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Steven Yates is an assistant professor and coordinator of the school library media certification program at the School of Library and Information Studies at the University of Alabama. He earned a doctor of philosophy in instructional leadership with an emphasis in instructional technology in 2017.

• Meet the 2019 AASL Candidates – Supervisors Section Chair-Elect

  By Steven Yates on 02/27/2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The 2019 ALA/AASL election season is just around the corner! AASL is continuing the tradition of using the KQ website as a space for you to learn more about those standing for election on the AASL ballot. Candidates for the 13… Read More ›

• Meet the 2019 AASL Candidates – Supervisors Section Secretary

  By Steven Yates on 02/26/2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The 2019 ALA/AASL election season is just around the corner! AASL is continuing the tradition of using the KQ blog as a space for you to learn more about those standing for election on the AASL ballot. Candidates for the… Read More ›

• Meet the 2019 AASL Candidates – Supervisors Section Representative to the Board

  By Steven Yates on 02/26/2019 • ( 0 )

  

  The 2019 ALA/AASL election season is just around the corner! AASL is continuing the tradition of using the KQ website as a space for you to learn more about those standing for election on the AASL ballot. Candidates for the 13… Read More ›

• For the Record | AASL President’s Report – ALA Annual 2018

  By Steven Yates on 08/14/2018 • ( 0 )

  

  Your 2017-2018 AASL Board of Directors maintained a packed schedule in New Orleans for ALA Annual this June. Along with meetings on Friday and Saturday, we also celebrated AASL’s award and grant winners on Saturday morning. With wonderful speakers, thought-provoking… Read More ›

• What has ALA done for you lately? Let me tell you!

  By Steven Yates on 04/25/2018 • ( 2 )

  The topic of this blog post is SO overdue! Before I get to it, though, I must say Happy School Library Month! AASL’s School Library Month Committee has taken an already outstanding celebration to the next level this year. I… Read More ›

• For the Record | AASL President’s Report – ALA Midwinter 2018

  By Steven Yates on 03/30/2018 • ( 0 )

  

  AASL Board meetings during ALA Midwinter provided the opportunity to reflect on our progress in the administrative year while setting our path for a productive finish to what has already been an exciting and productive year. Your AASL leadership met… Read More ›

• Get Out the Vote—And Break the Beard!

  By Steven Yates on 03/27/2018 • ( 0 )

  The ALA/AASL Elections are open now through April 4. As a result, today, I am issuing a challenge to all AASL members: if AASL has a higher percentage of voter turnout than all the other ALA divisions, I will shave… Read More ›

• AASL Connection (#aaslcxn) – A Conversation Point for Our Profession

  By Steven Yates on 02/21/2018 • ( 0 )

  Mark your calendars for March 1, 7pm ET/6pm CT/ 5pm MT/ 4pm PT/ 3pm AT/ 2pm HT! The AASL Board is excited to launch AASL Connection (#aaslcxn), a new conversation point for the school library profession. Highlighted by quarterly live… Read More ›

• Improve Your Professional Practice with the AASL Standards and School Library PSELs

  By Steven Yates on 02/20/2018 • ( 0 )

  With Dorcas Hand, Sara Kelly Johns, and Susan Ballard AASL’s National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries offers all educators a foundation for understanding the role of the school librarian. New standards heighten our individual awareness… Read More ›

• A Strategic Plan Worth Exploring – Transforming Communities

  By Steven Yates on 01/31/2018 • ( 1 )

  Where did January go? Oh, I know! Any month when we experience snow on the ground in all 50 states at once is sure to fly by in a blur. Each year I find the time between semesters to revisit… Read More ›