AISLE Update
7.26.22 - Events & Information
FREE GRANT WRITING WORKSHOPS
Complete a grant application in a single day on August 10 (in Effingham) or August 11 (in LaSalle) The Library Book Selection Service (LBSS) Endowment Fund and the library systems invite school and small public library directors to a free grant-writing workshop. Members of the review committee for the LBSS Endowment Grant for the Illinois Reader's Choice Program will guide participants through the LBSS grant drafting and application process; participants will learn grant-writing best practices, as well as the characteristics of a winning LBSS grant application. Laptops are required for this workshop. Please bring your own laptop.
Participants will also be guided through the application process for the School District Library Grant and hear about additional grant opportunities for public and school libraries.
By the end of the day, participants will have:
- completed the first draft of the LBSS Reader's Choice Award Grant in one day
- received one-on-one grant-writing assistance
- learned about other grants for public and school libraries
- earned four Professional Development Hours for school librarians
Register for this event through L2
AISLE INTELLECTUAL FREEDOM RESOURCE CENTER
Please check out our new Intellectual Freedom Resource Center. It includes the AISLE Position Statement on Intellectual Freedom, living documents of general resources and title-specific resources, our new reporting form, and contact info for support. You can find it HERE.
If you have any questions about Intellectual Freedom, don’t hesitate to reach out to Kristina Weber at intellfreedom@aisled.org.
NOMINATE FOR AISLE AWARDS
The nomination window for the AISLE Polestar, Innovative Programming, and Administrator of the Year Awards is open. More information about the awards can be found at www.aisled.org. Who do you know that should win...
- The Polestar Award that honor members who've have made outstanding contributions to school library media programs in Illinois.
- The Innovative Programming Award that recognizes a school library’s achievement in planning and implementing an innovative or creative event or service which has made a measurable positive impact on its users. (Self- nominations are accepted!)
- The Administrator of the Year Award recognizes the support of a school library program by a building or district level school administrator during the previous school calendar year.
PLANNING FOR PD
Aisle is starting to plan for Fall. If you have any suggestions of what you would like to see or are willing to offer present Professional Development sessions, please contact our Past President at pastpres@aisled.org
PLAN TO ATTEND...
the 2022 AISLE Conference - November 3-5 in Tinley Park! Options are available for single day or full-conference attendance for members, students, and retirees. Please consider inviting your teaching partners, reading specialists, library support staff, public librarians, & IRC and IATE members for a day focusing on collaborative partnerships with the school library and beyond!
Registration opens in August with Early Bird pricing. Watch for the August 1 issue of The Advocate and AISLE social media to get the latest information.
AISLE CHAPTER NEWS
As the school year begins, look for more information about Chapter events in the AISLE Update and on the AISLE calendar.
AISLE Chapters
CASLN - Chicago Area School Library Network - Cook County & Suburbs
CTLA - Chicago Teacher-Librarians Association - Chicago - CPS
Due North - K-8 Librarians in Lake County
FOX-E - Fox River Valley School Librarians-Elementary - Kane, Kendall, DuPage Counties
LISS - Librarians in the South Suburbs - Suburbs South of Chicago
MILE - Mid Illinois Library Educators - Mason, Tazewell, McLean, Woodford, Knox, Stark, Peoria, Fulton, Marshall, and Logan Counties
OWLS - Ogle, Whiteside, and Lee County School Librarians - Ogle, Whiteside, & Lee Counties
REAL Retired Energetic Active Librarians - Statewide
SMSLN - Sangamon/Menard School Librarians Network - Sangamon & Menard Counties
SLOWS - School Librarians of the Western Suburbs - Cook, DuPage, & Kane Counties
SILT - Southern Illinois Librarians Together - Southern Illinois
If you are interested in joining a Chapter or starting a new Chapter, more information can be found on the AISLE website at aisled.org/chapters.htm. If you have any questions about Chapters, reach out to chapters@aisled.org.
AROUND THE STATE
Registration is Open for ILA Conference
Illinois Library Association's 2022 Annual Conference, October 18-20.
ILA Announces Award Recipients
Congratulations to the school librarians who are receiving an ILA Award!
- Intellectual Freedom Award - Julia Hanson, Emily Hernandez, Tabitha Irvin, Lauren Pierret, and Josiah Poynter, Downers Grove High School Students (Downers Grove Community High School District #99)
- Librarian of the Year Award - Rhonda Jenkins, Kendall Elementary School (Indian Prairie CUSD #204, Naperville)
ISLAC Appointees Announced
Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White has announced appointments to the Illinois State Library Advisory Committee (ISLAC), whose duty it is to make recommendations concerning the policies, services, and management of the State Library. ISLAC school library appointees are Jennifer Lara, O’Fallon Township High School District and Carolyn Kinsella, Association of Illinois School Library Educators.
WATCH YOUR INBOX
The next AISLE Advocate will be published for members on August 1. The issue will include a conference preview, a special Advocacy themed supplement, articles contributed by members, and other AISLE news.
HERE'S LOOKING @YOU....
Will continue in the Update this fall. Share a photo from your library space, a book display, or a fun snapshot of the everyday happenings of your library. To respect privacy guidelines, please do not include student faces. Images must be sized 1920x1080 for use on the website. All submitted images may be resized by AISLE to accommodate the use of the image. Submit Your Photo Here
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