View all News and Press Releases
Shannon Bailey receives AASL Frances Henne Award
CHICAGO – Shannon Bailey, school librarian at Manchester High School in Midlothian, Virginia, is the recipient of the 2025 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Frances Henne Award. Sponsored by Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited, the $1,250 award...
“Cranford Dixie Giants” receives AASL Roald Dahl's Miss Honey Social Justice Award
CHICAGO – The “Cranford Dixie Giants” project from Cranford High School in Cranford, New Jersey, is the recipient of the 2025 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Roald Dahl's Miss Honey Social Justice Award. Sponsored by Penguin Random House...
AASL Opens Distinguished Service Award Nominations
CHICAGO — The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is pleased to announce the opening of nominations for the esteemed AASL Distinguished Service Award. This prestigious honor recognizes an individual within the library profession who has...
AASL Announces Jewish American Heritage Month (JAHM) Collection Development Grants
CHICAGO - Fifteen collection development grants are available to AASL members to create or expand their collection with content to provide context and content that explores Jewish experience, Jewish achievement, and Jewish identity as an antidote to...
Dawkins elected as 2026-2027 AASL President
CHICAGO - The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has announced the results of its 2025 election. Members elected April Dawkins, Assistant Professor for Information, Library, and Research Sciences in the School of Education, University of...
Jason Skiba receives AASL Distinguished School Administrator Award
CHICAGO – Jason Skiba, Principal at Allen Park High School, is the recipient of the 2025 American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Distinguished School Administrator Award. Sponsored by ProQuest, the $2,000 award recognizes and honors a school...
Travel Grants Available for First-Time AASL National Conference Attendees
CHICAGO — Thirty travel grants are available to school library professionals wishing to attend the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference for the first time. The $750 grants for first-time attendees of the conference are...
Danielle Schwessinger receives AASL Innovative Reading Grant
CHICAGO – Danielle Schwessinger, school library media specialist at Elmer Wolfe Elementary School in Union Bridge, Maryland, is the recipient of the 2025 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Innovative Reading Grant. Sponsored by Capstone...
AASL Announces Toor Scholarship Recipients
CHICAGO – Four school librarians from across the country have been awarded an American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Toor Scholarship for Strong Public-School Libraries. The Toor Family, in honor of their parents, Jay and Ruth Toor, established...
Sylvia Knight Norton announces retirement as AASL Executive Director
CHICAGO- Sylvia Knight Norton, executive director of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has announced her retirement effective April 11, 2025. Since 2013, Norton has overseen the...
Washington Library Association- School Library Division Awarded AASL ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant
CHICAGO – The Washington Library Association (WLA) - School Library Division is the recipient of the 2025 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant. Sponsored by ABC-CLIO, the $1,750 grant is given to an AASL Chapter for...
Melissa Jacobs receives the AASL Intellectual Freedom Award
CHICAGO – Melissa Jacobs, Director of Library Services, New York City Public Schools, New York, is the recipient of the 2025 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Intellectual Freedom Award. Established in 1982 and sponsored by ProQuest, the...
Massachusetts School Library Association receives AASL Chapter of the Year Award
CHICAGO – The Massachusetts School Library Association (MSLA) is the recipient of the 2025 American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Chapter of the Year Award. The $1,000 award recognizes the AASL Chapter most active and dynamic in achieving the...
AASL Opens Call for AASL Standards Committee Members
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is seeking an inspired and dedicated group of school library professionals to contribute to the AASL Standards Committee. The AASL Standards Committee advances professional practice by guiding...
AASL Opens Call For Knowledge Quest Editorial Board Members and Bloggers
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is calling for passionate and engaged school library professionals to contribute to Knowledge Quest (KQ), the association’s professional journal. AASL seeks members to serve on the KQ...
