Letter from Jerry Hill, Assemblymember, Nineteenth District NEW
2009 @yourLibrary Poster WinnersUpdated
Leadership for Diversity Award Application Deadline Extended to August 31, 2009
Libraries DO make a difference!
Sign on today to Doug Achterman's "tell your library story" wiki -- click here Updated
Now is the time to resolve to become an activist for School Libraries! The past year was a challenge as districts struggled with educational budget cuts in California. Throughout California school districts are working under extreme conditions with everyone taking on extra duties as class sizes increase and paraprofessionals and clerks are cut from school budgets. Some library programs have been dropped. Yet we know better than anyone that school libraries are an essential foundation of quality educational programs.
All CSLA members must become activists by inviting others to speak about school library programs and the Teacher Librarian's role in closing the achievement gap, improving student achievement, and educating 21st century learners. To make this grassroots program successful, CSLA developed a comprehensive tutorial for developing the "Best Sellers" Campaign for Strong School Libraries. It contains all the essentials for a vibrant public awareness campaign. See "Best Sellers" Campaign for Strong School Libraries at http://bestsellers4schoollibraries.csla.net. We are standing on the shoulders of former CSLA leaders who ran a successful "Best Sellers" campaign years ago under similar circumstances.
California School Libraries SNAP!February is “Love Your Library Month” across the US. In California we are celebrating our love of school libraries by sharing photos of how library professionals are making a difference in our schools and libraries and in our students’ achievements! Thank you to Tom Kaun, Northern Section President, for the idea and creating a flyer that outlines the “rules” for capturing student photos, etc. Click here to open the flyer for the rules and the photo release form. Every photo must be accompanied by a release form. Happy snapping!
2010 Annual Conference & ExhibitsWe are very pleased to announce that CSLA and the California Library Association (CLA) will be collaborating on a joint conference experience for 2010! Conference dates are November 12-15 at the Sacramento Convention Center. The tasks ahead of us are creating the schedule of workshops, concurrent sessions, keynote presentations, award programs, and exhibit hours. The joint exhibitor and sponsorship prospectus is in the works.
We know you are eager for details. Watch your email and the Web site for more details on what promises to be one of our biggest and most exciting conferences as we “Navigate the New” together!
2009 Annual Conference and Exhibits a Success!The recent conference held in Ontario was a resounding success. Thank you to the presenters, attendees, and exhibitors for the integral part your contributed. CSLA leadership is giving consideration to a number of options for the 2010 Annual Conference and Exhibits. Stay tuned for information in the next few weeks.
For those presenters who provided their handouts in an electronic format, you can query and download them by clicking here. You may query concurrent sessions by date, presenter, strand, or session title.
Brag!: The Art of Tooting Your Own Horn Without Blowing It, by Peggy Klaus was the One Conference, One Book from the 2009 CSLA "Embrace the Serendipity of Learning" Conference. Watch a video and see Jeanne's PowerPoint presentation from the Membership Forum during the conference to recall how to promote how school librarians help every student in the school. Brag video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGrOzWqTwv8 and Presentation http://www.csla.net/pdf/BragConferencePresentation.pdf. Tell a story, rather than list what you do in the library. As Jeanne Nelson says, "So many people in the organization are shining lights, doing amazing things, and not 'tooting their own horn.' [It's] definitely needed more than ever."
Did you BRAG at the 2009 Conference? Here is the bragalogue results from the Membership Forum on Satruday, November 21 Thank you to all who participated. Click here to download pdf. Watch the YouTube Video click here.
We are pleased to provide this membership benefit – EBSCO Publishing’s LISTA – access to Library, Information, Science and Technology Abstracts. Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts™ with Full Text indexes more than 550 core journals, 50 priority journals, and nearly 125 selective journals; plus books, research reports and proceedings. This database also contains full text for more than 270 journals and a nearly 20 full-text . Subject coverage includes librarianship, classification, cataloging, bibliometrics, online information retrieval, information management and more.
Access to LISTA is available to current CSLA members. Access by nonmembers is prohibited.
Access Disclaimer
Remote access to EBSCO Publishing Database is permitted to CSLA members accessing for personal research. Remote access by CSLA members from their place of employment for research done to the benefit of their employer, or to assist this institution in saving the cost of an institutional subscription to the database or any of its contents, is prohibited. The commercial resale of articles or copyrighted content found in EBSCO Publishing Databases is also not authorized.
Current members were sent log in credentials via email; if you did not receive your log in credentials, please contact Teri Bearden at the CSLA office, terib@csla.net or (916) 447-2684. Please remember that this is a proprietary membership benefit and forwarding access to a nonmember is strictly prohibited. Click here for the LISTA link.
Responding to a March 15 Notice
Steps to take when you’ve been notified that your teacher librarian position may be reduced.
First take a deep breath. Then take action. Remember that districts are obligated to notify certificated staff by March 15 if there is any possibility that positions will be eliminated next school year. It is not a done deal.
Position your library so that administrators know that they will be cutting valuable programs and give them all the information they need so that they can make informed decisions.
CSLA Toolkit--March 15 Notice
Click here to download the Interactive March 15 CSLA Toolkit.
CSLA Research Update
The CSLA Research Committee introduces its new Blog! This blog tracks research that can impact Library Media Teachers. Click here to visit the blog.The CSLA 2.0 Team Announces School Library Learning 2.0 Updated
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CSLA 2.0 Team Invites you to Promote Classroom Learning 2.0 and Discovering Assistive Technology Updated
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Download Discovering Assistive Technology Informational flyers word | pdfCSLA Education Technology Committee eResources Updated
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