AASL Professional Tools
Useful resources and information for school library media professionals, supporters and advocates.
 AASLBlog
A dynamic tool for for providing information about programs, conferences, projects, resources, and activities of use to AASL members and others in the K-12 library media 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.
Electronic Discussion Lists
Electronic networking opportunities for AASL personal members.
Information Power
Guidelines and standards for school library media programs, and the AASL Information Power Action Research Project.
Learning Standards
In order recognize the changing role of school library media programs now and in the future, AASL has begun to develop new learning standards for school library media programs. The new Standards will be launched at the AASL National Conference in Reno in October 2007.
Position Statements
Publications & Journals
Including these published resources of special interest:
Resource Guides for School Library Media Program Development
Bibliographies of resources arranged alphabetically by frequently used topics in the professional literature.
School/Public Library Cooperative Activities
ALSC/AASL/YALSA Joint Task Force on School/Public Library Cooperative Activities looks at local and national models of school/public library cooperative activities.
Standards for the 21st-Century Learner in Action - 1st Draft
The AASL Learning Standards Indicators and Assessment Task Force presents for review and input the first draft of Standards for the 21st Century Learner in Action. This piece will be revised based on input from AASL members. A second draft, expected to be posted for comment in September 2008, will include Benchmarks and Action Examples for Standards 2, 3, and 4. All AASL members are encouraged to thoroughly examine and critique the contents of this document before June 6, 2008.
Toolkits
Collections of ready-to-use tools for advocacy, marketing, literacy and Internet use in libraries.
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