Let’s shout it together! All students deserve equitable access to a school library staffed by a certified school librarian. This is AASL’s vision: “Every school librarian is a leader; every learner has a school librarian” and is something that drives… Read More ›
AASL highly respects and values its relationship with the AASL Chapter organizations. In order to stay connected with the chapters, AASL is committed to its policy of leadership travel to the AASL Chapter organizations’ conferences. AASL Chapters are visited in… Read More ›
We want to start by saying that it is a wonderful honor to have been named Chapter of the Year for AASL. As a chapter, our goal is to empower our school librarian community. Our mission statement reads, “The Maryland… Read More ›
Written with the assistance of Donna Mignardi and April Wathen The Maryland Association of School Librarians (MASL) was beyond grateful and excited to be the recipient of the ABC CLIO Leadership Grant for our association through the generosity of ABC… Read More ›
Fall is one of my favorite seasons. The shorter days and cooler evenings have typically ushered in a comforting routine, and the new school year would be well under way. Yet today few things are as they were a year… Read More ›
The Tennessee Association of School Librarians (TASL) is honored to have been selected as AASL‘s Chapter of the Year for 2020. With so many hard-working chapters, we know the competition was tough. TASL would like to thank AASL and the… Read More ›
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 ›
As people who love books, both librarians and authors have found themselves in a similar dilemma during this time of quarantine. How do writers and readers connect when they can’t even leave their homes? While speaking on the phone with… Read More ›
The AASL chapters (formerly known as affiliates) communicate concerns to the AASL Board through a structured process. This helps AASL stay informed of local developments that affect school libraries and learners. The board reviews the concerns and takes action on… Read More ›