As promised, the new-and-improved AASLBlog is up and running. Check us out at http://aasl.ala.org/aaslblog or http://aaslblog.org

As promised, the new-and-improved AASLBlog is up and running. Check us out at http://aasl.ala.org/aaslblog or http://aaslblog.org

The AASLBlog is migrating to a new platform: new look, new
capabilities and new content (don't worry, we're keeping the old
content, too). In order to do this, we need to close this site on
Tuesday (February 26).

Look for new content and new conversations starting Monday, March 3.

See you then!

Ellen Rubin from Wallkill High School Library posted a link to a Scholastic Administrator article in which I was quoted

FYI everyone!

There's a terrific article in the February issue on "Meet the New Librarians," complete with an interview with AASL President Sara Kelly Johns!
Here's the url to read the article online: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3748779

I appreciate Ellen's bringing it to our attention. I hadn't seen it yet and was:
1. Pleased with ISTE's Executive Director Don Knezek affirming the new perception of school librarians as savvy and smart. His wife Jana is a terrific librarian and he "gets" what school librarians do these days.
2. Intrigued by South Carolina's ADEPT standards and want to know more.
3. See it as a reason to have a conversation about your school library program with your administrator..."Do you get this magazine? Did you see this article?"
4. Realized I own four black pants suits.

After the link was posted on AASLForum, this response came from Deborah Hensley, an elementary librarian in the District of Columbia:

Thank you for sending this, Sara. I actually sent a link to it to my school system's Chancellor (DC public schools). I think it speaks directly to the issues that face us, and how we need to be viewed very differently from in the past.

Libraries are in a sorry state in DC, and LMSs are almost invisible to the school system's leadership, but I am trying in my persistent way to advocate for those of us library media specialists who are left. Thanks for providing this excuse to reach out again!

Deborah

Good for Deborah...and all of you who contact your principal or superintendent! When we are doing our jobs well, our jobs look "easy" and we are pretty invisible. This will help raise our visibility quotient a bit.