| | | AASL empowers leaders to transform teaching and learning. | | | | | AASL Announces Candidates for 2025 Election Maria Cahill and April Dawkins will seek the 2026-2027 AASL presidential term during the 2025 ALA election. The full slate of AASL candidates for the AASL Board of Directors and for the three AASL Sections (ESLS, ISS, and SPVS) can be found at www.ala.org/aasl/about/elections. Voting for the 2025 ALA elections will open on Monday, March 10, 2025 and close on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. | | Just Published! Manga Goes to School: Cultivating Engagement and Inclusion in K–12 Settings School librarians are willing and excited to harness manga's overwhelming popularity, and the benefits are real: with manga, you'll strengthen not only the circulation statistics in your school library but also engagement and inclusion. Published by AASL and ALA Editions, "Manga Goes to School: Cultivating Engagement and Inclusion in K–12 Settings" will walk educators through making it happen. | New Research Examines Self-Censorship in School Library Collection Development In the recently published "To Add or Not to Add: An Examination of Self‐Censoring Behaviors among School Librarians," Jennifer Moore and Alissa Tudor present a study examining collection development and self-censorship amongst school librarians. The researchers collected data via surveys, and examined which controversial or frequently challenged topics school librarians chose not to collect. This research found that amongst controversial topics, there were high amounts of self-censorship around books that dealt with sexual content, abortion, and self-harm. Applications Open for 2025 AASL Awards
Applications are open for AASL's 2025 awards and grants. AASL members are encouraged to nominate a colleague or themselves to be lauded for their outstanding talent and dedication to the profession as part of this prestigious awards program. AASL awards and grants recognize excellence and showcase best practices in the school library field in categories that include collaboration, leadership, and innovation. For a complete list of AASL's Awards & Grants with criteria, application, and deadline for each award/grant, visit www.ala.org/aasl/awards. Volunteer for an AASL Committee or Work Group
Engage with your national association! Sharing your passion for school librarianship not only benefits the profession, but benefits you as well! Appointments for the 2025-2026 AASL governance year starts in the spring! Share your interests today - your colleagues value the unique perspective you bring. | | | | Registration Opens for 2025 AASL National Conference Registration is now open for the 2025 AASL National Conference. The conference, taking place Oct. 16-18, 2025, in St. Louis, Missouri, convenes school library professionals for in-person learning and networking opportunities. Register and use promo code AASL100 before January 31 and save $100 on full conference registration! | Submit Your Proposals for the AASL 2025 National Conference! AASL is excited to announce that the proposal submission site for the 2025 National Conference is open! This is a fantastic opportunity for school librarians to share their insights, innovative practices, and research with peers from across the country. We encourage you to take this opportunity to submit your proposals and contribute to the growth of the school librarian community. Your insights and experiences can make a significant impact on the profession. | | AASL Chapter News & Events | | | School-wide Creativity: Celebrate with Your Entire Learning Community Are you getting excited about all the creative ways you're going to celebrate Crayola Creativity Week starting January 27th, 2025? Want to make the celebration even bigger and better? Select 'Our School' when signing up for the free Crayola Creativity Week program-1,000 schools will receive a Crayola Colors of the World Classpack just for signing up! Planning is even easier with two new guides = the School Wide Celebration Guide and the Family Engagement Guide! Children's Book Council Releases 2025 Best STEM Books List This list-selected by volunteer educators-provides recommendations about the best trade books with science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) content available for students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Best STEM Books is a joint project of the American Society for Engineering Education, the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association, the National Science Teachers Association, the Society of Elementary Presidential Awardees, and the Children's Book Council since 2017. Make Better Decisions by Participating in Speak Up Participating in Speak Up has never been easier with Project Tomorrow's extensive array of resources. Each year, the Speak Up Research Project asks K-12 students, parents and educators about the role of technology for learning in and out of school. What issues are you facing? Worried about student engagement? Not sure what your teachers need in PD? Participating in Speak Up now can help you make better decisions. | | | | | | | | | Administrators on Innovation | | | | | | | | Copyright © 2025 AASL, All rights reserved. AASL, 225 N. Michigan Ave, Suite 1300, Chicago, IL 60601 ALA Privacy Policy | | | | | | | |