Future Ready Librarians featuring Keynote Speaker, Shannon Miller
As schools seek to become future ready, it is necessary to identify and cultivate leadership beyond district and building leaders. School librarians lead, teach, and support the Future Ready goals of their school and district in a variety of ways through their professional practices, programs, and spaces. If properly prepared and supported, school librarians are well-positioned to be at the leading edge of the digital transformation of learning. See Future Ready Librarians site for more information! (100 spots available)
Be a Collection Development Boss!
Collection development for a school librarian is a BIG job. But it is so important to get it right. Collection analysis, Weeding, and Acquisitions can all be daunting tasks on their own, but together they just seem impossibly overwhelming. Join data nerds Laura Massey and Jennifer Powell for an afternoon of tips and tools involving spreadsheets, reports, and the best book finding tools around! (25 spots available)
New Librarians, Unite!
Are you a new librarian who is feeling overwhelmed? Are you a librarian new to Alabama and want an easy way to get involved? Are you a librarian who is willing to mentor others? We welcome you all!
Sign up for the New Librarian's Pre-Conference session and make connections with other librarians in the state and learn how you can get more involved! Ask questions, get feedback, and walk away with new connections and new ideas for next year! This session will be facilitated by ASLA Board Members.
(For school librarians with 0-50 years of experience.) (50 spots available)
Technology Integration & STEAM
An afternoon of tips and tools to help you integrate technology into your schools! This will be a hands-on workshop where you will get to learn about different technology tools and learn how to best go about integrating them into your library programs, makerspaces, and your collaborative projects with classrooms. (25 spots available)
