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    This weekly summary of AASL Knowledge Quest blogs offers school librarians the chance to catch up on the latest posts on the Knowledge Quest website.

     
    AASL Standards Committee
    2026-04-29 09:02 AM
    School librarians are master problem-solvers. We advocate for intellectual freedom when a book is questioned. We defend instructional time when schedules shift. We explain our value when budgets tighten. We build partnerships, even when we're the only certified librarian in the building. Yet many of the most complex advocacy moments happen in less-than-ideal situations: when [...]

    Amanda Galliton
    2026-04-28 09:37 AM
    "Know your worth" is one of those phrases that sounds simple but can feel complicated in practice. As school librarians, I think many of us actually do know our worth. We see it every day in our libraries. We see it in the student who finally finds a book they connect with, in the teacher [...]

    Amy Brownlee
    2026-04-21 03:53 PM
    [This article is part of a series. See also Part 1: My Experience, Part 1a: A Guide to SDCC for Librarians and Educators, and Part 2: Implementation and Impact.] My quest to learn how to leverage the power of pop culture to cultivate student engagement in the library was jumpstarted by attending San Diego Comic-Con in 2024 [...]

    Stephanie Charlefour & Ashley Cooksey
    2026-04-20 09:00 AM
    Ever feel like you're operating on a professional island? You're not alone. That's exactly why the AASL Publications Advisory Group is excited to launch a new community space where conversation takes center stage and school librarians can talk about what actually works in practice. The Page to Practice Book Club If you joined us at [...]

    Amanda Kordeliski, AASL President, 2025-2026
    2026-04-15 12:23 PM
    Happy School Library Month! It is hard to believe we are already in April for our school year, I feel like it was just October and we were all together in St. Louis and now we are looking forward to our Annual conference in Chicago in a few short months. The spring semester is always [...]

    Amy Brownlee
    2026-04-06 09:43 AM
    As we commemorate 250 years of America, this is an excellent opportunity to develop lessons that explore America's history, examine the country's difficulties and triumphs, and explore notable people, places, and events. School librarian Tom Bober has curated a set of picture book read-alouds and primary sources to recognize the country's 250th birthday. Bober teaches [...]

    Steve Tetreault
    2026-03-30 11:54 AM
    What It Is FormMule is a Google Sheets add on created by New Visions for Public Schools CloudLab. (I wrote about their AutoCrat add on before – it's really handy!)  FormMule was designed to take input from a Google Form (that has been pushed into a Google Sheet), use each respondent's input to fill in [...]

     

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