2008 Award recipients announced  AASL is pleased to announce that it will recognize the following individuals/institutions at the AASL Awards Luncheon on Monday, June 30, during the ALA 2008 Annual Conference in Anaheim, California:

ABC-CLIO Leadership Grant - Su Eckhardt, Colorado Association of School Libraries (CASL), Lakewood, Colorado
Collaborative School Library Media Award - Ronda Hassig and Kathy Hill, Harmony Middle School, Overland Park, Kansas
Distinguished Service Award - Nancy P. Zimmerman, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
Frances Henne Award - Sarah Prielipp, Lakeview Elementary School, Gillette, Wyoming
Intellectual Freedom Award - Kristie Michalowski, Magill Elementary School, Loganville, Georgia
Innovative Reading Grant - Barbara Powell-Schager, Big Shanty Intermediate School, Kennesaw, Georgia
National School Library Media Program of the Year - Luella Elementary School, Locust Grove, Georgia and Simsbury High School, Simsbury, Connecticut
School Librarian's Workshop Scholarship - Charisse Nicole Byers

The fee to attend the AASL Awards Luncheon is $49. Special guest speaker for the event is award-winning author Wendy Mass. For more information about this event and more AASL programs in Anaheim, visit the AASL @ ALA 2008 Annual Conference page.

AASL preconferences online registration ends May 16!  Reserve your place now at the AASL preconference at the ALA 2008 Annual Conference. Join first-class presenters and other school library media specialists for the ultimate opportunity to gain knowledge, network, and share and leave with guaranteed tools to help your school reach its goals in education and literacy. The preconferences are designed with the school library media specialist in mind and offer the opportunity for learning and sharing in a fun and collaborative environment. To learn more or to register, visit the AASL @ ALA 2008 Annual Conference page.

AASL seeks school library presentations for ALA 2009 Annual Conference  AASL invites proposal submissions for 1-1/2 hour concurrent sessions or half- to full-day preconference professional development programs to be held during the ALA 2009 Annual Conference from July 9 to 15, 2009 in Chicago, IL. Read the press release. Submissions will be accepted through May 26, 2008.