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Broadening Cultural Literacy with LGBTQ Content for YA | AASL 2013
Of the numerous concurrent sessions at the American Association of School Librarians‘s (AASL) National Conference this past weekend focusing on strategies for creating culturally diverse collections...
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School Librarians Explore Their Role as Education Leaders | AASL 2013
Several thousand school library professionals from around the country converged in Hartford, CT, November 14–17 for the 16th National Conference of the American Association of School Librarians...
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How to Create a “Culture of Reading” | AASL 2013
What makes a culture of reading? How do you get tweens and teens to be interested (and stay interested) in reading? These were two of the questions that Toni Vahlsing, director of libraries at Abington...
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From Definition to Implementation, Librarians Embrace Common Core | AASL 2013
As expected, finding new and innovative ways to implement the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) was one of the hottest programming themes during last month’s annual American Association of School...
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Intellectual Freedom 101: Strategies for School Libraries | AASL 2013
Among the dozens of concurrent learning sessions at the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference last month, a popular theme was that of intellectual freedom in the...
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AASL, Head Start Praise Federal Budget’s Focus on Early Learning
The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and the National Head Start Association (NHSA) are praising the inclusion of significant monies for early childhood education in the $1.012 trillion...
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AASL Board Shakes Up Its Bylaws with Amendments Vote
The AASL has a Bylaws vote starting March 19. At the 2014 American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting this past January, the Board of Directors of the American Association of School Librarians...
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DC Public Schools Looking to Hire 30 Media Specialists
A bake sale in support of DCPS libraries. CHPSPO photo by Sandra Moscoso-Mills. In early April 2014, American Association of School Librarians (AASL) president Gail Dickinson says she received the news...
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Beyond Words Grant Winners Announced
Two libraries devastated by fire can now begin the process of rebuilding their schools and communities thanks to the commitment of Dollar General and the AASL Beyond Words Catastrophic Grant awards....
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AASL Approves New Mission Statement of Empowerment
At the 2014 ALA Annual Conference in Las Vegas, the AASL Board of Directors unanimously voted to approve a new mission statement: The American Association of School Librarians empowers leaders to...
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What You Should Know About Banned Websites Awareness Day, September 24
As part of the American Library Association’s (ALA) Banned Books Week campaign to raise awareness about the impact of censorship on intellectual freedom, the American Association of School Librarians...
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To the Table with ESSA | Editorial
Urgency, with a dash of intensity. That was the dominant tone of a recent call with John Chrastka, executive director of EveryLibrary, the national PAC for libraries. We were talking about the...
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ALA 2017: Find the SLJ Team at These Sessions
The American Library Association’s Annual Conference in Chicago is coming up fast on Thursday, June 22 through Tuesday, June 27. Like kids in a candy store, conference attendees are making tough...
View ArticleSTEM & the Standards: Librarians and the NGSS
Librarians are getting involved in NGSS implementation at schools with maker space projects or other activities that incorporate NGSS principles.
View ArticleISTE, AASL Awards Applications; Grants & Mentorship Opportunities | News Bites
Deadlines are fast approaching to apply for grants, awards, and more.
View ArticleGovernor Signs Law that Allows Florida School Librarians to be Armed
Scott signed Florida Senate bill 7026 into law despite opposition from the ALA and AASL and other organizations.
View ArticleFighting Cuts: How to Keep Librarians in Schools
From before eliminating positions is proposed to getting those jobs back when they’re gone, Elissa Malespina gives you a plan of attack.
View ArticleFree Databases for California Schools in 2018–19, AASL Social Media...
Information database subscriptions can be prohibitively expensive for school districts, but next year in California, every school will have access for free.
View ArticleAASL 2018 Social Media Superstars Announced
The AASL chooses the profession's best at sharing their message and ideas via social media.
View ArticleSummer Reading Lists; New Graphic Novel Imprint and More | News Bites
There's a lot happening in this installment of New Bites, including grant opportunities, awards, a new imprint, an ALA summit, and more.
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