School Library Month is AASL’s annual celebration of school librarians and libraries. Every April school librarians are encouraged to host activities to help their school and local community celebrate the essential role that strong school librarians and libraries play in… Read More ›
As an educator, and more specifically, a middle school librarian, my mission is to guide students’ development towards a love of reading and passion to use their knowledge to achieve their dreams as they learn to navigate the world. Among… Read More ›
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 ›
How to Make Global Connections in Your School Library One of the highlights of this school year was partnering with a class of fourth graders to read the novel Fenway and Hattie by Victoria Coe. For six weeks, we were… Read More ›
During the third week of AASL’s School Library Month it is essential to reinforce the importance of making and sustaining community connections at your school library. Therefore, the AASL School Library Month committee has created a series of activities that… Read More ›
The second week of School Library Month affords all librarians to make connections with educators and make connections as educators. The School Library Month committee has created several activity ideas that you can use during this week. What better way… Read More ›
School Library Month is celebrated every April and 2018’s celebration is shaping up to be one of the best yet. The theme this year is Making Connections at Your School Library and the School Library Month Committee has prepared four… Read More ›
Our annual April celebration of AASL’s School Library Month begins in less than a week! This year the School Library Month theme is Making Connections at Your School Library. The committee chose this theme to express that school librarians do… Read More ›
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 ›
A new public service announcement featuring New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds is now available from AASL as part of the 2018 celebration of School Library Month! In the PSA, Reynolds speaks to how school libraries are places of refuge and… Read More ›