’t remain stagnant.
Presenter(s)
Christina Caputo,Youth Services Librarian and author of “Library Services to Homeschoolers: a Guide”
Christina Giovannelli Caputo has over twenty years’ experience in education and librarianship and is a change agent recognized for dedication and advocacy for inclusive and equitable services to alternative schooling methodologies within marginalized groups. Caputo conceptualized and spearheads the “All Learners Welcome- At Home Learners and Homeschool” current initiative that has united libraries and school districts to work cohesively across the nation to support diverse learners during COVID-19. She teaches for the American Library Association on engaging at-home learners in libraries and serves as a youth librarian in Illinois.