| May 10 '12 | Spring Fling 2012 - at Baci Grill in Cromwell, CT |
| May 12 '12 | Workshop: eBooks! Everybody is talking about them! at Stratford Library | Info & Registration |
| May 1-31 | Annual Election of Officers |
| June | Annual Membership Drive |
| Oct 28-29 '12 | Conference 2012 - Joint CASL/CECA Conference |
| Dec 31 | The submission deadline for annual awards is December 31st |
| Click here for the 2012 Awards Winners |
Note - CASL Membership runs from Jul 1st to June 30th
CASL Awards:
The CASL Award winners for 2012 have been chosen!
-- 2012 Awards Winners List --
Award winners will be honored at the Spring Fling on May 10th.
The CT Library Consortium (CLC) has negotiated a considerable savings for Turnitin. See their website for more details. Order deadline is May 1.
The 2012 Nutmeg Book Award winners have been announced:
- Intermediate Level: Stolen Children by Peg Kehret
- Teen Level: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Check the Nutmeg Website for second place honors and all voting totals!
2013 Nominees Announced!
Check the Nutmeg Website for the new Intermediate Nominees and the new Teen Nominees.
Promotional Materials
50% off 2012 spine labels and bookmarks while supplies last. Just cross out the price on the order form, write 50% off and the new reduced price.
Use the 2012 Promotional Materials form (PDF), and write in 2013 Spine Labels. The price is the same (sorry, no discount). Please DO NOT order 2013 bookmarks yet; this will hold up your order.
Sun, Oct 28, 2012 - Pre-Conference
Mon, Oct 29, 2012 - Conference - CT Convention Center, Hartford, CT
Save the Date!
- Conference 2012 CASL Page
- Presenter Application/Info - Deadline: April 4, 2012
Keynote Speaker: Adam Bellow
eduTecher Founder & President, Educational Technologist
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, 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)