Author Archives
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Hope and Gratitude
As I write this last blog post as President of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) during what has been a challenging year, I want to extend my gratitude to so many people including: AASL Staff AASL Board Members… Read More ›
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Supporting Our Learners’ Right to Read
Thank you to everyone who came to the AASL President’s Program: Freedom to Read Ambassadors at ALA Annual. And a huge thank you to the amazing panelists: Kelly Yang, Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul, Amanda Jones, and Becky Calzada who all spoke… Read More ›
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AASL President’s Program: Freedom to Read Ambassadors
If you will be at ALA Annual, you will not want to miss the AASL President’s Program: Freedom to Read Ambassadors. All of us are aware of the huge increase in book challenges, the onslaught of laws to limit school… Read More ›
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Project THRIVE Partner Convening and PRIDE Month
Project THRIVE Partner ConveningOn June 2, 2023, I attended the Project THRIVE Partner Convening meeting along with AASL Staff, Allison Cline and Jen Habley. Project THRIVE is a “multi-year national campaign to create more equitable, inclusive support systems and communities… Read More ›
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Working Together, Standing Together, Supporting Each Other: Advocacy
I’m very proud of AASL’s work on the reintroduction of The Right to Read Act by Senator Reed and Representative Grijalva and the endorsement of the bills by ALA, AASL,the National Education Association (NEA), American Federation of Teachers (AFT), National… Read More ›
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Invite: AASL Annual Membership Meeting on May 10th
From AASL’s collaborative work with ALA and AASL partners to new AASL publications to AASL Committee, Section, and Chapter Assembly work to AASL Leadership State Chapter visits to preparing for the 2023 AASL National Conference and to the reintroduction of… Read More ›
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Every Day is Right to Read Day!
Monday, April 24 was “Right to Read Day”- the first day of National Library Week and a national day of action to defend, protest, and celebrate the right to read in the United States. The issues of having access to… Read More ›
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Equity of Access to Certified School Librarians
Happy National School Librarian Day (April 4th) and School Library Month (April) ! I am so honored to be a part of the school library profession and want to acknowledge the great work of school librarians across the nation working… Read More ›
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School Library Month, ALA Elections, & More!
I love School Library Month! School Library Month is a wonderful opportunity to focus on all the great things going on in my school library and all the school libraries across the nation and CELEBRATE! Including stakeholders in this celebration… Read More ›
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Books Matter
On February 1, I attended the webinar hosted by AASL Partner organization, ADL Education, titled “Books Matter: Using Children’s Literature to Invite Conversations about Identity, Bias and Social Justice.” Attending this webinar, emphasized to me that during this time, when… Read More ›