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AASL NEWS For Immediate Release April 1999 Contact: Steven Hofmann Phone: 312-280-4389 Fax: 312-664-7459 School Library Media Month press kit from ALA The American Library Association's (ALA) Public Information Office offers an online press kit for School Library Media Month. School library media specialists can use the press kit to help educate parents and others about the important role they play in the education of children and teens. The press kit is available at <http://www.ala.org/pio/presskits/slmmkit/>. The press kit includes: * the ALA press release, "April is School Library Media Month -- Read! Learn! Connect! @ the Library;" * a web page with examples of the school library media center's integral role in educating children, research findings showing direct correlation between high quality school library media programs and student achievement, questions parents can ask to evaluate their child's school library media center, and tips for parents on how to support their child's education by supporting libraries; * profiles of six outstanding school librarians, including ALA President Ann K. Symons (Juneau Douglas High School, Juneau, Alaska) and AASL President Sharon Coatney (Oak Hill School, Overland Park, Kansas). An online press kit is also available for National Library Week at <http://www.ala.org/pio/presskits/nlwkit/>. For more information about School Library Media Month, contact the ALA Public Information Office at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 5044; e-mail: <pio@ala.org>. AASL is a division of the American Library Association. ##### Steven Hofmann Coordinator of Communications American Association of School Librarians a division of the American Library Association 50 E. Huron St. Chicago, IL 60611-2795 800-545-2433 ext. 4389 Fax: 312-664-7459 E-mail: shofmann@ala.org WWW: http://www.ala.org/aasl The mission of the AASL is to advocate excellence, facilitate change, and develop leaders in the school library media field. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 3) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv For LM_NET Help & Archives see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=