Episode 3: School Librarian Lynn Kleinmeyer Talks Shifting Role of School Librarians

In episode three, Kristina interviews Lynn Kleinmeyer, a Digital Learning Specialist at an education service agency in eastern Iowa called Grant Wood AEA. Her background as a literacy teacher and teacher librarian afford her a unique perspective when it comes to OER and instructional materials. She has quickly become a go-to for many educators in and out of the state of Iowa for her work on OER, copyright and Creative Commons, and a deep understanding of why school librarians are so important.

Kristina's main takeaway in this interview is about the shifting role of the school librarian around the development and support of literacy in both traditional and non-traditional ways, access to curated resources for students and educators, including OER, and honoring learners at every age, level, ability, and population and ensuring materials are inclusive and representative. Our school librarians are allies in this OER work and we need to make sure that we’re including them from the very beginning.