Catholic University of America (Catholic University of America, School of Library and Information Science)

The Catholic University of America’s (CUA) School of Library and Information Science will partner with the District of Columbia Public Schools and the District of Columbia Library Association to address create a project that will select, educate, mentor, and employ ten new school librarians. These participants will gain experience in DC school libraries as part-time library associates, while receiving a graduate education in library science from CUA. Coinciding with DC Public Schools’ current efforts to improve and upgrade its elementary school library media centers, the project will promote higher student academic achievement by filling numerous library media specialist positions with professional librarians.