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School Library Media Month 2009

"Worlds Connect @ your library"

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James Patterson external
School Library Media Month 2009 spokesperson

"To school library media specialists everywhere: thank you for your dedication to picking the right books for the right kids. Your expertise is critical – you are the front line. Your passion is my passion and I salute the work you do to get more and more kids loving books and reading."

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Maximum Read external

James Patterson’s Maximum Ride Series external

Win Max Books 1-4 for Your School external

James Patterson’s Books on Teachingbooks.Net external

Public Service Announcements (PSAs) by James Patterson

Tips on how to get your local radion station to play these PSAs.

MP3 Quality:

Idea: make the public service announcement a part of your school's broadcast system every day in April!

Worlds Connect @ your library: Activities and Resources

Connect the students and teachers at your school to a world of resources to celebrate School Library Media Month! A world of virtual connections including literature, professional organizations, technology, and community toolkits await you.

Connect to RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALISTS 

Worlds Connect @ your library: Advocacy

Invite legislators to your school library during School Library Media Month.

Worlds Connect @ your library: Professional Development

Learning4Life webinars available during School Library Media Month
On Wednesdays during School Library Media Month, AASL will offer webinars on the four strands of the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner - skills, responsibilities, dispositions, and self-assessment strategies. The objective of these webinars is to help school library media specialists implement and integrate the standards into their school's programs.

School Library Media Month Committee

mail iconMelissa Johnston, Chair
Sue Kowalski
Kelly Kroese
Pamela Smith
Lori Umstead
Charmaine V. Walker
Nancy Dickinson, Board Liaison
mail iconMelissa Jacobsen, Staff Liaison
Andrea Parker, Staff Liaison

Other Resources:

ALA Public Information Office/Campaign for America's Libraries Materials:

Resource Guides

Essential Links

AASL's wiki offers resources for school library media specialists.

AASL Toolkits

AASL Toolkits
The key to successful advocacy for your school library media program.

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