Master of Education in School Librarianship
CONTACT
Audrey P. Church, Ph.D.
Professor and Coordinator, School Librarianship
President, American Association of School Librarians, 2016-2017
Author, Tapping into the Skills of 21st-Century School Librarians, Rowman & Littlefield, 2016
Department of Education and Special Education
Longwood University
Phone: 434-395-2682
Email: churchap@longwood.edu
Virginia’s Standards of Quality require that every school in Virginia with a student enrollment of 300 or greater have a full-time certified school librarian. Have you had difficulty recently filling open school librarian positions? Do you anticipate having openings within the next few years and no ready pool of qualified candidates?
Longwood University will offer its School Librarianship graduate program on-site at the New College Institute in Martinsville beginning in Fall 2017. Courses are taught by full-time Longwood faculty in a hybrid format, meeting one to five Saturdays across the semester with the remainder of work for the course completed online. Longwood’s program is approved by the Virginia Department of Education and Nationally Recognized by the American Association of School Librarians.
Here’s a short video in which one of our alumni describes our program:
The video is a few years old, and our program name has changed from a “School Library Media” to a “School Librarianship,” but what she shares is still relevant today.
Longwood will offer a Master of Education in School Librarianship (36 credits) or a Professional Endorsement option (27 credits). Please feel free to share this information with teachers in your schools and to encourage anyone with questions to contact Dr. Audrey Church for more information (contact info below).
Financial Aid
Prospective students are encouraged to apply for financial aid by completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The Longwood University Financial Aid Office will use the FAFSA to determine financial need, develop a financial aid package, and issue a financial aid award letter.
Consult the following links for information about the FAFSA and Longwood University financial aid policies and programs.
Tuition and Fees
For current fees, contact the Office of Cashiering and Student Accounts at 800.281.4677, ext. 4 or 434.395.2274 or visit the Longwood website.