Introduction

Introduction
As the Internet becomes more and more ubiquitous, a school library's website if often the first and most important contact with students and parents. It has become the virtual "front door" of the library, and as such it's important to treat it with the same thought and care that you would a physical space. The school library's website is available 24 hours a day, so students always have access to resources to use for homework, intellectual development, literacy, community building, and social networking.

Ideally, I see the school library website as being the first place that students visit online when they begin their homework, a place that parents visit to learn about upcoming events and to become knowledgeable about YA literature, and a place that faculty go for professional development resources. I think most school librarians would agree with this goal, so it's shocking how awful many school library websites are. Yes, it's time-consuming to create and update a website (and often school librarians don't have the expertise), but it's become a necessity and a great advocacy tool.

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