AASL National Conference

At the American Association of School Librarians National Conference in Charlotte, N.C. November 5-8, 2009, AASL President Cassandra Barnett and Conference Co-Chair Anne Marie Pipkin discuss the conference and the next one in Minneapolis in 2011, while ALA President Camila Alire talks about the importance of school libraries and the upcoming Frontline Advocacy toolkit and how school librarians will be able to use it to advocate for their libraries. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.

November 17, 2009



At the American Association of School Librarians National Conference in Charlotte, N.C. November 5-8, 2009, AASL President Cassandra Barnett and Conference Co-Chair Anne Marie Pipkin discuss the conference and the next one in Minneapolis in 2011, while ALA President Camila Alire talks about the importance of school libraries and the upcoming Frontline Advocacy toolkit and how school librarians will be able to use it to advocate for their libraries. More ALA videos at alfocus.ala.org.

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