Library Ties

Seems like ages ago (ok, looking at old emails guess it was Sept. 18th) that I told the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) nomination committee that I would run for AASL President. It didn’t ponder their request long. I made sure it was ok with my principal and Superintendent, but I emailed [...]

Last week I had a wonderful day with some colleagues from Michigan.  These fabulous elementary school librarians drove all the way down to see our program.  It was an honor for them to think it was worth the time and money, but it was just as much a benefit to me as I hope it [...]

While at ALA Midwinter, I had the opportunity to speak to the AASL membership about why I was running for President.  Earlier this year, I posted the text of my speech, but now the video has been posted online.  Below I’ve embedded the clip of my speech.  I hope it helps you learn a little [...]

Every year they hold an annual forum at ALA Midwinter where the AASL candidates can give a speech.   So, today I gave a speech about why I’m running for President of AASL.  The text of the speech is below (give or take a few words as I know I improvised a bit).  I believe they [...]

Given a few days off and my sleep pattern somewhat tends to change.  So here it is way past my normal bedtime and I’m still wide awake.  Rather than waste the time away, I’m going to finally get a new posting up on this blog.  I keep thinking I’ll get into a rhythm and flow [...]

Just this week in my mailbox arrived my copy of Empowering Learnings: Guidelies for School Library Media Programs.  The much anticipated work is a companion piece to the AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner and the Standards for the 21st Century Learner in Action.  While the previous documents focus on what our students should [...]

It has been a while since I’ve had time to sit and write any posts for the blog.  Life, school, outside projects, and my commitments as ILF President have all seemed to be pulling me in different directions.  So, maybe today I’ll quit worrying about feeling like I’m behind and start looking forward a bit!
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While my final day in Anaheim was on Tuesday, it has taken me a few days of adjustment back home to get time to write.  On the last day at ALA, we began early with a connection with NECC in San Diego.  It was a great opportunity to connect with our library media colleagues at [...]

Today, I spent more time in the exhibit hall and attended the AASL Awards Luncheon. I had the pleasure of serving on the National School Library Media Program of the Year Award (SLMPY) committee this year, so it was so exciting to see the winning schools receive their award. Simsbury High School in [...]

DAY 2
Yesterday I kicked off the day with a run through the exhibit hall. We ran through about 1/3rd of the hall hitting various vendors and catching up with friends and colleagues.
From there I headed to the AASL President’s Program. The program was kicked off by awarding the Spokane Mom’s the Crystal Apple [...]