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Filling My Cup with Book Joy

by Amy Brownlee | Jul 22, 2025 | Leadership & Advocacy

As teacher-librarians, we work hard to do it all: provide dynamic programming, protect...

A Few Coping Strategies for Challenging Times

by AASL/ALSC/YALSA Joint Committee on School Library/Public Library Cooperation | Jan 30, 2023 | From the Association

A Few Coping Strategies for Challenging Times We read about this more and more every day: a parent or group has challenged library materials. As members of the AASL/ALSC/YALSA Interdivisional Committee on School and Public...

Keep Calm and Carry On: Creating Quiet, Cozy Spaces in Active Libraries

by Lia Fisher Janosz | Jan 6, 2022 | Design & Create

“The world is quiet here.” ― Lemony Snicket Thankfully, school libraries in which librarians are constantly shushing their students are more or less a thing of the past. In fact, your humble author is definitely a...

Fighting the Good Fight: I See You, School Librarians!

by Rachel Grover | Nov 30, 2021 | Leadership & Advocacy

In case you haven’t noticed, school librarians are going through a lot right now in the United States. It seems like something new every day is under attack: our impact on student learning, our budget for providing print...