Philadelphia Alliance to Restore School Librarians

07/30/2026

The search for a Library Director for the School District of Philadelphia is still on! Out-of-state candidates are now encouraged to apply.
A director will be instrumental in the long term planning required to get librarians back in all 200 schools.
If you are interested in applying or know someone who meets the requirement, please share the job posting found in our bio!
PARSL is supporting the district in the hiring process and is we will keep our supporters updated!



https://aa080.taleo.net/careersection/sdp_external_career_section/jobdetail.ftl?job=50030702&tz=GMT-04%3A00&tzname=America%2FNew_York

06/09/2026

Sign the petition to support school librarians and fully fund school libraries in the United States!

04/27/2026

The hiring of a Library Director for the School District of Philadelphia says: “school librarians are valuable to us!”
A director will be instrumental in the long term planning required to get librarians back in all 200 schools.
If you are interested in applying or know someone who meets the requirement, please share the job posting found in our bio!
PARSL is supporting the district in the hiring process and is we will keep our supporters updated!

04/21/2026

Over 112,000 students in district-operated schools will go another year without a school librarian in their school. Click the link in our bio to submit a written statement to the Philadelphia School Board about why this is an equity issue for our kids.

04/04/2026

Happy National Librarian Day to the school librarians of Philadelphia. One day, we hope that every Philly school has a school librarian. Until then, our mission continues and we hope you'll join us in this work.

01/07/2026

It is with profound sadness that PARSL’s Core Team announces the sudden passing of Corinne Brady, a founding member of PARSL, on Saturday, January 3, 2026. Corinne was an integral and vital part of PARSL’s Core Team. Corinne viewed her efforts with PARSL as a natural extension of her management of the John B. Kelly School Library Volunteers; Corinne championed social justice, and it only made sense to her that students at Kelly should not just have a beautiful library but also a certified teacher librarian to bring the library to life and maintain it.

She focused on building and sustaining PARSL’s community allies, work which came naturally to her as she fostered long-lasting relationships wherever she went. She attended countless community events on PARSL’s behalf and strengthened PARSL’s ties with organizations and individuals throughout Philadelphia. She brought a special “human touch” to PARSL’s advocacy work which will not be replicated.

Corinne had the rare ability to make friends wherever she went and also hold on to those friendships. Her genuine concern for the well-being of others, her ability to see the best in all people, and her sense of humor made her a joy to be around. She will be greatly missed by all who had the good fortune of knowing her.

A service will be held on Saturday, January 10th at 2 p.m. at:

Abington Friends Meeting
520 Meetinghouse Rd.
Jenkintown, PA 19046

For those wanting to attend the service virtually, a Zoom link has been provided here:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84785954385?pwd=fdXHnG80vOKutRrg7K5XxecgElAZLy.1

Meeting ID: 847 8595 4385
Passcode: 5Q1PPu

01/07/2026

We are so thankful to the courageous Girl Scouts from Troop 9007 who testified at last months school board meeting to restore school librarians to every school in the School District of Philadelphia!

As part of their Silver Award project focused on early literacy, these courageous Girl Scouts from Troop 9007 spoke at their school board last month to advocate for more libraries and librarians in Philadelphia public schools. Way to go Alex, Annalise, and Rayne! 👏

12/04/2025

🎉 PARSL is deeply appreciative of all of hard work on getting IMLS grants restored. While we don't know exactly what this means for our IMLS grant, we are hopeful and will be keeping you up to date as we learn more.

11/13/2025

Today we celebrate another PA school district taking steps to restore school libraries. 👏🏾👏🏿👏🏼 Districts don't always take the same path but the results of fully funding school libraries are clear: increasing student academic achievement, literacy, critical thinking, and more. Join our efforts to accomplish this feat and ensure . Click the link in our bio to get involved!

11/11/2025

Thank you to the Girl Scouts who attended the Nov. 6 school board meeting to testify in support of restoring school librarians to Philadelphia schools! We love when students advocate for themselves and their peers.

Are you ready to add your voices to theirs by testifying at an upcoming school board meeting on November 20 or December 4, 2025?

Learn more about giving public testimony or submitting written testimony at the link in our bio!