KASL April Newsletter
YOUR STATE-LEVEL SCHOOL LIBRARY ORGANIZATION
April is School Library Month! Let's celebrate!!!
Participate in KASL's School Library Month campaign!
KASL is not fooling around. April is School Library Month and that means another contest! KASL has created a daily calendar and you could win a $25 KASL Store gift certificate. How??? Tweet a picture/answer to the daily post from
@KASL_Librarians. Tag
@KASL_Librarians and use the hashtag
#KASLlove for a chance to win. This is our month to celebrate what we do!
CLICK HERE TO VIEW A LARGER IMAGE OF THE CALENDAR.
DISTRICT SPOTLIGHT! FIRST DISTRICT
- First District is a local affiliate of the Kentucky Association of School Librarians. If you are a librarian in one of the following counties, please join First District!
- BALLARD COUNTY, CALDWELL COUNTY, CALLOWAY COUNTY, CARLISLE COUNTY, CRITTENDEN COUNTY, FULTON COUNTY, GRAVES COUNTY, HICKMAN COUNTY, LIVINGSTON COUNTY, LYON COUNTY, MARSHALL COUNTY, MCCRACKEN COUNTY, TRIGG COUNTY
- Visit First District's website for more information.
Member Spotlight: Donna Morris
On March 11, KASL member, Donna Morris, accepted the appointment to be a Member of the ALA Intellectual Freedom Committee (standing, Council). Donna's term starts on 01-Jul-21 and ends on 30-Jun-23. Congratulations!
District News
The Green River Association of School Librarians (GRASL) is inviting all Ky Library Media Specialists to our annual PD and business meeting! This is a half-day, virtual PD that will be held Wed. April 21 from 12:30-3:30PM (CST). There will be sessions on KBA information, literacy initiatives, and technology. We will also be presenting our GRASL awards and hosting elections for GRASL officers. Registration is at www.bit.ly/graslpd. If you are unable to make it, please register if you would like the recorded sessions to be sent to you after the event.
4th district scholarship deadline is April 15th.
Student News
Casey Middle School 8th grade students have sewn four Quits of Valor for local veterans. SEW Casey has been well received in the school's media center makerspace. (Submitted by KASL member, Tammy Spears)
Ky Academic Standards for Library Media!
Green River Regional Edu Cooperative (GRREC) Library Network Meeting OPEN to ALL!
Click here to register for GRREC's VIRTUAL LMS Network! The event is happening April 20th 8:30-11:30am CT via Zoom. More information below:
KET is providing Ky librarians free access to School Library Connection. The professional development platform has articles, webinars, and self-paced workshops.
To access this awesome professional learning resource, visit School Library Connection, use username “Kentucky” and password “libraries.” You will then need to select your school district from the list. Thank you, KET!
