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 ›
Education News
Back-to-School Survey Results
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 ›
Third Snapshot Survey Reports Large Variation in Student Expectations and Outcomes
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 ›
Second Snapshot of School Librarian Roles during School Closures
AASL’s third school library closure survey has launched and will close on May 12 at 5:00 p.m. Central. The survey continues to capture trend data, and it also includes questions regarding expectations for student outcomes and educator reporting, student participation… Read More ›
AASL Launches Second School Library Closure Survey; Reports Additional Results from First Survey
AASL has launched a second school library closure survey, which will close on Tuesday, April 21, at 5:00 p.m. Central. The data gathered from the survey will be used to track the changes in school librarians’ responsibilities and to collectively… Read More ›
Snapshot of School Librarian Roles during School Closures
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 ›
What Exactly Are the School Librarian Preparation Standards?
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 ›
Innovative Approaches to Literacy Program Applications Due May 18
The Innovative Approaches to Literacy Program is now accepting applications for 2018. The program supports high-quality programs designed to develop and improve literacy skills for children and students from birth through 12th grade in high-need local educational agencies and schools. The U.S…. Read More ›
ALA Opens Application Period for Libraries Ready to Code Grants
The American Library Association (ALA) has opened the application period for grants to develop public and school library programming that promotes computer science (CS) and computational thinking (CT) among youth. The grant opportunity, announced last month, is the latest phase of the Libraries Ready to… Read More ›