Libraries and Student Success

               With the way that technology is going now a days, I am anticipating that libraries will have a resurgence and become even more popular, that is if they stay up to date with the technology. That is one of the ways that libraries will have success with students. Another way besides technology that libraries can have student success is when they are teaching English language learners or "ELL's." According to the article "LIBRARIES at the the READY,
                                                    Although the atmosphere is casual and upbeat, the librarians are actually tackling a serious issue. Studies show that English language learners (ELLs), such as the children at this library, often start school lagging behind their class- mates with little hope of catching up. In California, home to more than a million students who do not speak English as a primary language, ELLs enter kindergarten already trailing
their counterparts in assessments of school readiness (cited in Cannon, Jacknowitz, & Karoly, 2012). In 3rd grade, 81 percent score below proficiency in English language arts; by the time they reach high school, almost 24 percent have dropped out (California Department of Education, 2013a, 2013b).
Libraries have traditionally supported schools’ efforts by providing story hours for preschool classes, as well as homework help
and summer reading programs for older students. More recently, libraries have focused on their school-readiness programming. Although often overlooked as an educational resource, public libraries are in a unique position to help young children and their families. Located in nearly every community in the country, many operate five to seven
days a week and offer evening and weekend hours. More important, their services are free.

Librarians themselves need to be ready for the future and what it holds. The following is the from the article, "Rocking Your Library World: Strategies for Success in a Tough Economy." In order to be a successful library and librarian, the following needs to be followed: there is a necessity to establish your priorities and baseline, set realistic goals, assess the skills that matter in the students, leverage the Web 2.0 tools, shift the paradigm let the students become the teachers, guide the teachers into the 21st century, share success and maintain your focus. When you as the librarian complete all these necessities, then you are ready to have student success.
The above video shows how libraries can have success in the technology dependent times that we are living.
So, I am hopeful that I have explained a couple of reasons and was able to show how libraries can have student success.