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American Library Association

About AASLThe American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is the only national professional membership organization focused on school librarians and the school library community. AASL has more than 7,000 members and serves school librarians in the United States, Canada, and around the world.

Crosswalk with AASL & CCSS English Language Arts

www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/guidelinesandstandards/commoncorecrosswalk/pdf/CrosswalkEnglishStandardAll1-4.pdf

Learning Standards & Program GuidelinesReview and Revision For the first time in decades AASL is using a multi-layered survey, data, and research approach to revise and remodel its learning standards and program guidelines for your profession. To ensure the standards meet the needs of the entire community, this research centers on community consultation—you are the foundation of our work! Visit the FAQ section for more information on the research process, key findings, and next steps.

librarystandards.pdf

Model School Library Standards for California Public Schools K-12 can be a set to review alongside ALA standards.

Shared by Francis Ballares, JP Torres Success Academy

Perma-Bound Calendar of Authors & Illustrators

Provides character trait and related book. Provides lists per day. Online format links to Perma-Bound's catalog.

www.perma-bound.com/author-illustrator/2017/calendar/february.faces

Graphic Novel ReporterWhat graphic novels and manga should I be shelving? It's a question we heard often when we were launching GraphicNovelReporter. It came from independent bookstore owners and librarians who were looking to begin or expand their graphic collections, as well as from readers. It was easy to see why: With so much content out there and so few resources for sorting it all, how could they use their limited budgets wisely and still serve the best interests of their customers and patrons? And so we developed our Core Lists.

Graphic Novels Reading Lists - 2016 UpdateThese Graphic Novel Reading Lists are available for students Kindergarten to 2nd grade, 3rd to 5th grade and 6th to 8th grade. PDFs of the book lists are available online in full color and black and white and are free to download, copy and distribute. Libraries are able to customize the booklist with their own information, hours, and list of p

School Library Journal: Reviews

www.slj.com/category/reviews/#_

Bookmark Template

www.timvandevall.com/wp-content/uploads/Bookmark-Template.pdf

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Teen Tech Week - March 5-11, 2017

http://teentechweek.ning.com/

Freedom of Information Day - on or around March 16

http://www.ala.org/advocacy/advleg/federallegislation/govinfo/opengov/freedomofinfo

School Library Month – April

http://www.ala.org/aasl/slm

D.E.A.R - Drop Everything and Read - April 12

http://dropeverythingandread.com/index.html

National Library Week - April 9-15, 2017

http://www.ala.org/conferencesevents/celebrationweeks/natlibraryweek

National Library Workers Day - April 11, 2017 (Tuesday of National Library Week)

http://ala-apa.org/nlwd/

National Read-a-thon Day - April 23, 2017

http://www.readathonday.com/

Children's Day/Book Day - El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Día) - April 30

http://dia.ala.org/

Choose Privacy Week - May 1-7

https://chooseprivacyweek.org/

National Library Legislative Day – May 1-2, 2017

http://www.ala.org/advocacy/advleg/nlld

Virtual Library Legislative Day - May 1-2, 2017

http://www.ala.org/united/advocacy/virtuallegday

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