Library Ties

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 I was gone!

I got a chance for the first time to hear Stephen Abrams. He was actually at the Indiana Library Federation conference a few weeks prior, but I had conflicts for each of his session. So, it was fun to actual hear some of his thoughts on the future of libraries. Its a very hot topic not only in the public library realm, but also school libraries. How do we need to adapt and change to be effective and relevant today (and in the future!)?

Arizona has a student book choice award called the Grand Canyon Award, so it was an honor to attend their luncheon. I also had the opportunity to speak at the Teacher-Librarian division’s business meeting. Jean Kilker and Kerrlita Westrick, co-chairs of the division, were wonderful hosts and it was great to share with them some of the many projects AASL is working on.

This was my last stop for 2011. I have loved all my visits this fall to the various state conferences, and am looking forward to the few I visit in the spring. But, it has been great to be home for a while and play catch-up on things around the house and at school.

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