Library Ties

During Midwinter we did a major push to encourage folks to sign the petition for school libraries.  Below are some video interviews that ALA President Molly Raphael and I made to help explain the importance of the petition. I want to thank Molly as well as the Division Presidents who made sure to spread the [...]

The White House recently responded to two petitions with over 50,000 signatures each about the SOPA and PIPA legislation currently being considered by Congress.  The petition both were opposed to this legislation and the White House has now come out against the legislation, too. White House Response:  https://wwws.whitehouse.gov/petition-tool/response/combating-online-piracy-while-protecting-open-and-innovative-internet Huffington Post Article:  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/14/white-house-sopa-pipa_n_1206347.html After 12 days, [...]

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 [...]

I’m a little behind on my update for the blog, so I’m catching up today.  I made my last AASL Presidential visit at the end of November to Tuscon, Arizona and the Arizona Library Association conference.  November is always a nice time to escape Indiana and I missed our first little spit of snow while [...]

After a few days at home after AASL, it was time to take off again and I headed to Lansing, MI for the 38th Michigan Association of Media Educators’ conference.  Michigan is in the same AASL Region as Indiana, so going to their conference was so wonderful!  There were many folks who were President of [...]

  WOW!  I could probably sum up my feelings of AASL’s 15th National Conference and Exhibition conference with just one word.  But, as my English teachers in high school reminded me often, short and succinct were not always my strong suit.  I’ll have to say it was such an honor and a thrill to be [...]

I’m a little behind in sharing some of these adventures, so working on playing catch-up today.    I had the pleasure of visiting the Connecticut Association of School Librarians in Hartford, CT on Monday, October 24th.  They held a one day conference in collaboration with the Connecticut Educators Computer Association. This was a whirlwind visit, as [...]

On Monday of this week, I had the pleasure to be in the company of an amazing panel of school library supporters.  These amazing educators and parents came together in Washington, D.C. for the first ever AASL Congressional Briefing. The briefing, titled Education Reform and the SKILLS Act: The Impact of the Twenty-First Century School [...]

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. [...]

One of the best parts of being President of the American Association of School Librariansis getting to go and visit state conferences.  AASL sets up a rotation for the visits so that every state receives a visit every 5 years from either the President-Elect, President, or Past-President . It is a great way to keep [...]