AASL 2009 Elections
Ann Dutton Ewbank
Division Councilor
Degrees and Certifications
Arizona State University, Ph.D. Curriculum and Instruction (Literacy), 2005; University of Arizona, MLS, 2001; Northern Arizona University, BS.Ed. Social Studies Secondary Education, 1996.
Current Position
Education Liaison Librarian, Arizona State University, 2006-present.
Previous Positions
Language Arts Teacher, Cholla Middle School, 2005-06; Teacher-librarian, Cholla Middle School, 2000-05; Library Assistant (Part time), Phoenix Public Library, 2000-02; Social Studies Teacher, Catalina Ventura School, 1999-2000; Social Studies Teacher, Yuma High School, 1997-99.
ALA Activities
ALA: Member, President's Task Force on Library Advocacy, 2008-Present; ALA: Councilor-at-Large, Council, 2006-Present; AASL: Chair, Task Force on No Child Left Behind, 2008-08; AASL: Member, Task Force on No Child Left Behind, 2007-08; AASL/ACRL: Member, Interdivisional Committee on Information Literacy, 2007-08; AASL: Chair, Task Force on Instructional Classification, 2006-07; AASL: Arizona Delegate, Affiliate Assembly, 2004-05.
Offices Held in State & Regional Library and Other Associations
Arizona Historical Advisory Commission: Commissioner, 2007-Present; Arizona Library Association: President, 2006-07; Arizona Library Association: Chair, Teacher-Librarian Division, 2004-05; American Educational Research Association: Secretary/Treasurer, Teacher as Researcher SIG, 2004-05.
Publications
Co-Authored with Judi Moreillon, "Is there a teacher-librarian worldview? This we believe… ," Knowledge Quest (AASL), September 2007; Co-Edited with Judi Moreillon, "Themed Issue: Advocacy: A Test of Character? ," Knowledge Quest (AASL), September 2007; "Elimination of Teacher-Librarians in Mesa, Arizona: A Reason for Advocacy," Teacher-Librarian (Scarecrow Press), December 2008.
Honors, Awards, Prizes, Medals, Citations
Arizona Library Association Intellectual Freedom Award, 2006; AASL Intellectual Freedom Award, 2005; Arizona Library Association School Librarian of the Year, 2003; Washington School District Lamp of Learning Award, 2002.
Statement
I am a proactive consensus builder who will serve as the voice of school library media specialists within the policymaking body of the American Library Association. I pledge to listen to and work with AASL members and leaders to forge a strong school library policy presence in ALA. I have identified the following five issues of major importance to our profession: advocacy, school library funding, intellectual freedom, certification, and preparation of future school library media specialists. By focusing on these issues, we can move our profession forward together. As one of the largest divisions in the ALA, the hot issues driving AASL are of great importance to both the association and librarianship as a profession. I would be pleased to serve as your next AASL Division Councilor.
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