| May 1-31 | Annual Election of Officers |
| June | Annual Membership Drive |
| Oct 28-29 '12 | Conference 2012 - Joint CASL/CECA Conference |
| Jan 31 '12 | The deadline for submission for all awards has been extended to January 31, 2012. |
| Click here to learn more/apply for CASL Awards |
Note - CASL Membership runs from Jul 1st to June 30th
CASL Awards:
The deadline for award nominations has been extended to January 31, 2012.
More information and the application forms are available on the awards page.
Emerging Leaders Project:
Tell AASL's 2011 Emerging Leaders how you use the Standards for the 21st Century learner to empower students to THINK, CREATE, SHARE, and GROW in your library: http://bit.ly/EL2011
The 2011 Nutmeg Book Awards winners have been announced:
- Intermediate Level: The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies
- Teen Level: Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Check the Nutmeg Website for second place honors and all voting totals!
2012 Promotional Materials
2012 Spine Labels are available. Fluorescent pink for teens and orange for intermediate. Fill out the 2011 order form from our Promotional Materials page and just cross out 2011 and write in 2012 on the spine label line; prices remain the same. Then, mail it in. Bookmarks will be available in the next 6 weeks; we appreciate your patience. The Nutmeg Book Award is free for all schools and libraries; thank you for supporting our work with your orders!
Save the Date!
Mon, Oct 29, 2012 - Conference
Sun, Oct 28, 2012 - Pre-Conference
At the CT Convention Center - Hartford, CT
More information coming soon!
State and local governments are experiencing unprecedented budget deficits. The local board of education budget is often 70% or more of a town’s entire budget. In addition, the majority of the education budget is salary. To avoid even larger deficits many towns are reducing their education personnel. Teachers of the “specials” (physical education, art, music, special education and library media specialists) are often the first to be laid off. While CASL as a non-profit organization cannot lobby, it can advocate for school library media specialists.
- Professional Development: CASL provides professional development activities so library media specialists can excel at their job and remain up-to-date on 21st century skills. Consider attending the 2010 conference and look for information about Saturday workshops offered during the academic year.
- State level advocacy: CASL seeks ways to collaborate with the State Department of Education. The retirement of Art Skerker left school library media specialists without a representative in the State Department of Education. CASL is seeking other people to present our needs to the State Department of Education and the State Board of Education.
- National advocacy: The President and Vice-President of CASL attend AASL Affiliate Assembly at the American Library Association (ALA) midwinter and annual meetings. They present both commendations and concerns to AASL for national action.
- Recognizing best practice: CASL’s Awards Program recognizes outstanding programs and library media specialists. Award winners receive a letter that is usually shared with their building and district administrators publicizing how library media specialists impact student learning.
- Toolkits: CASL is preparing toolkits and AASL already has several toolkits that library media specialists can use to promote their programs and show teachers, administrators and parents the impact of their program on student learning. Visit the Toolkit page to access these useful tools
CASL's VP intern, Sara Kelley-Mudie, has been named as one of the AASL-sponsored participants in the ALA's 2010 Emerging Leaders Program!
We're proud of Sara for earning this prestigious honor, which will benefit not only her personally but CASL as well!
ISTE:
Position statement on "The Role of School Librarians in Promoting the Use of Educational Technology" (PDF)