Library Ties

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]