Election Prep

As the ALA Elections approach, it's time to think about candidates.  Historically, AASL's members don't vote, which may be a result of the process or of the way the ballot is presented.  I'll post YALSA and ALSC related candidates later, but here are some tied to AASL. Sedley Abercrombie, Lead Library Media Coordinator, Davidson County Schools,…

Simply Irreponsible

At ALA's Midwinter Meeting earlier this month I had limited time to visit the exhibits, but when I was there my focus was on seeing what new books were coming out in the next few months - we have some avid readers and being able to share an ARC with them, or knowing that a…

A Year’s Hard Work

I'll write more about my Alex Committee experience later (although I've already written some here) but for now, here's a photo of our Top Ten Titles and the committee: