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 […]
Entries from January 2012
White House Petition - Update
January 25th, 2012 1 Comment
Tags: AASL · ALA · American Association of School Librarians · American Library Association · Carl Harvey · Molly Raphael · School Libraries White House Petition
Power of the Petition - School Library WH Petition Update!
January 16th, 2012 1 Comment
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, […]
Tags: AASL · school libraries · White House Petitions
Petition - Update
January 8th, 2012 9 Comments
It has been a little under 4 days since the White House Petition for school libraries was posted. As of 8:50pm, we crossed the 2,000 signature threshold. This is a great start, but obviously we have a long way to go in the next 26 days to reach 25,000. Please continue all the great work […]
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White House Petition in Support of School Libraries - Its Posted!
January 5th, 2012 65 Comments
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 […]
Tags: AASL President 2011-2012 · school librarians · school libraries · school library programs · White House petition
AASL President Update #2
January 3rd, 2012 Comments Off on AASL President Update #2
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 […]
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A Visit to Tuscon, AZ
January 1st, 2012 Comments Off on A Visit to Tuscon, AZ
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 […]
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