Amazing Sites

VSLA: The Vermont School Library Association Website.


Celebrating our Retirees at Dynamic Landscapes!

  
  

You are needed!

MSLA 2013 Conference: Call for Presenters

This is your chance to share your knowledge and expertise!  The 2013 MSLA Conference is seeking presenters for the Sunday March 3 and Monday March 4 2013 Conference in Sturbridge MA.    Details Here


Turning Points in American History



Scott McLaughlin,  the co-director of Turning Points in American History will be presenting at Dynamic Landscapes.  Click the link below for more information about FREE workshops, study groups and more.


DOE Standard

School Library Staffing


and from our
 VT STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION: 
MANUAL OF RULES AND PRACTICES:
RULE 2000 - SCHOOL QUALITY STANDARDS

2120.8.2 Staff

(d) The services of a library-media specialist shall be available to students. Schools with over 300 students shall have at least one full-time library-media specialist and sufficient additional staff to carry out the program. Schools with fewer than 300 students shall employ a library-media specialist in at least an approximate proportion of the number of students in the school to 300.


External Links

American Association of School Libraries

New England School Library Association 

Vermont Department of Libraries 

VSLA Wiki 

Vita-Learn 

Delicious Link for VT Librarians   This great new resource was created by the UVM Designing Instruction course in the Library Media Course sequence.  Susan Hennessey's class created a resource collection of links to support our work in the library and in collaborations with teachers.  Please check out and contribute to this valuable resource! 


From the Dept of Libraries

From the Dept of Libraries

Is your school on here?  It the link correct and current?  Let Sheila at the Dept of Libraries know of any correction.


Vermont Libraries

Vermont Libraries

can take you anywhere!





The final Rockstar session with Linda McSweeney was held at Mt. Mansfield Union High School this past Saturday, 3/31.  People left feeling energized and excited about writing some lessons to submit to the AASL database.  Great food and music, too!


VSLA AWARD


It is time to nominate your favorite hard working Librarian.   The deadline is April 30th.  Click here for the Nomination Form.


Dear Fellow Librarians:

At ALA Midwinter, there was a massive push to collect signatures for AASL President Carl Harvey's appeal to launch a conversation at the federal level about securing a librarian for every K-12 school.  This goal was reached, over 26,000 signatures!  Good work, and thank you Library Community.

The Lincoln Essay Competition

Dear Librarian,
Every year, Hildene, The Lincoln Family Home
runs the Lincoln Essay Competition for 8th
graders throughout Vermont. First place 
winners receive $1000, second place $750, 
third place $500, and honorable mentions $200.



Author and Bookstore Signings.

Who is speaking/signing at Local Bookstores? 

Author Jules Older Writes books Inspired by Vermont Librarians! Check him out!

Learning for Life

Learning 4 Life

 Learning4LifeTM is the national initiative of American Association of School Librarians (AASL) created to implement Standards for the 21st-Century Learner and Empowering Learners:  Guidelines for School Library Media Programs.  The Bootcamps may be over for this school year, but the links here are invaluable.   Check them out.   Click here for more information. Learning4Life

Our State Book Awards

Vermont Book Awards
Keeping Connected!

What do students think about the DCF books?   Check out the DCF Blog and see what they are saying, and encourage your students to join in on the discussions. Here is  the link:http://dcfbooks.edublogs.org/

and for Librarians,,,, Steve Madden tell us:   There is a new page on the VSLA wiki: Answers to Common (and uncommon) Queries.   Feel free to place responses received to your toughest questions, your most perplexing problems, your latest lapses in memory.   Thank you Steve.