We want to start by saying that it is a wonderful honor to have been named Chapter of the Year for AASL. As a chapter, our goal is to empower our school librarian community. Our mission statement reads, “The Maryland… Read More ›
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District Administrator Details How She Reimagines, Redefines, and Redesigns Education through the School Library
“Reimagining, redesigning, and redefining education to ensure learning and development for all.” This sentence is more than our school district’s mission statement. This sentence summarizes my life’s purpose and passion, to find and develop new and exciting ways to reach… Read More ›
DC Virgo Preparatory Academy Hopes to Spark Joy in Reading While Building Literacy Skills through Inspire Special Event Grant
At D.C. Virgo Preparatory Academy (DCVPA), we focus on four pillars that drive school decision-making: Social and Emotional Learning, School and Community Resiliency, Literacy, and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support/Positive Behavioral Interventions and Support. A needs assessment of the school community… Read More ›
I Am ReadWokeButler
“Dang. They’ve got some good books here!” We don’t always eavesdrop on student conversations. But our ears perk up when we hear compliments about our collection here at the Butler Traditional High library in Louisville, Kentucky. And we do a… Read More ›
What the Frances Henne Award Means to Me
When I applied for the Frances Henne Award, I was unfamiliar with the role the woman the award was named after played in my calling as a school librarian. When I won, I felt compelled to learn more about Henne…. Read More ›
How Teamwork and the AASL Standards Positioned Calvert County Public School Libraries for the NSLY Award
Three years ago, the idea of applying for the National School Library of the Year Award through AASL seemed distant. The school librarians at Calvert County Public Schools (CCPS) in Prince Frederick, Maryland, were doing great things in the district…. Read More ›
Preparing for Bumpy Roads Ahead
This weekend, while camping with my family, my husband decided to take a drive on a little-traveled “road.” I put “road” in quotes because for all real purposes, it was barely a path. With more rocks than smooth parts, it… Read More ›
Enhancing Your #AASL21 Experience with Social Media
By Amanda Jones and Shannon DeSantis Gile The AASL National Conference, being held October 21-23, 2021, in Salt Lake City, will be here before you know it. Here are some of the ways that social cedia co-Chairs, Shannon DeSantis Gile… Read More ›
Sharing Back-to-School School Library Stories
Whoo-hoo! It is time for back to school! Are you excited? My birthday is in the middle of the summer, and I was always excited to get birthday money because I could use it to buy school supplies. There was… Read More ›
Celebrating the School Library Story
I am both humbled and honored to introduce myself as the new president of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). As president, I would like to focus my year on how we weave the stories of our school libraries… Read More ›