School and Public Library Collaboration
The ALSC, AASL, and YALSA Interdivisional Committee on School-Public Library Cooperation was the special guest for the October 9, 2018 #kylchat. Guest moderators included April...
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School Librarians Receive KASL and KLA Awards
KASL Awards The Kentucky Association of School Librarians rolled out the red carpet on July 16 to honor and recognize individuals for their service to...
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Student Online Life: Targeted Digital Citizenship Education
October 15-19, 2018 is Digital Citizenship Week. One week of awareness is great, but it is not enough. In this blog post, I outline areas...
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Promoting School Library Services
How do you promote your school library and the services you provide? Often, because we are the sole librarians in our school, it is difficult...
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Quality Digital Media Resources
You know sometimes you can be just working in your job and all of the sudden find something that really excites you about the services...
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I got the job. Now what?
Each year on the KYLMS Listserv we see emails from new school librarians who have just been hired for their first library position. Beginning the...
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National Library Legislative Day 2018
On May 7-8, librarians from across all states and from all types of libraries will meet in Washington, DC for National Library Legislative Day. The...
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Lori Hancock
What librarian mentor has played a role in your professional life? I was first introduced to the American Library Association as a University of Kentucky...
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Jen Gilbert
What librarian mentor, if any, has played a role in your professional life? How? James Allen! I had been staying home with my kids finishing...
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Apply Now: ALA’s Sara Jaffarian Award for Outstanding Humanities Programming
The ALA Public Programs Office invites school libraries to apply for a $5,000 award recognizing outstanding humanities programming in kindergarten through eighth grade. Eligible humanities...
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