INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL LIBRARY DAY

[Anne Clyde <anne@RHI.HI.IS>]

Last week, Dr Blanche Woolls, President of the International Association of
school Librarianship, proclaimed International School Libraries Day --
Monday 18 October. A copy of the proclamation is below, and it is also on
the IASL Web site, "School Libraries Online", at
http://www.hi.is/~anne/iasl.html

For people interested in, or involved in, school libraries -- Could you
please check out the proclamation, and the information on the Web site, and
then consider making an online contribution on the day! Further information
is available on the Web site.

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PROCLAMATION

As President of the International Association of School Librarianship, I am
delighted to proclaim that Monday, Ocober 18, 1999 will be the First
International School Library Day and that every third Monday in October
from this year on will be International School Library Day. Please join me
and the members and friends of IASL around the world in inaugurating this
First International School Library Day.

The theme for the 1999 International School Library Day will be "A day in
the life...", and it will focus on the many activities and issues that make
up the daily life of school library personnel around the world. The day is
being organised in conjunction with a special issue of "School Libraries
Worldwide", the professional journal of IASL. This special issue will also
have the theme "A day in the life..." and it will feature stories of their
day, written by people involved in school library services in different
countries.

International School Library Day will use the IASL Web site, "School
Libraries Online" to present stories, anecdotes, photographs, and other
material submitted "on the day" by people involved in school librarianship.
Members of the Association and colleagues will be invited to read the
stories of their colleagues, and to submit their own stories, in words and
pictures. The stories might be short or long; they might comment on the
submissions of others; they might include reflections on our profession
from some the variety of people who work at many levels for the provision
of school library programs and services. For example, there might be A Day
in the Life of a school librarian in a small rural community in Africa, a
library supervisor in a school district in the United States, a school
library educator in a Northern European country, or a Ministry official in
an Asian country.

We would like you to become involved in this celebration of the work of
school libraries, in print in "School Libraries Worldwide" and on the Web
on "School Libraries Online." Check out the Web site and read the story of
"A day in my life..." by Jennifer Branch. Think about your own "day" in
your school library or other organisation. What kind of activities do you
undertake on a typical day? What problems arise? What issues concern you?
What gives you a buzz? Then, on International School Library day, check the
Web site to see if any new material has been added that you might like to
comment on.

Then add your own story for others to read. While the stories for "School
Libraries Worldwide" will be around 2000 words long, on the Web site we
will accept anything from a few words (really!) to 2000 words. It is up to
you. But rest assured that we do want to hear from you!

You can submit your own story via email to our IASL Webmaster, Dr. Anne
Clyde, at anne@rhi.hi.is or via a special page on the "School Libraries
Online" Web site at <http://www.hi.is/~anne/iasl.html>. You can send any
digitised photographs
as attachments to email messages. Detailed information to help you to add
your story will be provided on the Web site on the day.

Blanche Woolls
President
International Association of school Librarianship

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