The aim of this bachelor thesis has been to explore how teachers with long experience in the profession look upon the school librarian, if they see and are affected by any stereotypes. As my method I have interviewed five teachers and asked them a series of questions about how they have worked with the school librarians during the years and what they have thought about when they would hear the word librarian. I have used three major research questions: Since teachers visit the school library quite often in their occupation, how do they perceive the school librarian? How are teachers affected by the stereotypical image of the librarian? According to the teacher, has the librarian changed during the last 40 years? I have tried to distinguish if the teachers I interviewed talked about any stereotypical attributes, based on which I conducted an analysis about my findings. I was surprised to find that the teachers do not seem to have a stereotypical image of the school librarian, rather that they know that stereotypes exist but that they have realized that the librarians they met in their profession do not fit in any of the stereotypes. Still when they did talk about the stereotypical librarian they immediately thought of the old grumpy lady with her hair in a bun and glasses, who is very strict and boring. This study is rather limited by its size, which is why my findings only reflect a part of what teachers might think and not necessarily what everyone thinks.

Abstract In this master´s thesis I primarily investigate librarians´ and teachers´ conceptions of collaboration between libraries and schools and their conceptions of childrens´reading. Secondary I investigate the contents of laws concerning libraries and schools and also the school curriculums concerning the subject field of the Swedish language. My theoretical point of departure is that of social constructionism. I use two models in my analysis. One is a model of collaboration created by Patricia Montiel-Overall, called TLC (Teacher Librarian Collaboration), which grades collaboration from the lowest level (A) to the highest (D). The other model is created by Staffan Thorsson and is a model for understanding different kinds of reading strategies. I chose to study one public library and one elementary school. At the public library I interviewed the manager, the children´s librarian and the literature pedagogue. At the elementary school I interviewed the headmaster, two teachers who are teaching the Swedish language (one junior-level teacher and one senior-level teacher) and the school librarian. I used a hermeneutical method when I analyzed both my interviews and the laws and curriculums mentioned above. In my analysis I discovered all levels of collaboration, except for the highest one (D). Everyone, except for the school librarian, seemed more or less content with the lower degrees of collaboration. The teachers´ perceptions of the librarians were quite traditional. Even though all of the librarians had previous teaching experience and education they were not seen as pedagogues by the teachers. Especially in the case of the school librarian this became a problem, because it seemed to inhibit a development of the collaboration between them. In the laws and curriculums that I looked into collaboration between schools and libraries were never mentioned. The reading promotion seemed to be based on two strategies: pragmatical and emancipatorical. The pragmatical strategy led to looking at children as “becomings”, the emancipatorical one led to looking at children as “beings”.

The purpose of this study is to look into what qualifications required necessary to a collaboration between the school library and the afterschool recreational center. The research questions are: 1) What is the position regarding school librarians to collaboration between the school library and the afterschool recreational center? 2) What qualifications are required of school librarians, according to themselves, in order to collaborate with recreational teachers? 3) How can school librarians view on collaboration and need of competence relate to the Afterscool Recreational Center with the support of the TLC- model? The method used is qualitative research interviews with six school librarians. The interviews took place at their place of work. The theoretical framework for the study have been Montiell-Overalls Theory on collaboration between school librarians and teachers, TLC. The outcome of the interviews shows that in collaboration and competences, as requested in research issues, is of importance of how the principal and school management organizes the work at the schools and it plays a major role in the ability to collaborate. It also shows that school librarians are positive of collaboration but the school's organization is one reason why it is difficult to find time to collaborate. The outcome also shows that the activities of the school library are important for collaboration. Connections between the School Library and the Afterschool Recreational Center lies in the difference and the similarities between them. The qualifications school librarians believe they have can also be used during recreational time. Their functions in their pedagogical work are meant to operate enriching for the students’ progress growth.  Further research within the area is to look into what priorities the school management think is the school libraries assignment towards the after school recreational center and what result the students will get with that pedagogical method that TLC is.

The purpose of this thesis has been to examine how three school librarians utilize Instagram in their daily work. Thereby, the essay may contribute knowledge and deeper understanding of why school librarians choose to use Instagram as part of their daily work, and what aspects of the school library appear particularly relevant for digital publishing. The theoretical foundation of this paper has been inspired by Henrik Jochumsen, Casper Hvenegaard Rasmussen and Dorte Skot-Hansen, and their theories regarding how libraries relate to the four-space model, as well as Lorri Mon and her analysis tool for examining how libraries work with social media. Three school libraries in different parts of Sweden were selected, and their Instagram accounts were exam-ined for five months, between November 2017 and March 2018. Interviews were conducted with the school librarian from each library. A comparison between the three selected school libraries’ Instagram accounts of-fered an opportunity to study what similarities and differences appeared. The content analysis showed overall that the content of each Instagram account followed a general pattern. Interview answers continued to build and reinforced much of the content analysis, but there were also answers that suggested that school libraries use Instagram in their work for reasons other than those most commonly mentioned in connection with for example public libraries and social media. The school librarians interviewed in the paper mainly use Instagram as a tool for developing their own pro-fessional role, and they do it on their own initiative and on their own terms. The content of the Instagram ac-counts was generally relevant and depicted several different aspects of the school library. The target group for the Instagram accounts proved to be primarily other school librarians and people with a general interest in school libraries. This is a two years master’s thesis in Library and Information Science.

This thesis examines how school libraries can adapt their programme to new arrival immigrant students. The purpose is to survey the regulatory documents for school libraries to investigate how they adapt their programme based on the documents; how new arrival students regard their information needs and if the regulatory documents and practice cover those needs; and finally, if the regulatory documents and practice can lead to integration. The theoretical framework consists of integration theory, discourse analysis and SWOT-analysis. The methods used to collect data were semi-structured interviews, conducted with five librarians at four high school libraries, in addition to two student interviews, observations, and 26 questionnaires that were collected from students. Important findings are that the regulatory documents advocate an adaption to the new arrival students, and thereby interpellate them with certain needs, such as literature in their native language as well as easy reader books in Swedish. The school libraries adapt their programme based on these needs. From the students' perspective, the requirements specified in the regulatory documents align with the new arrivals’ needs to a certain extent. There are, however, additional needs, which the students expressed that are not yet being met by the regulatory documents or library programme. Based on the empirical material it is recommended to do an inventory of the newcomer students’ needs before adapting the library programme. Finally, the results suggest that the regulatory documents and the library programme make integration in the library context possible when it comes to the communicative dimension. However, more could be done regarding social integration, which is one of the needs the students express, but that does not have sufficient support in the regulatory documents. These additional needs should be met in order to improve integration for new arrivals into the library programme. This is a two year master’s thesis in Library and Information Science.

Det centrala ämnet för studien är skolbibliotekets roll för elevers läsmotivation. Tidigare forskning har visat att det saknas kunskap inom området. Det har också visat sig att det skiljer sig mellan olika skolors skolbibliotek även om Skollagen trycker på att det ska finnas en likvärdighet för elevers tillgång till skolbibliotek. Studiens syfte med denna uppsats är att öka kunskapen om hur lärare uppfattar skolbibliotekets roll för att främja elevers läsmotivation vid skolor i Sävsjö kommun. För att undersöka lärarnas uppfattningar om skolbibliotekets roll för elevers läsmotivation används den sociokognitiva motivationsteorin i kombination med en kvalitativ analys med semi-strukturerade intervjuer. I studien intervjuades åtta olika lärare på fyra olika skolor i Sävsjö kommun. Detta för att se på likheter och skillnader inom kommunen. Det har visat sig i studien att det finns goda förutsättningar för skolbiblioteket att fungera som en motivationshöjare i form av det utbud som erbjuds samt lärares arbete med att inkludera skolbiblioteket i undervisningen. Utbudet i skolbiblioteken uppdateras årligen med nya böcker som lärare och elever får vara med och tipsa om. Samarbetet mellan lärarna och de ansvariga i skolbiblioteken/skolbibliotekarierna är näst intill obefintligt även att det visat sig att ett gott samarbete gynnar elevers läsmotivation. Trots detta finns det en efterfrågan att öka samarbete från båda parterna. / The central theme of the study is the role of the school library for student reading motivation. Previous research has shown that there is a lacking of knowledge in this area. It has also been found that there is a difference between schools' school libraries, although The education act stresses that there should be an equivalence for students' access to school libraries. The purpose of this study is to increase the knowledge of how teachers perceive the role of the school library in promoting pupils' reading motivation at schools in the municipality of Sävsjö. To examine teachers' perceptions of the role of the school library for student reading motivation, sociocognitive motivation theory is used in combination with a qualitative analysis with semi-structured interviews. In the study, eight different teachers were interviewed at four different schools in the municipality of Sävsjö. This is to compare similarities and differences within the municipality. It has shown, in the study, that there are good conditions for the school library to function as a motivational enhancer in the form of the range offered and teachers' efforts to include the school library in teaching. The offerings in the school libraries are updated annually with new books that teachers and pupils can take part in and advise on. The collaboration between the teachers and those in charge in the school libraries / school librarians is almost non-existent, even when it has been found that good cooperation favors student reading motivation. Nevertheless, there is a demand for increased cooperation from both parties.

Syftet med detta arbete är att undersöka hur fem verksamma svensklärare arbetar för att främja och utveckla elevers motivation till skönlitterär läsning i årskurs 4–6. Vidare undersöks hur lärarna beskriver samverkansarbetet med skolbiblioteket. För att undersöka detta genomförs intervjuer för att ta reda på berörda lärares upplevelser och erfarenheter av elevers läsmotivation. Tidigare forskning visar att motivation har en avgörande betydelse för elevers läsning och läsutveckling. Motivation definieras som en målinriktad process med inre och yttre påverkansfaktorer som skapar förutsättningar för lärande och utveckling. Resultatet visar att samtliga lärare i studien är eniga om att elevers motivation är viktig för deras progression i skolans alla ämnen. Framgångsfaktorer som beskrivs är exempelvis ett brett utbud av böcker, variationsrik undervisning samt en god samverkan med hemmet och skolbiblioteket. Tillgången till ett välfungerande skolbibliotek skiljer sig åt mellan skolorna, vilket främst beror på skolans resurser, ekonomi och bristande kunskap. I diskussionen problematiseras och utvecklas studiens resultat i förhållande till lärarens roll samt till elevers olika förutsättningar för att lära. Slutsatser som kan dras är att läsning är en komplex aktivitet som kräver engagemang, uthållighet och tid från lärare, elever, vårdnadshavare och skolbibliotekarie för att främja ett livslångt läsintresse.

False or misleading information can damage societal cohesion, school libraries are involved in teaching media and information literacy and can be an important start for students' knowledge in the field. The thesis aims to investigate how library plans and school library plans present the school library's mission with teaching media and information literacy, and how a didactic school library model could look like and what it can contribute to the school library's activities. To achieve the purpose, the questions are used: What can a theoretical model of school library di-dactics contain? How do library and school library plans present the school library's learning area MIL from a didactic perspective? And why does the school library need a didactic model and what could it contribute? The method is a qualitative content analysis of 18 current library and school library plans. The result is analyzed with a school library didactic model developed based on the didactic basic questions what, how and why. Hansen's model of library didactics is also used and the school library's central areas such as the room, intermediation and as a pedagogical resource. The study concludes that there are differences in how the plans presents the school library's role with MIL and that a clearer school library plan designed by the principal, school librarian and other relevant staff at the school in collaboration can clarify the school library's activities. A school library didactic model can be relevant for demonstrating the school library's special role and promoting the status of an integration in the school's activities. This is a two-year master's thesis in library and information science.

The purpose of this master's thesis is to contribute with knowledge about how elementary school principals interpret of the School Act chapter 2, section 36§, which states that students in primary school, primary special school, special school, Sami school, upper secondary school and upper secondary special school must have access to school libraries. It explores the school principals perceptions of how the school library contribute to the education structure of their school in general and how their interpretation of the law impacts how the library operation is designed. This study is based on semi-structured interviews with five primary school principals and two school librarians, four observations of school libraries and one survey. The theoretical framework of the study is based on Anthony Gidden's structuring theory, which is used to explain how the principals' interpretation space regarding the School Act 2, chapter 36§ affects their school library operation. The results show that the phrasing of the Education Act in Chapter 2, Section 36§ is interpreted differently by the primary school principals participating in this study. The different ways in which the law is interpretated also reflects in the design of the physical premises which were observed in the study. The results of this study show that primary school principals' interpretations of the School Act and their perceptions of the school library influence how school library operations are designed.

Skillnader i uppdrag och mål kan orsaka spänningar i samarbetet mellan folkbibliotek och skola. I skolor som dessutom saknar eget skolbibliotek kan den problematiken öka ytterligare då skolan är i behov av skolbibliotekstjänster vilka inte ingår i folkbibliotekets uppdrag. Samtidigt kan ett samarbete med skolorna bidra med många fördelar för folkbibliotekets läsfrämjande arbete. Den här studien ämnar undersöka hur folkbibliotekarier förhåller sig till sitt läsfrämjande uppdrag gentemot barn och unga i samarbete med skolor med bristande skolbiblioteksverksamhet. För undersökningen genomfördes en kvalitativ intervjustudie med ett urval av fyra folkbibliotekarier. Resultatet har analyserats utifrån Hultbergs teori om läsfrämjande strategier. Sammanfattningsvis visar resultatet av undersökningen att folkbibliotekarierna främst förhåller sig till samarbeten med skolor med bristande skolbiblioteksverksamhet utifrån ett eget intresse för det egna läsfrämjande uppdraget. Studien kommer också fram till att de spänningar som folkbibliotekarierna upplever i samarbetet med skolorna beror på bristen av valfrihet, frågan om att kompensera för den bristande skolbiblioteksverksamheten samt missförstånd om vad folkbiblioteket kan erbjuda skolorna. / Differences in missions between public libraries and schools can cause tension while cooperating. For public libraries to cooperate with schools with deficient school libraries can be even more problematic, when the school is in need of school library services that is not a part of the public library mission. Meanwhile, a cooperation between public libraries and school can have several advantages for the public libraries in their mission of reading promotion. This study aims to examine how public librarians relate to their work with reading promotion towards children and young adults in collaborations with schools that have deficient school libraries. Qualitative interviews were carried out with a selection of four public librarians. The results were analysed in comparison to Hultbergs theory of strategies for reading promotion. In conclusion, the results of the study show that mainly relate to the cooperation with schools with deficient school libraries in terms of a self-interest for their reading promoting mission. The study also shows that the tension in cooperating with schools with deficient school libraries, as lived by the public librarians, is caused by a lack of freedom of choice, the question of compensating for the deficient school libraries and a misunderstanding of the public library mission.