Underwater-themed graphic announcing “Summer Refresher 2026” at Scott High School in Taylor Mill, Kentucky, July 13–14, with the KASL logo.
Registration is open for the 2026 KASL Summer Refresher!!! (Current KLA/KASL members, check your email for the member discount code!) www.kasl.us/sr
Call for proposals is open, too! #KentuckyLibraries
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Join us Monday, January 26 at 10:00 a.m. CT for the 2026 ALA Youth Media Awards.
Live from Chicago. Medals revealed in real time.
Watch at ala.unikron.com or on the ALA Facebook page.
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Check this out Kentucky librarians! Very nice. #KyLChat #TLsky
Power Hour, new year - finding your library joy in 2026, January 8 2026
Hey KASL/KLA members! Check your email for this awesome opportunity! Start the new year with a moment to reflect, reset, and reconnect with the joy of librarianship! Guest speaker: @captainlibrary.bsky.social!! #KyLChat #KentuckyLibraries
Thank you! #KentuckyLibraries #KyLChat
Books are Magical! #TLsky
KASL FALL NEWSLETTER Kentucky Association of School Librarians KASL Kentucky Association of School Librarians A Message from our President My name is Erin Weaver and I am honored to serve as the 2025- 2026 KASL President. Here's a bit about me: I have lived and worked in Kentucky my entire life. I have been teaching for (gulp!) 27 years and have spent the last 18 of those years in the best job ever-library media specialist. When I first started in the library, I felt like | lived in an educational silo; I was doing my job alone. My first vears in the librarv were sn
Please check out our Fall Newsletter app.smore.com/n/38b6h #KYLibraries #KyLChat #KentuckyLibraries
This month PH will focus on media literacy & how librarians can help students become informed, responsible digital citizens. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect, learn, & share ideas with fellow KY librarians
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KASL, 5th Region.
KASL, 5th Region.
KASL, 5th Region.
OVEC is hosting a regional @kasl.us meeting, and we are celebrating booooooooks. Good to talk to longtime friends like @tljamesa.com, hear the hard work of #librarians, and see fun costumes like 5th Region president Rachel Burgin's "Book Fairy"! #KyLchat #AllinKY #library #EduSky #readwhatyouwant
Obviously this isn't everything, but some KY #schoollibrary friends took notes at #AASL25. So many great sessions and resources were shared this year at the @aaslala.bsky.social conference. Here's the link: readwhatyouwant.com/AASL25 #TLsky #schoollibrarian
Group of people on a stage at AASL25
Linda Perkins was recognized at #AASL25 for attending EVERY AASL NATIONAL CONFERENCE, starting with being on the committee for the first one in 1980.
You make @kasl.us proud! #TLsky #SchoolLibrary
Very cool piece from @watsonedtech.bsky.social Edtech Elixirs on one of our own school library leaders, Laura Mann! watsonedtech.blogspot.com/2025/10/kyed... #KyLChat #SchoolLibraries @kyedrpg.bsky.social #KentuckyLibraries
Last chance to register!
Our October Power Hour is happening this Thursday, October 9th at 6:30 p.m. EST, and you don’t want to miss it!
We’re diving into all things Horror and Thriller in school libraries: from elementary favorites to high school classics.
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Join us for this virtual professional learning event! FREE for KASL/KLA members. #KyLChat #KentuckyLibraries www.tickettailor.com/events/kentu...
Today and yesterday filled me up with library joy! Loved spending time growing professionally as a school librarian at the 2025 KASL Summer Refresher!! Great sessions, great vendors and a great community! @kasl.us @kochlibrarian.bsky.social
Looking forward to our @kasl.us Summer Refresher tomorrow and Tuesday! Thank you to the volunteer organizers of this fantastic event. If you have worked on a conference... IYKYK (awesome gif @debbieohi.com) #KyLChat #KentuckyLibraries
Two sessions at the KASL Summer Refresher on Monday! @kasl.us
KASL Summer Refresher July 14-15 Louisville
Last reminder! Summer Refresher is next week! Register now! www.kasl.us/sr #KyLchat #KentuckyLibraries
KYVL Training in Calvert City on 7/31 from 9 to 11:30am CT. Check out the blog post for more info and the registration link.
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You voted and the results are in...say hello to Archie, our Officially Unofficial Mascot for #AASL25! Archie will be exploring St. Louis and sharing conference tips leading up to conference. You might even see him at #AASL25 so be sure to register today gnome matter what at national.aasl.org ❤️💙🤍
Cool author signing their book
Book cover of Louder than Hunger
Hey! Going to be some fun raffle items for @kasl.us Summer Refresher. Thank you @mrschureads.bsky.social!! #KyLChat #KentuckyLibraries
“We’re coming up on our 250th birthday as a country, the association’s about to turn 150, & we’ll be meeting in our nation’s first capital. It feels momentous in a way that I’m not sure it would have in a different year.” President-elect Sam Helmick
#ALAAC25
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📌Poster Session and IdeaLab Session Proposals are NOW OPEN!
💡Both sessions offer presenters the opportunity to present innovative ideas, new programs, or research findings via a poster and/or laptop presentation.
✅Poster and IdeaLab proposals are due by July 1st: buff.ly/Q3C7IhQ
Poster titled “Gname the Gnome” encouraging people to vote on a name for the AASL25 gnome. Name options listed are Archie, Louie, Ozzie, Mississippi Mike, and Bluesy Benny. Features a red, white, and blue gnome image with a tall star-covered hat. Voting ends June 27th. AASL Saint Louis 2025 conference logo appears at the bottom.
We have a new tour guide for the 2025 AASL National Conference! ❤️💙🩵
This little gnome will be promoting local attractions and providing conference tips to attendees in the months leading up #AASL25! We might even spot the gnome in St. Louis with our speakers and attendees. 📸
A smartphone displaying the logo of the American Association of School Librarians on its screen, with text "Digital Tools for Best Teaching and Learning". The device is placed on a surface with sunlight casting shadows nearby.
AASL Announces 2025 Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning: bit.ly/AASLbest25
Excited to see LOOK among the nominees for the Kentucky Bluegrass Award! @simonkids.bsky.social @lookingglasslit.bsky.social
School Librarians! Now is the time. Register now for the KASL Summer Refresher. You can find all of the details here: www.kasl.us/sr #KyLChat #KentuckyLibraries #KASLSR25
Happy National #LibraryMonth!
Today we're shining the spotlight on James Allen (@tljamesa.com)! "I love being a librarian and supporting school libraries because we are able to provide something key to any learner: access."
Be sure to tag a librarian and thank them today!
#futurereadylibs
Denise Lyons: Vital services of Kentucky public libraries must not be disrupted - Important read! Thank you, Denise Lyons! #KentuckyLibraries #KyLChat nkytribune.com/2025/04/opin...
Awesome Schoolibrary Month graphic. Thank you @lemanskyrachel.bsky.social #KyLChat #TLsky #SchoolLibraries #KentuckyLibraries
