Political advocacy continues to gain ground in the state of Washington after the landmark Washington state legislative support of emergency funding ($4.09 million) for library media centers during the 2008 legislative session. This stepped-up political advocacy is due to the efforts of the Washington Library Media Association Advocacy members…

Presents responses to questions addressed to candidates for the office of president-elect of the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). Topics discussed include major challenges facing school library media specialists; AASL's role in helping to meet these challenges; and member participation in AASL. (LRW)

Provides a list of 95 state school library associations, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, and indicates their affiliations with the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and/or the Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT). (LRW)

Lists addresses and telephone numbers for state agencies and associated personnel dealing with school library media specialists. The District of Columbia, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Pacific Islands Trust Territory, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands are included. (LRW)

Lists 75 state associations connected with school library media programs and indicates their affiliations with national organizations, including the Association for School Librarians (AASL) and Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT). (LRW)

Includes reviews of "Information Power," the guidelines for school library media programs published by the American Library Association and the Association for Educational Communications and Technology, by a library media specialist, a school library consultant, a professor of school librarianship, a high school librarian, and a…

Discusses the need for more adequate materials and personnel in school libraries and describes provisions of the proposed Elementary and Secondary School Library Media Act. Sidebars include views of the bill by the American Library Association (ALA) and instructions on writing to senators and representatives to encourage support for the bill. (LRW)

To increase their power and prestige within the school district, librarians and media specialists must pay greater attention to their contracts and become involved in local and national educational associations. (PF)

This directory of academic, public, special, and school libraries and media centers is organized according to Connecticut's six cooperating library units. The listings include a 3-digit library number, library name and address, telephone number, and district served. Public libraries display summer and winter operating hours. Entries also indicate…

Compares standards for school libraries and librarians in practice in the United States, United Kingdom, and France. Cooperation between librarians and teachers is discussed. A bibliography including sources in French and English is provided. (EJS)

Summarizes activities of state organizations and associations responsible for school library media programs from Arizona, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Alabama, Connecticut, Kansas, Rhode Island, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Michigan, and New Jersey. (LRW)

The 1975 standards for school media centers and school district media programs are described. (PF)

School librarians and school library programs critically need definition of their relationship to media specialists. All shoud be united in one organization, a division of ALA, to best meet the challenges of the present and future. The author's address at his inauguration as President, American Association of School Librarians (AASL), June, 1969.…

This report on the special session held by the American Association of School Librarians during the 1981 ALA midwinter meeting focuses on the use of microcomputers, videodiscs, and other forms of the newer technologies in school library media centers. Guidelines for selecting software and sources for additional information are included.…

Reports on the activities of the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) during 1990-92 in the following areas: publications, including conference proceedings; grants received for special projects, including seminars and lectures; annual conferences; and election of officers. (LRW)