4 Ways Librarians Can Use School Newsletters for Internal Comms

Internal comms are the lifeblood of libraries! Check out these four best practices for a library-focused school newsletter for faculty, staff & admin.

The librarian is in the house! Let’s get this party started!

Are you looking for ways to communicate with your faculty and staff about the school library? We’ve got a great school newsletter to share with you, with props to Librarian Kristi Brawley 🙌 🙌. In four simple moves, she includes, celebrates, encourages, & educates. Let’s check out these internal comms best practices!

1. Include everyone 👯‍♀️

Kristi opens her monthly newsletter with spotlight photo gallery of faculty & staff. Here, she celebrates faculty & staff who speak another language, each paired with a favorite book.

2. Celebrate reading 📖

Adults who love to read inspire kids who love to read. In the next section of her newsletter, Kristi gives props to everyone participating in a staff reading challenge & links to a form so folks can share what they’re reading.

3. Encourage engagement 👓

Kristi embeds a great hyperlinked infographic about the many services the library provides. She also tells her readers how to use the infographic.

4. Educate your audience 👩🏻‍🏫

With a simple button link to her newsletter archive, Kristi makes it easy for folks to access all the great tips in her past newsletters.

5. Keep it efficient!

Kristi has a smart strategy for streamlining her process, which allows her to turn out a consistent newsletter month after month. As she explains it:

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“In addition to matching the Smore background and color theme to the respective month, I also utilize a framework when building my newsletter and copy/include the same section headings in each edition.”

With a newsletter like this, you won’t have to worry about getting faculty & staff to use the library — you’ll have to worry about getting them out in time for class 😜.

You can access Kristi’s complete newsletter here. And if you’d like a library newsletter for National Poetry Month, you can find one here. Happy communicating!

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