The mission and goals of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association.
AASL Mission & Goals
Mission
The mission of the American Association of School Librarians is to advocate excellence, facilitate change, and develop leaders in the school library media field.
Goals
AASL works to ensure that all members of the school library media field collaborate to:
- provide leadership in the total education program
- participate as active partners in the teaching/learning process
- connect learners with ideas and information, and
- prepare students for life-long learning, informed decision-making, a love of reading, and the use of information technologies.