The 2016 ALA/AASL Election is quickly approaching. AASL is using this public forum as an opportunity to introduce the candidates running for office to all members. Each candidate was given the opportunity to respond to this question: If elected, what will you… Read More ›
The 2016 ALA/AASL Election is quickly approaching. AASL is using this public forum as an opportunity to introduce the candidates running for office to all members. Each candidate was given the opportunity to respond to this question: If elected, what will you… Read More ›
The 2016 ALA/AASL Election is quickly approaching. AASL is using this public forum as an opportunity to introduce the candidates running for office to all members. Each candidate was given the opportunity to respond to this question: If elected, what will you… Read More ›
The 2016 ALA/AASL Election is quickly approaching. AASL is using this public forum as an opportunity to introduce the candidates running for office to all members. Each candidate was given the opportunity to respond to this question: If elected, what will you… Read More ›
You are familiar with the KQ Blog and AASL’s Knowledge Quest, but here’s another option for you—American Libraries, the American Library Association’s (ALA) multi-faceted news source. Have you read about Chicago Public Schools’ Sara Sayigh and her students’ protest to… Read More ›
Friends, With the bi-partisan passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) signed by President Obama on December 10, school librarians started 2016 with the knowledge that school library programs were once again in the language of an Elementary and… Read More ›
ALA Midwinter is always an interesting time. There is a lot of hard work and challenging decisions to be made, but there is also something rejuvenating about being surrounded by people who care so much about libraries and young people…. Read More ›
Have you wanted to learn more about how ALA governance impacts AASL and the students, teachers, and communities we serve? During ALA Midwinter and Annual there are several open meetings where members are encouraged to attend. During the ALA Council/Executive… Read More ›
Megan McDonald, author of the beloved Judy Moody and Stink books, will serve as the national spokesperson for the 2016 observance of School Library Month. Celebrated in April, School Library Month honors the essential role that strong school library programs… Read More ›
Intellectual Freedom News Originally Posted by OIF Assistant Director, Kristin Pekoll on January 29, 2016 on ALA’s Intellectual Freedom Blog Important Reminder Report your challenges! OIF is working to finalize numbers for 2015 challenges and our annual list of most frequently… Read More ›