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Advocacy for school library media programs and school library media specialists.

 Advocacy Definitions ^NEW!
Developed by the AASL Advocacy Special Committee.

AASL Advocacy Toolkit
A collection of ready-to-use tools to conduct an advocacy campaign--large or small--for school library media programs.

 School Library Funding
Funding issues and resources for school library media programs.

Instructional Classification Toolkit
Ready-to-use tools to advocate for the role of school library media specialists as teachers.

School Library Media Month
Many school library media programs celebrate the month of April as School Library Media Month in conjunction with, and sharing the same theme as, National Library Week.

Other Library Promotional Events:

• National Library Week (ALA)
  Celebrated annually in April
• El día de los niños/El día de los libros (ALSC)
  Celebrated annually on April 30
• Teen Read Week (YALSA)
  Celebrated the third full week of October 
• International School Library Day (IASL)
  Celebrated the fourth Monday of October

Legislative Day 2007
Come and participate in National Library Legislative Day 2007. Join hundreds of library supporters from across the country in Washington D.C. on May 1 & 2 and talk to Members of Congress about the needs and accoplishments of school libraries in your community.

@ your library School Library Campaign
Developed in collaboration with AASL, the school library component of the American Library Association's @ your library® campaign seeks to increase public awareness of the significant contributions made by school library media specialists through school library media programs to further the academic achievement and lifelong learning of students; strengthen a belief in the value of school library media programs and school library media specialists; and position school librarianship as a desirable career opportunity.

ALA Resolution: School Libraries and Librarians are Critical to Educational Success (adopted June 22, 2003)
As stated in the resolution, the ALA President and Executive Director have sent a letter "to convey to Governors, State Boards of Education, National Association of School Administrators, Chief State School Officers, National Association of Independent Schools, National Council of PTA, National Educational Association, American Federation of Teachers, and National Association of School Boards of Education the urgent need to support and maintain school library programs and certified school librarians and encourage them to pass this concern along to their state affiliates."

AASL Resource Guides:

• Public Relations
• Student Achievement

"'All Politics is Local" Legislative Advocacy on the Home Front"
Visit the AASL Conference Archive to download handouts from this program at the ALA 2003 Annual Conference in Toronto.