AASL Standards for the 21st-Century Learner

Standards for the 21st-Century Learner offer vision for teaching and learning to both guide and beckon our profession as education leaders. They will both shape the library program and serve as a tool for school librarians to use to shape the learning of students in the school.

Rights and permission on the use of the learning standards

Downloading & Ordering

You can download the Learning Standards as an eight-page full-color pamphlet:

• High resolution 4MB
• Low resolution 1.8MB (very readable in grayscale)

You can also purchase the learning standards in packets of 12 from the ALA Online Store. Prices are $13.50 for members; $14.95 for non-members.

*This publication complements the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner in Action and Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Programs.