Last week, AASL launched a survey to capture school librarians’ role during these unprecedented times of school closures.* Just as school librarians adapt to each shift in the changing education landscape, they are responding to the current remote learning environment… Read More ›
I hope you are as impressed as I am with the amazing volunteers who are standing for election in the upcoming ALA/AASL election. Each of these member leaders has been asked to serve in specific roles because of their skills,… Read More ›
You might have seen a press release from AASL back in November about the newly approved ALA/AASL/CAEP School Librarian Preparation Standards. And you might have thought, “What is this? Another new set of standards?” Sometimes all the different sets of… Read More ›
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 ›
On November 1, AASL sent members a notice informing them of an upcoming vote on the proposed changes to the AASL Bylaws. Voting on the changes will open on December 2 and close December 16. The proposed changes to the… Read More ›
Do you ever wonder if it hurts when tadpoles grow legs? I don’t know if tadpoles have growing pains; humans certainly do. But if tadpoles didn’t grow legs and hop out of the pond, they’d be stuck eating algae forever!… Read More ›
The 2018-2019 AASL Board of Directors maintained an extremely busy schedule at the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., this past June. Along with board meetings on Friday, Saturday, and Monday, we celebrated AASL’s award and grant winners on Saturday… Read More ›
The 2019 ALA Conference was held in Washington, D.C., where librarians had the opportunity to explore the executive, judicial, and legislative buildings and make connections with leaders in those branches. As the division councilor for AASL, I serve a similar… Read More ›
AASL has launched two online surveys to gather insight from a variety of school library professionals and stakeholders regarding its 2018 “National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries.” Using these surveys, AASL seeks to evaluate the… Read More ›