Coughlan Publishing to host Networking Reception at the 2006 AASL Fall Forum

Contact: Kathy Agarwal


Communications Specialist


312-280-4381


kagarwal@ala.org

For Immediate Release


February 28, 2006

Coughlan Publishing to host Networking Reception at the 2006 AASL Fall Forum

CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is pleased to announce that Coughlan Publishing will sponsor the Networking Reception at the 2006 Fall Forum, “Assessing Student Learning in the School Library Media Center.”

The Fall Forum will be held at the Crowne Plaza at the Crossings in Warwick, Rhode Island on October 13–15, 2006, and will feature a panel of nationally recognized speakers on the subject of school library media professionals' role in student assessment.

The Networking Reception will be held on Saturday, October 14, 5 to 6 p.m. and will provide a social setting for attendees and speakers to meet informally and discuss the topics covered by the day's sessions.

Coughlan Publishing's imprints include Capstone Press, Compass Point Books, Picture Window Books, and Stone Arch Books.

For more information about the 2006 AASL Fall Forum and to register, see the AASL Web site at (
www.ala.org/aasl/fallforum). Online registration is now open. Registration prices are as follows: AASL Member, $199; ALA Member and $239; Non-Member, $289.

The American Association of School Librarians (
www.aasl.org), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), promotes the improvement and extension of library media services in elementary and secondary schools as a means of strengthening the total education program. Its mission is to advocate excellence, facilitate change and develop leaders in the school library media field.