Program Administration
| Calendars |
AASL
Calendar of Events
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/conferencesandevents/aaslcalendar/aaslcalendar.htm
AASL lists conferences and events related to professional
development.
American
Library Association Events and Conferences
http://www.ala.org/ala/events/eventsconferences.htm
ALA provides links to conferences, library promotions,
meetings, and more.
Book Events Calendar - Center for the Book - Library of Congress
http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/bkevents.html
Book fairs, Storytelling Festivals, and other literary events across the United States and around the world.
Read
- Write - Think Calendar
http://www.readwritethink.org/calendar
Activities and online resources associated with events
in literacy and literature are offered.
School Library Journal Event Calendar
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/index.asp?layout=eventTOC
Events of interest to school librarians, including online
chats for school librarians, are listed by date.
Teacher
Librarian Professional Development Calendar
http://www.teacherlibrarian.com/tltoolkit/development_calendar.html
TL provides links to many professional development events.
| Forms |
Monthly Report
Use this form to assist in |
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| Grants
and Awards |
| AASL
Collaborative School Library Media Award
http://www.ala.org/aaslTemplate.cfm?Section=collaborativeslm
This $2,500 award "recognizes and encourages
collaboration and partnerships between school
library media specialists and teachers."
AASL
Information Technology Pathfinder Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslawards/itpathfinderawd/aaslinformation.htm
This award "recognizes and honors a school
library media specialist demonstrating vision
and leadership through the use of information
technology to build lifelong learners."
AASL National School Library Media Program of
the Year Award
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslawards/natlslmprogram/aaslnational.htm
"School library media programs practicing
their commitment to ensure that students and staff
are effective users of ideas and information"
are honored through this award.
Ezra
Jack Keats Minigrants
http://www.ezra-jack-keats.org/programs/minigrant.html
Minigrants of $350 are offered to school and public
libraries for programs that encourage literacy
and creativity in children.
Laura
Bush Foundation for America's Libraries
http://www.laurabushfoundation.org/
Funds from this grant are to be used to "update,
extend and diversify" school library book
collections.
Look for a current application in Fall 2004 at
http://web2.unt.edu/lbf/
TASL
Innovative Library Media Program Award
http://www.korrnet.org/tasl/ila.htm
This award annually recognizes an innovative program
at the elementary, middle, and high school level.
Each recipient of the awards receives $500.
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| Information
Power |
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Basic
Implementation Kit
http://www.ala.org/aaslTemplate.cfm?Section=informationpower&Template+/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=21111
The kit contains a PowerPoint presentation designed
for use by school library media specialists to
introduce Information Power: Building Partnerships
for Learning to teachers, parents, and/or
principals.
Mission
and Goals of the School Library Media Program
http://www.ala.org/aaslTemplate.cfm?Section=informationpower&Template+/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=19935
The mission and goals of the school library media
program as stated in Information Power
are given.
Nine
Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning
http://www.ala.org/aaslTemplate.cfm?Section=informationpower&Template+/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=19937
The nine standards are grouped as Information
Literacy, Independent Learning, and Social Responsibility.
Roles and Responsibilities of the School
Library Media Specialist
http://www.ala.org/aaslTemplate.cfm?Section=informationpower&Template+/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=19930
The roles of teacher, instructional partner, program
administrator, and information specialist are
described.
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| Public
Relations |
| ALA
School Library Campaign "@ your library"
http://www.ala.org/ala/pio/campaign/schoollibrary/schoollibrary.htm
A variety of resources is available to help you
promote your library and what you do.
Bookmarks
December Holiday
Printable bookmarks for December.
President's Day
This printable bookmark contains facts about President's Day, Abraham Lincoln, and George Washington.
There is a front and back to this bookmark.
http://www.teacherview.com/ClassExtras/bookmarks/
Bookmarks for several holidays.
http://www.abcteach.com/directory/teaching_extras/bookmarks/
Bookmarks divided by themes, months, holiday/seasonal, and animals.
http://www.dltk-cards.com/bookmarks/
Design custom bookmarks at this site.
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/quotes_for_kids.htm
Special bookmarks displaying quotes for kids.
http://www.janbrett.com/bookmarks/bookmarks.htm
A variety of Jan Brett's bookmarks are found here.
Volunteer State Book Award
2007-2008 Intermediate nominees bookmark
Eclipse: Library Image Collection
http://www.kcmlin.org/books.htm
Four pages of colorful graphics depicting books and kids reading.
Library
Media and PR Toolbox
http://www.ssdesign.com/librarypr/toolbox.html
Find downloadable bookmarks, library clipart,
and symbols at this site.
Library Newsletter
This is a template for a newsletter from your library. The text may be changed to reflect the
the name of your library, your library news, and so on. The template is a Word document.
To download the template, right-click (Mac: control-click) on this link, then save target or download file.
Open the file and edit to personalize the newsletter to your library.
PR
Makes It Happen
http://www.sbac.edu/%7Emedia/prtips.html
A list of PR tips are offered.
Reading
Rockets @ your library: A Tooklit for Librarians
http://www.readingrockets.org/outreach/libraries/
The toolkit includes resources for libraries' literacy
workshops and events. This toolkit is available
for free download, or purchase for $89.95.
Tooting Your Own Horn
Julieta Dias Fisher and Ann Hill (Linworth
Publishing, Inc., 2002)
This book includes information on promoting your
library by way of a home page on the Web.
(This book is available for checkout from Alpha
Intermediate's Library Media Center.) |
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| Volunteers |
Tech Team: Student Technology Assistants
in the Elementary & Middle School
Erica Peto, Esther Onishi, and Barbara
Irish (Linworth Publishing,
Inc., 1998)
Two teachers and a librarian wrote this valuable resource
for organizing a student technology team. (This book
is available for checkout from Alpha Intermediate's
Library Media Center.)
Training Student Library Staff
Dr. Lesley S.J. Farmer (Linworth
Publishing, Inc., 1997)
Farmer's book offers suggestions to increase the efficiency
of student assistants. (This book is available for checkout
from Alpha Intermediate's Library Media Center.)
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