Why it is good to have a school librarian? How does it benefit students?

The benefits of having a school librarian are tied up with the benefits of having a well-funded and functioning school library. 

First, student leisure reading correlates strongly with improved writing and reading skills. School librarians create programs that encourage students to read, often ensuring the availability of potentially popular books and creating extracurricular activities to encourage reading.

Next, librarians are expert at many types of research skills and pass that knowledge on to students. When students go to a library to look for information, the librarian often is a major resource for helping students understand the details of the research process, either by offering workshops or by helping students on an individual basis. 

As well as developing and maintaining collections and helping with research, librarians can be a center for information literacy and critical thinking skills about media and information resources. 

According to a study by the New Jersey Association of School Librarians, school librarians help students improve test scores, develop research skills, and develop understandings of information technology.