Library Ties

I’m going to be spending part of my weekend working through the copy editors notes on my new book.  It is slated to come out in the fall from Libraries Unlimited/ABC-Clio.  Here is the cover which I just got.  It makes me realize the process is really nearing the end.

I had the joy recently of spending a few days in Binghamton, NY for the NYLA School Library Section conference.  This was my last official visit to a state conference as AASL President (I still will visit 2 or 3 states next year as Past-President). I shared a session on School Librarians as Leadership which [...]

Where does the time go?  I had this ready to post at the end of March and then the response to the White House petition arrived, it turned to April, and I’m just now getting back to it.  Anyway, the update below covers until the end of April.  One last update will be out at [...]

We’ve been waiting patiently (ok, maybe not so patiently) for almost two months now since we crossed the threshold of 25,000 signatures to the White House petition I posted.  When I say we, I mean the countless librarians of all kinds of libraries, parents, students, and community members that took the time to sign the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

After missing the 2009 ILF conference because I was sick, I was glad for the chance to catch-up with my Indiana friends this year.  The 2010 Indiana Library Federation conference was full of good times and great opportunities for learning.  The Association for Indiana Media Educators (AIME) had some big changes with this year’s conference.  [...]

I’ve had the privilege to be a part of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) Library Media Committee.  The standards we’ve been working on are now out for public comment.  See press release below.  We’re anxious for feedback and comments from our colleagues as that will only help make the document even stronger. [...]