Library Ties

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 [...]

Are you ready?  As we prepare for the 2011 National Conference in Minneapolis, we’ve started the online book discussion of the Nicholas Carr’s  The Shallows: What the Internet is Doing to Our Brains.  This book will be our One Book, One Conference title!  So, no time like the present to start reading and thinking! Starting [...]

I am a little late (should have done this last week!), but I did want to write a little bit about the ALA Annual conference in New Orleans.  It was hot down there…the temperature most days was in the mid-90′s and it just would start raining at almost anytime.  I kept busy with AASL Board [...]

In the March/April 2011 issue of Knowledge Quest, the theme focused on Reversing Readicide.  In the magazine, I had the priviledge to interview Malbert B. Smith III, President of MetaMetrics and co-founder of the Lexile Framework for Reading.  The interview was an opportunity to understand a little more about the Framework and talk about the [...]

Last week I traveled to Chicago to attend the CEO Symposium.  Organized by ASAE – The Center for Association Leadership, this two day workshop focuses on associations along with the roles of the CEO (Chief Elected Officer) and CSO (Chief Staff Officer).  This intense training was created by Tecker Consultants, LLC — Glenn Tecker along [...]

April is always such a great month!  There is spring break, of course, which is always good to have a little time to relax and rest up as we gear up for the end of the year!  Then there is the weather which begins to turn from the cold (at least here in Indiana)  towards [...]

Jan McGee, Elizabeth Dumas (LASL President) and Carl Harvey.       Last week I had the pleasure to head down to Louisiana and spend a few days at the Louisiana Library Association.  The Louisiana Association of School Librarians is the state affiliate to American Association of School Librarians (AASL).  LASL is a division of [...]

One of the major “to do” items on my list as President-Elect of the American Association of School Librarians is to appoint all the committees, task forces, and editorial boards.  Below is a message I am sending out via various AASL Communication channels.  If you are a member of AASL, consider volunteering!!! ——————— AASL Members [...]