Are you a school librarian who has developed an outstanding humanities program? Do you work with kindergarten through eighth-grade students? Then you are encouraged to apply for the Sara Jaffarian Award. What Is It? The Sara Jaffarian Award is a… Read More ›
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Your 2019 AASL Social Media Superstars!
AASL Social Media Superstars honors school library professionals who enrich the profession and its work on behalf of students by sharing information, expertise, ideas, encouragement, dialog and inspiration widely via a variety of social media channels. After reviewing all of… Read More ›
2019 AASL Social Media Superstar Finalists Announced!
The Social Media Superstars is a recognition program that highlights school library professionals who enrich the profession and its work on behalf of students by sharing in social media circles. Their shared information, expertise, ideas, encouragement, dialog, and inspiration through… Read More ›
Learner-Ready School Librarians for the Win!
In 2007, Norman Public Schools won AASL’s National School Library Media Program of the Year Award in the district category. While the name and description of the award have changed to reflect important new directions in school library practice and… Read More ›
OELMA Reflects on Affiliate of the Year Award Recognition
The Ohio Educational Library Media Association (OELMA) is pleased to have been named the inaugural recipient of the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Affiliate of the Year Award. We are truly thankful to AASL and the Affiliate of the… Read More ›
Collaborating with Teachers to Inspire Independent Learning
Since arriving at Scotts Ridge Middle School five years ago, I have had the pleasure of working with many of the passionate and talented teachers in our building. What was once a quiet library has become a bustling center of… Read More ›
OELMA’s Plans for Past-Presidents Planning Grant for National School Library Standards
The Ohio Educational Library Media Association (OELMA) was thrilled to have received the AASL Past-Presidents Planning Grant for National School Library Standards. We are truly thankful to AASL and to Roger and Susan D. Ballard for sponsoring the award in… Read More ›
Inspire Collection Development Grant–Collaboration in the Making
What do fashion and environmental science have in common? These are the subjects that current teachers at I.C. Norcom High School in Portsmouth, Virginia, want new books on: fashion (a subject that some might find trivial) and environmental science (a… Read More ›
Bringing Diverse Literature to Students through the Inspire Special Event Grant
Every school librarian longs to hear a reluctant reader request to check out a book or ask about a specific author. The impact of award-winning young adult author Jason Reynolds extended beyond the gymnasium filled with 550 students in grades… Read More ›
Reflections on Winning the AASL NSLPY Award
In this blog post, we reflect on our library program and what we learned through the application and reception of the AASL National School Library Program of the Year Award. Below, we ask and answer a few questions. Mimi Marquet:… Read More ›