Library Ties

Fourth Quarter Report This is my 4th and final update of my activities as AASL President. My term officially ended on June 30, 2012. It has been my honor and pleasure to serve as your President! This last update covers May and June. Events/Projects: My last Presidential visit was to New York. I visited the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Last week I had the pleasure of having dinner with 5 library colleagues and friends. I marvel at all they do. They have some of the best school library programs in the state of Indiana. The conversation swings from talking about both our success and challenges in our schools as well as keeping up with […]

Seems like ages ago (ok, looking at old emails guess it was Sept. 18th) that I told the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) nomination committee that I would run for AASL President. It didn’t ponder their request long. I made sure it was ok with my principal and Superintendent, but I emailed back the […]

Last week I had a wonderful day with some colleagues from Michigan. These fabulous elementary school librarians drove all the way down to see our program. It was an honor for them to think it was worth the time and money, but it was just as much a benefit to me as I hope it […]

One question I sometimes get is “How do you do all that you do?” I never know how to answer. Deadlines loom and stress grows for me just like everyone else. Occasionally I have moments of “what was I thinking” popping into my head. I also have responsibilities for family and interests beyond the school […]