AASL Opens Call for 2023-2025 AASL Standards Committee Members

CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is seeking school librarians to serve on the AASL Standards Committee with the charge of reviewing and evaluating the supporting content and material of the National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries. Visit www.ala.org/aasl/about/standardscommittee to apply.

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is seeking school librarians to serve on the AASL Standards Committee to review and evaluate the National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries to reflect the current education environment and to update, write, and revise chapter content, appendices, and supporting materials as needed.  

“The AASL National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries book is a touchstone that connects to all that we do,” said AASL president-elect, Courtney Pentland. “The AASL Standards provide a foundation for our work as school librarians, as an association, and with the communities we serve.”

The periodic review and evaluation of content and materials that support school librarians implementing national standards is an important activity of the association. AASL released the National School Library Standards at the 2017 AASL National Conference. At the time, content surrounding the AASL Standards frameworks was crafted to help school library professionals and stakeholders adapt to and integrate the standards with their learning communities.

Pentland notes, “This is the perfect time to reflect on the original standards book published in 2017. While maintaining the foundational frameworks, we can offer new perspectives that continue to support the school library profession but also reflect our changing world. I am excited for the possibilities for additional advancement and adoption of the standards that the work of this new AASL Standards Committee will bring."

Visit www.ala.org/aasl/about/standardscommittee for a complete list of committee responsibilities, requirements for application, a timeline of the work, and compensation details.

Applications must be received by June 6, 2023. Applicants will be notified by June 30, 2023.

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