Kathy Lester, school librarian at East Middle School in Plymouth, Michigan, has been elected the 2022-2023 president of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). Lester will serve as president-elect during 2021-2022 under AASL President Jennisen Lucas. Upon learning of… Read More ›
The AASL School Library Event Promotion Committee will host March’s #AASLchat on March 29, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. EST. Each month the AASL Twitter chat is a way to connect librarians across the country for a short brainstorming session and… Read More ›
AASL has launched a survey to conclude the series of surveys launched in the spring of 2020 capturing the state of school libraries during pandemic school closures. The final survey is open to all school librarians through March 26, 2021,… Read More ›
Established in its current form in 2019, the Community of Scholars (CoS) is a steering committee within AASL’s Educators of School Librarians Section, whose purpose is to “cultivate and maintain the development of a community of scholars in the school… Read More ›
AASL will serve as an official cosponsor of the sixth annual “Jazz & Friends National Day of School & Community Readings” organized by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s Welcoming Schools Program. The National Education Association (NEA) joins AASL as… Read More ›
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), the American Library Association (ALA), 48 state-level school library associations, and the leadership of the AASL Chapters Assembly sent a letter to President-Elect Joe Biden’s transition team stressing how school librarians are an… Read More ›
As the 2020-2021 school year gets under way AASL is collecting data from school librarians across the country to gauge the status of teaching, school library use, and school librarians’ role as school/district plans continue to adapt with changes in… Read More ›
AASL has announced the recipients of its 2020 awards. AASL awards and grants recognize excellence and showcase best practices in the school library field in categories that include collaboration, leadership, and innovation. Recipients of this prestigious program are celebrated for… Read More ›
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) stands with ALA and its units in condemning violence and racism towards Black people and all people of color. The long history of violence against Black people and other communities of color, culminating… Read More ›
As AASL concludes its school library closure surveys we would like to thank the community of school librarians for supporting AASL and one another during this unprecedented time. Over the next couple of months AASL will apply the survey data… Read More ›