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  • Report Proposes Merit Pay Increases for Teachers
    By SLJ Staff - 04/13/2007

    Imagine if teachers’ salaries were based on their performance? A new report suggests to radically alter the way teachers are compensated—although base pay would still be tied to someone’s level of experience,
    teachers could earn more money through a variety of incentives as they progress from “novice” to “expert.” More

  • ALSC to Host Día Events in Second Life
    By SLJ Staff - 04/25/2008

    For those of you planning to celebrate El día de los niños/El día de los libros (Children’s Day/Book Day) next week, you may want to check out the Association for Library Service to Children’s one-hour discussion sessions on ALA Island in Second Life.  More
  • A Tall Tale: Laura Amy Schlitz
    By Mary Grace Gallagher - 04/01/2008
    The kids in Sharen Pula’s fifth-grade class are getting ready to go on a journey. One boy kicks off his shoes to get comfy. Another lies on his side, head on hand. A girl loosens her ponytail before leaning against the library wall. Like a force of nature, Laura Amy Schlitz bustles into the room and promptly sits on the floor in front of them, tucking her long black skirt under her. More
  • Tuned-in Teenagers
    By Lauren Barack - 04/01/2008
    Multimedia loomed large during Teen Tech Week (TTW), the March 2–8 event sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). With a theme of “Tune In @ Your Library,” this year’s celebration, the second of its kind, reminded teens that the library can be a great hybrid of the technology that they love—and the resources that they need. More
  • Last Chance to Participate in AASL Study on School Librarians
    By SLJ Staff - 03/06/2008

    If you can find some time in your busy schedule, take a minute to participate in the "School Libraries Count!" longitudinal study by the American Association of School Librarians. More
  • ALA's Top Honor Goes to Three Big Names in Children's Services
    By Debra Lau Whelan - 02/28/2008

    Pat Mora, Effie Lee Morris, and Peggy Sullivan—three superstars in children’s services—were elected honorary members of the American Library Association (ALA) for their outstanding contributions of lasting importance to libraries and librarianship. More
  • Teen Tech Week, Despite Limited Access
    By Frances Jacobson Harris - 02/01/2008
    I have been honored this past year to serve on the committee for Teen Tech Week (TTW). Sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the March 2–8, 2008 celebration marks the second year of the annual event intended to position libraries as places to engage technology productively, responsibly, and creatively, with the help of knowledgeable and supportive librarians. More
  • New AASL Standards: Help On the Way
    By Staff - 02/01/2008
    If you have no idea what to make of the newly released standards from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL), have no fear. Help is on the way. AASL’s “Standards for the 21st-Century Learner,” which offers a complete revision of 1998’s Information Power, will be accompanied by a new set of learning assessments and indicators to help librarians incorporate t... More
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