American Association of School Librarians

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has been a division of the American Library Association (ALA) since 1951. Prior to that, school librarians were served by the School Library Section of ALA founded in 1914 which itself emerged from the Roundtable of Normal and High School Librarians which met first in 1913. The mission of the American Association of School Librarians is to advocate excellence, facilitate change, and develop leaders in the school library media field.

Important Publications

AASL released the Standards for the 21st-Century Learner in 2007 to guide instructional programs in school libraries.

In 2009 the AASL released the Standards for the 21st Century Learner in Action, which provides benchmarks and an in-depth look at the indicators for each standard.

Empowering Learners is an update to the Standards, published in 2009. Built on a strong history of program guidelines published by AASL, Empowering Learners helps school librarians establish effective library programs that meet the needs of the changing school library environment.

See also

• Young Adult Library Services Association
• Association for Library Service to Children

External links

• AASL home page