SLS Library Survey for 2024-25
*The SLS Library Survey form for 2024-25 is no longer accepting responses.
Dear Colleagues – It has been our privilege to serve with you this year. Kindly take a few minutes to provide us with your feedback on our services. Information provided will help with planning for future services, workshops and professional development. Section 90.18 of the NY Commissioner of Education Regulations requires that the SLS do an annual evaluation.
Please complete this survey by Tuesday June 26, 2025. Thank you.
1. What is your current role in the school library?
School Library Media Specialist Library
TA or aide
Certified teacher assigned to library
Other
2. How supported do you feel with your requests to help manage item records for the central union catalog.
Supported
Neutral
Need more support
3. I belong to the following professional organizations?
NYLA/SSL
NYSCATE
ENYSLMA
AASL
ALA
ASCD
Other
I do not belong to any professional organizations
4. If other, what professional organization do you belong to?
5. Please rank the following resource provided by the SLS based on importance to your students and teachers.
Ebsco Professional Collection
6. Please rank the following resource provided by the SLS based on importance to your students and teachers.
Teaching Books
7. Please rank the following resource provided by the SLS based on importance to your students and teachers.
8. Please rank the following resource provided by the SLS based on importance to your students and teachers.
9. Please rank the following resource provided by the SLS based on importance to your students and teachers.
10. Please rank the following resource provided by the SLS based on importance to your students and teachers.
11. Please rank the following resource provided by the SLS based on importance to your students and teachers.
12. Please rank the following resource provided by the SLS based on importance to your students and teachers.
13. Please rank the following resource provided by the SLS based on importance to your students and teachers.
14. Of the above listed resources, which ones would you like more training in how to use?
15. SLS provides professional development that enhances the knowledge and skills necessary to be leaders while at the same time help increase library collaboration and promote student achievement.
Agree
Neutral
Disagree
16. SLS provided multiple opportunities for professional growth throughout 2024-25. Please indicate the types you participated in over the last year.
CC Trainings open to all librarians
Council Meetings and Trainings
Statewide PD: Science of Reading
Regional Trainings and Workshops (Ken Shelton)
Virtual Book Study
Mentoring Sessions
Meeting with library mentor (J’aime Pfeiffer)
Science of Reading Microcredential Course
I did not participate in any trainings this year
17. Of the professional training sessions you attended above, how would you rate their overall helpfulness:
Very helpful
Somewhat helpful
Not very helpful
Did not participate
18. Did you attend any collaborative professional development this past year? (CDLC, Regional, other BOCES)
Yes
No
19. Are you interested in attending any conferences next year (’25-’26) such as NYLA, NYLA SSL or NYSCATE?
NYLA
NYLA SSL
NYSCATE
Other
20. Do you participte in advocacy for library programs at a local, state, or national level? This could include writing letters, sending email, attending advocacy sessions.
Yes
No
I would like to know how to get started or do more with advocacy
21. Name one thing that you have done during the ’24-’25 school year that you are most proud of professionally. Please keep identifying names and schools out of your response.
Describe
22. What initiatives is your district focusing on next year? (AI, Science of Reading, CS/DF, Media Literacy, etc.)
Describe
23. How can the SLS help you meet your professional goals as a librarian?
Describe
