The Vermont School Library Association (VSLA) was thrilled to learn this past May that we had been named one of the four recipients of the 2020 AASl’s Past-Presidents Planning Grant for National School Library Standards. This $2,500 grant, awarded in… Read More ›
Awards Spotlight
Rethinking the Notion of a School Library in a Time of Crisis
“For some students, and in certain schools, this may be many students, the only library skill that they should have to acquire is an awareness, imprinted indelibly and happily upon them, that the library is a friendly place where the… Read More ›
PSLA Believes in Distance Learning
Who would have known that in January of 2019 a small group of Pennsylvania School Librarians Association (PSLA) leaders would be writing a grant application to provide distance learning opportunities that would launch during a time of social distancing due… Read More ›
Sparking Innovation and Creativity in SCASL through an Emerging Leaders Program
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 ›
Calvert County Public Schools and The Ruth Toor Grant for Strong School Libraries for the WIN!
What makes a strong school library? For me, that question is twofold. Strong school libraries are staffed by strong school librarians and are used utilized by strong learners. This is why I was so excited that our middle school libraries… Read More ›
2019 National School Library of the Year Award-Winner Nucleus of Learning
The six school librarians in District 214 in Arlington Heights, Illinois, are proud and honored to share the AASL National School Library of the Year Award with all our stakeholders. Together we serve six high schools, 12,000 students, 1,600 staff,… Read More ›
2019 AASL Affiliate of the Year Shares How Curiosity and Confidence Impact Its Work
In my second week as president of the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association (PSLA) and in the midst of our strategic planning summit, the teaching and learning committee co-chair jokingly said to me, “Allison, you don’t have to do everything in… Read More ›
Helping VA School Libraries Understand and Implement the AASL Standards
The Virginia Association of School Librarians (VAASL) was honored to be awarded the 2019 AASL Past-Presidents Planning Grant for National School Library Standards in honor of E. Blanche Woolls, sponsored by Roger and Susan D. Ballard. The award included $2,500… Read More ›
Playing with a Better Future
I am deeply honored to receive the 2019 AASL Distinguished Service Award. Thank you, Rosen Publishing, for supporting this award. Examining the list of past award recipients is a humbling experience. It reminds us all that we stand on the… Read More ›
Trust the Process and Accept the Messiness
Shhhh!! is NOT something I hear in the school libraries in my district. I am more likely to hear learners excitedly talking to one another about cool information they found; a school librarian, a classroom educator, or other professional conferencing… Read More ›