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SAYL Mail for September 25, 2020

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SAYL Mail School and Youth Librarian newsletter            September 25, 2020   Alaska Association of School Librarians is interested in learning about the state of school libraries during COVID. Your answers are appreciated. All survey answers are anonymous unless you choose to answer contact questions at the bottom of the survey. Please take a few minutes
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FY20 ADL Shared Collection Statistics (for PL reports)

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Number of volumes in collection E-Books Withdrawn (question 7-2): 161 E-Books Added (question 7-2): 5,806 E-Books Held (question 7-2): 21,695 Downloadable Audio Materials Withdrawn (question 7-4): 1 Downloadable Audio Materials Added (question 7-4): 1,584 Downloadable Audio Materials Held (question 7-4): 13,793 Library Specific Circulation Statistics The following chart will have information for these questions: A.
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SAYL Mail January 31, 2020

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SAYL Mail                School and Youth Librarians Newsletter January 31, 2020   Creative Writing Contest Alaska Center for the Book is coordinating the 37th annual UAA/Anchorage Daily News Creative Writing Contest. The statewide contest is for writers of all ages in fiction, non-fiction and poetry categories. More than 650 entries were submitted in the 2019
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SAYL Mail November 29, 2019

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SAYL Mail                School and Youth Librarian’s Newsletter from the Alaska State Library November 29, 2019 News in Brief For those of you who did not attend the AASL conference in Louisville Kentucky there are some good links to resources from attendees. Check out Joyce Valenza’s Never-ending Search Blog #notatAASL, no worries! CE Opportunities in
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SAYL Mail October 23, 2019

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SAYL Mail School and Youth Librarians Newsletter from the Alaska State Library October 23, 2019 News in Brief   Live Homework Help has been funded for another year! Alaska State Library information on Live Homework Help and link AASL Standards Framework for Learners is now crosswalked with Next Generation Science Standards. A “A terrific tool to facilitate conversation and collaboration”   PDF available. Announcement “School librarians can use
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SAYL Mail August 23, 2019

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School and Youth Librarians Newsletter from the Alaska State Library    August 23, 2019 News in Brief PD grants for school librarians are now available through the Alaska State Library. https://library.alaska.gov/dev/grants.html Scroll down to “Continuing Education (CE) and Professional Development (PD) Grants. Under “School Libraries” you will find links to the guidelines, application, reimbursement and final
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FY19 ADL Shared Collection Statistics (for PL reports)

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Number of volumes in collection E-Books Withdrawn (question 7-2): 8 E-Books Added (question 7-2): 1,897 E-Books Held (question 7-2): 20,844 Downloadable Audio Materials Withdrawn (question 7-4): 0 Downloadable Audio Materials Added (question 7-4): 722 Downloadable Audio Materials Held (question 7-4): 13,099 Library Specific Circulation Statistics The following chart will have information for these questions: A. E-Book Circulation Juvenile (question 9-2)
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SAYL Mail March 22, 2019

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School and Youth Librarians Newsletter from the Alaska State Library News in Brief April is School Library Month. The theme this year is Everyone Belongs @Your School Library “School Library Month is the American Association of School Librarians’ celebration of school librarians and their programs. Every April school librarians are encouraged to host activities to
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