Ah but just like NECC the ALA (of which AASL is a division) has an AASL strand
during it's summer conference for school librarians. This year there are four
preconferences for AASL members. Doug Johnson is presenting for the preconference.
There are program strands for school people. There is the opportunity to see what
AASL is working on my attending the AASL All Committee meetings while at ALA.
AASL's president also has a program and this year the topic is Intellectual Freedom
with the author of "The Higher Power of Lucky" and best of all there is the Awards
Luncheon where all the award winners for AASL's awards are recognized and last
year's keynoter was Carmen Dede who had everyone laughing and crying at the same
time.
So if you cannot get away to an AASL annual conference you always have the
opportunity to attend your ALA conference and follow the AASL strand.
If go to the following link where you can find out just how much is offered to AASL
members at the ALA Annual Conference
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/conferencesandevents/aaslannual/aaslalaannual.cfm .
Cyndi Phillip, Library Media Specialist
2007-08 AASL Past-President www.cyndiphillip.com
Grand Haven Area Public Schools
Grand Haven, Michigan
cphillip_56@yahoo.com
--- On Wed, 4/2/08, anita vance <anitalvance@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> From: anita vance <anitalvance@GMAIL.COM>
> Subject: [LM_NET] AASL conference
> To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
> Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2008, 9:56 AM
> Another perspective -
> AASL's programs and conferences at the beginning of the
> school year actually
> give me a better chance for attendance. Funding is more
> available then, and
> if I plan well, I can also attend the state conference,
> later in the school
> year. During summer months, the school won't consider
> funding a conference,
> and many librarians prefer not to donate their vacation
> time and money... I
> really believe that we get a better balance of
> opportunities with national
> and state events with the current schedule. Some
> librarians opt to attend
> every other year, when funding becomes a concern.
> Sometimes it is easier to
> work around existing challenges....
>
> Anita L. Vance
> HS Librarian, Chestnut Ridge HS
>
> --
> Anita L. Vance, MSLS
> Chestnut Ridge HS
> Immediate Past PSLA President
> AASL 2008 Anaheim Conference Chair
> AASL 2008 National Summit Chair
>
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