Library Association Tools:
ALA, ​TASL, ALSC, Future Ready Schools, and more 

Also see the pages for 

• School Library Standards
• ​​Future Ready Libraries​

AASL video posted November 2018.

AASL Tools

AASL. Definition for an Effective School Library Program. (AASL Position Papers, 2016)
​“The School Librarian’s Role in Reading.” AASL, 2020. Position Paper. 

ALSC offers great advocacy resources - a web page, a weekly challenge, ...

Sweeney, PC. “How is EveryLibrary Different And How Does It Support Libraries?” (EveryLibrary.org, May 2, 2016)

Blogs and Websites

TASL Talks: Legislative Advocacy for YOU, managed by the TxASL Legislative and Advocacy Committee with the goal of forwarding to TASL membership and school librarians across Texas useful information about school library advocacy.

School Librarian Leadership: Building Connections for Learning and Advocacy by Judi Moreillon, PhD.

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YA Books and More by Naomi Bates 
Reviews and digital media of current young adult books and more.

​School Library Advocacy on ScoopIt, edited by Karen Bonanno.

School Library Advocacy on Pinterest, edited by Sara Kelly Johns.

Resources for Libraries to Engage​ Communities from ALA's Transforming Libraries initiative.

Many of the resources listed on this page is shared from the American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association, advocacy website at www.ala.org/aasl/advocacy. 
For additional free resources visit www.ala.org/aasl.  Used with permission. 

Other Advocacy Resources

​New Jersey Assn. of School Librarians (NJASL).  Unlock Student Potential: Support Highly Effective School Library Programs in New Jersey.” (NJASL Advocacy Toolkit, 2016)

MASL (Missouri Assn. of School Librarians). “Because of You Missouri School Libraries Transform.” (Presented at ALA Orlando, June 2016)

School Library Advocacy, edited by Christie Kaaland, Debra Kachel, and Deborah D. Levitov.