Hope and Gratitude

Kathy Lester, AASL President 2022-2023

2023-07-03 10:00 AM

As I write this last blog post as President of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) during what has been a challenging year, I want to extend my gratitude to so many people including: AASL Staff AASL Board Members... Read More ›

Motivating Teens to Read with Free Comics

Karin Greenberg

2023-06-29 09:00 AM

Comics For All On the cover is a girl sitting in a haunted library. There are tentacles lifting her chair and skulls peeking out from in between the books. Titled The Cursed Library, and part of the Archie Horror series,... Read More ›

Supporting Our Learners' Right to Read

Kathy Lester, AASL President 2022-2023

2023-06-28 09:00 AM

Thank you to everyone who came to the AASL President's Program: Freedom to Read Ambassadors at ALA Annual. And a huge thank you to the amazing panelists: Kelly Yang, Dr. Sonja Cherry-Paul, Amanda Jones, and Becky Calzada who all spoke... Read More ›

Virtual programming ideas for summer programming

Jessica Fitzpatrick

2023-06-23 09:00 AM

Ah, summer-the season when school librarians take a well-earned break, but our enthusiasm for education and capturing young people's attention never wavers. Librarians cannot always allow learners access to the school library during the summer. Personally, I use the summer... Read More ›

AASL President's Program: Freedom to Read Ambassadors

Kathy Lester, AASL President 2022-2023

2023-06-23 09:00 AM

If you will be at ALA Annual, you will not want to miss the AASL President's Program: Freedom to Read Ambassadors. All of us are aware of the huge increase in book challenges, the onslaught of laws to limit school... Read More ›