Books Matter

Kathy Lester, AASL President 2022-2023

2023-02-07 09:00 AM

On February 1, I attended the webinar hosted by AASL Partner organization, ADL Education, titled "Books Matter: Using Children's Literature to Invite Conversations about Identity, Bias and Social Justice." Attending this webinar, emphasized to me that during this time, when... Read More ›

Picture Books and Primary Sources: A Song for the Unsung: Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the 1963 March on Washington by Carole Boston Weatherford, Rob Sanders, and Byron McCray

Tom Bober

2023-01-31 09:00 AM

After writing dozens of these posts and working on dozens of other picture book and primary source pairings, there are few that truly shift my thinking about how I should be teaching a topic in my school library. But that... Read More ›

A Few Coping Strategies for Challenging Times

AASL/ALSC/YALSA Joint Committee on School Library/Public Library Cooperation

2023-01-30 09:00 AM

A Few Coping Strategies for Challenging Times We read about this more and more every day: a parent or group has challenged library materials. As members of the AASL/ALSC/YALSA Interdivisional Committee on School and Public Library Cooperation, we offer here... Read More ›

Recognize Student Voice And Build Student Self-Confidence

Steve Tetreault

2023-01-27 09:00 AM

A Frightening Conclusion A long time ago, a parent gave me a copy of the quote above. His daughter was having some difficulties in my class. It was a simple but effective reminder that as an educator, my job is... Read More ›

The Way Forward with Include

Julie Stivers

2023-01-26 09:00 AM

The Way Forward with Include BY JULIE STIVERS The Shared Foundation Include is at the heart of an effective school library practice, not as a buzzword or feel-good mantra, but as the muscle that should power everything we do. Include... Read More ›