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Meet the 2020 AASL Candidates – AASL Chapter Representative (Formerly Affiliate Assembly Representative)

By Kathryn Roots Lewis on 02/28/2020 • ( 0 )

The 2020 ALA/AASL election season is coming up quickly! AASL is continuing the practice of using the KQ website as a venue for you to learn more about each candidate. Those standing for election were asked to provide a short video… Read More ›

Meet the 2020 AASL Candidates – Educators of School Librarians Section Chair-Elect

By Kathryn Roots Lewis on 02/27/2020 • ( 0 )

Meet the 2020 AASL Candidates – Independent Schools Section Chair-Elect

By Kathryn Roots Lewis on 02/26/2020 • ( 0 )

Meet the 2020 AASL Candidates – Independent Schools Section Secretary

By Kathryn Roots Lewis on 02/25/2020 • ( 0 )

Meet the 2020 AASL Candidates – Supervisors Section Chair-Elect

By Kathryn Roots Lewis on 02/24/2020 • ( 0 )

Help #FundLibraries and Support Our Communities

By Mary Keeling on 02/24/2020 • ( 0 )

For the fourth year in a row, President Trump has released a proposed budget that eliminates funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and Innovative Approaches to Literacy (IAL), two major sources of federal funds for academic,… Read More ›

Do You See Yourself in AASL?

By Mary Keeling on 01/14/2020 • ( 0 )

Welcome to the new year! As I write this, I am halfway through my term as AASL President, and I am loving the journey. I’ve met wonderful people, visited amazing places, and have contributed to school librarianship in many ways… Read More ›

Beginnings of a Public Library Partnership

By Elizabeth Pelayo on 12/18/2019 • ( 0 )

Working together on a common goal is the foundation of any collaboration. Getting young adults excited about reading is an overarching goal school libraries share with public libraries. Combining our efforts to get teens reading is a great way to… Read More ›

It Is All about Relationships

By Hannah Byrd Little on 12/12/2019 • ( 0 )

Relationships Matter This year I had a fantastic time at the 2019 AASL National Conference. Conference sessions centered on the National School Library Standards. The general sessions noticeably covered the Include Shared Foundation, and typically, I gravitate toward concurrent sessions… Read More ›

Sparking Innovation and Creativity in SCASL through an Emerging Leaders Program

By Heather Thore on 12/11/2019 • ( 0 )

The South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL) launched an emerging leaders program in January 2019 with the help of the ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant. School librarians with 5 years of experience or less applied to the program with a principal… Read More ›