Library Ties

Last week was truly an exciting experience.  The petition for school libraries that I posted on the White House “We the People” site reached 25,000 signatures.  As of this moment, it is nearing 27,000.   I, along with many others, I could tell from Facebook and Twitter, were clicking the refresh button often as the ticker [...]

Before the holidays, I shared with you that I thought it was worth taking another stab at trying to get the 25,000 signatures on a White House Petition about school libraries.  I am excited to say that I posted the petition today!  Thank you to the many librarians and friends who offered support and offered [...]

From time to time, I’d like to share with you what AASL has been working on from my perspective as AASL President.  Here are just some of the highlights between October 1st and December 31st.  From our amazing member leaders to our AASL staff, it is amazing to see all that has been happening in [...]

From time to time, I’d like to share with you what AASL has been working on from my perspective as AASL President.  Here are just some of the highlights since July 1st!  From our amazing member leaders to our AASL staff, it is amazing to see all that has been happening in a short time. [...]

If the start of school this last week wasn’t exciting enough, I also had the chance this weekend to travel to Henderson, NV (just outside of Las Vegas) for the Nevada Library Association Conference.  The Nevada School and Children Librarians’ Section of the NLA is an affiliate of American Association of School Librarians (AASL).  My [...]