We All Need Somebody to Lean On

Steve Tetreault

2024-12-04 10:37 AM

What a Month My last Knowledge Quest post went up a few days before the election, and I had a cautious optimism as we came down to the final days of the race. And then my wife woke me up at 4am on Wednesday and broke the news.  Ever since, my emotions have been whipsawing [...]

School Library Events: Your December 2024 Inspiration

Mandy Peterson

2024-12-02 01:00 PM

December brings with it a sense of finality, an impending fresh start as January looms in the distance. In our Nebraska school library, faces press against the glass in search of the first flake of snow. Noses sniff at the outside air for a hint of the snow that some adore and others loathe. Our [...]

Level-Up Your Leadership: Present at AASL 2025

Lindsey Kimery

2024-11-21 02:53 PM

If there is one thing I'm looking forward to in 2025, it's the AASL National Conference in St. Louis. If you're already making New Year's Resolutions, why not add- present at AASL? The call for proposals is open, and there are a variety of ways to share your expertise and ideas. Ready to level-up your [...]

Working Together for Stronger Communities

Kathryn Roots Lewis and Kathy Carroll

2024-11-14 10:55 AM

In these challenging times, strengthening relationships between school administrators and school librarians is both essential and mutually beneficial. Two leaders, an administrator and a school librarian, working collaboratively to achieve mutual goals within the learning community elevates teaching and learning for all learners.  The Transforming Leadership Together: An Interactive Summit, at the 2023 AASL National [...]

Knowledge Quest and the Children's Book Council: Collaboration, Education, Innovation

Brooke S. Pisarsky, Marketing Assistant and Shaina Birkhead, Associate Executive Director, Children's Book Council

2024-11-13 01:00 PM