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RE: Has your state seen things like this?

Posted By Katherine Lester Jan 16, 2024 06:42 AM
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Hi Mandy, We have not had legislation like this in Michigan - but, I'm wondering if you have reached out to the Office of Intellectual Freedom and/or the Chapters Relations Office. They would be able to support you with knowing what other states have faced legislation similar to this and some ...

RE: Right to Read Rally- AASL23

Posted By Katherine Lester Oct 05, 2023 08:20 AM
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Dear Chapter Forum Members --Please pass on Jennifer's information and the invite to the Right to Read Rally, Friday, October 20th at 5:30pm in the Convention Center to everyone in your Chapter! The Right to Read Rally is going to be a great time to show support for each other and especially for our ...

Share: Resources from AASL June Town Hall

Posted By Katherine Lester Aug 04, 2023 06:59 AM
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I've had a few individuals ask me for the resources shared during the June Town Hall: "Share and Connect: State Level Advocacy." You can find the resources here (this includes a link to the recording). --Kathy ------------------------------ Kathy Lester, MLIS, MA AASL Immediate Past ...

RE: [Update] Right to Read Act 🏫: More Co-Sponsors Needed

Posted By Katherine Lester Jul 27, 2023 05:45 AM
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Here is the direct link to contact your members of Congress: Tell Your Members: Co-Sponsor the Right to Read Act! (The red buttons were not clickable in my version of the email -- maybe you were experiencing the same problem.) In any case, it is very important to reach out to your members ...

REMINDER: Tomorrow Evening - AASL Town Hall | Share and Connect: State Level Advocacy

Posted By Katherine Lester Jun 13, 2023 05:22 PM
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REMINDER: AASL Town Hall - Tomorrow Evening - June 14, 2023, 6pm central, 7pm eastern. Join AASL President Kathy Lester, AASL Chapter Assembly Chair Barbara Johnson, and state-level advocates Tricina Strong-Beebe (NJ) and Eryn Duffee (WA) to discuss the importance of advocating at the state level ...

Potential Support from Teacher Unions? - New NEA Resolution

Posted By Katherine Lester Aug 04, 2022 06:44 AM
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In my KQ Blog post Supporting Each Other, I suggested using this Chapters Forum for state leaders to share ideas around tackling educational policy issues and advocating in their states...and to support each other. I thought that I would kick off this conversation by providing some information about ...

Request from SLIDE Project to Help Recruit Interviewees

Posted By Katherine Lester Jul 13, 2022 09:14 AM
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Get Involved!

Posted By Katherine Lester Mar 17, 2022 10:22 AM
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Dear AASL Members, I am inviting all AASL Members to "Get Involved" in AASL! As AASL President-Elect, I will soon be appointing AASL members to the various committees, task forces, and other volunteer positions in AASL. I am so impressed as I see school librarians across the nation transform learning ...

Share: Five Reasons to Join Professional Associations

Posted By Katherine Lester Jun 24, 2021 06:39 AM
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At last evening's Chapter Assembly, there was some discussion about increasing membership. Yesterday, I presented at a Project RUSL kick-off/orientation -- to welcome a group of teachers from two Michigan urban school districts who are beginning a program at Wayne State University to add Library Media ...

SHARE: ALA Resource for School Libraries - American Rescue Plan - State Guide

Posted By Katherine Lester Apr 16, 2021 07:25 PM
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Earlier this month the ALA Public Policy and Advocacy office published the American Rescue Plan - State Funding Guide. The American Rescue Plan includes a large amount of funding for K-12 Education. Decisions on how these dollars will be spent will be made at state and local levels. The State Funding ...

ALA Ecosystem One Voice Site and Upcoming Ecosystem Webinar

Posted By Katherine Lester Oct 13, 2020 04:44 PM
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The site ONE VOICE: Building a Strong Library Ecosystem is now live at: http://www.ala.org/advocacy/state-ecosystem-initiative This site includes the ONE VOICE Toolkit and Ecosystem Continuum which was created by the ALA Ecosystem Task Force which was lead by Dorcas Hand. (Other members of the Task ...

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