New AASL webinar envisions library spaces for 21st-century learners
NEWS For Immediate Release March 18, 2013
Contact: Jennifer Habley
CHICAGO— Building learning environments that empower 21st-century students will be explored in “Envisioning New Library Spaces,” a new webinar from the American Association of School Librarians (AASL). The webinar will be offered at 11:30 a.m., 12: 30 p.m. and 2:30 Central on April 2 to allow school librarians across the country to attend at their convenience. To register, visit www.ala.org/aasl/ecollab/upcoming.
Presented by Margaret Sullivan, the webinar will provide attendees with observation skills to help them conceptualize the future of their school libraries. Sullivan will demonstrate the importance of watching students as they interact while working and discerning what tools they choose to use, where they enjoy spending time and what activities naturally lead them into exploration. Participants will learn to use these observations to direct the space planning of their school library and move toward space ideas that speak to the next generation of learners. The webinar complements AASL's newest publication, “Library Spaces for 21st-Century Learners: A Planning Guide for Creating New School Library Concepts,” written by Sullivan.
“Envisioning New Library Spaces” is open to all. Registrations will be accepted until 6 p.m. on Monday, April 1, and a seat in the webinar is guaranteed to the first 100 attendees. To register, visit www.ala.org/aasl/ecollab/upcoming.
Margaret (Peg) Sullivan, AASL member and former member of the Standards and Guidelines Implementation Task Force, is principal at LibraryResource Group LLC, where she consults with schools and architects on 21st century space planning for libraries. Peg has made a career out of her commitment to education. She has been actively involved on both the business and professional side of the market. A speaker at national and international conferences, her recent topics included “Designing School Libraries for the 21st Century” and “Designing Spaces for Early Childhood Literacy.”
eCOLLAB | Your eLearning Laboratory: Content Collaboration Community, a repository of AASL professional development, provides members and subscribers with a central location to find and manage their e-learning as well as to connect with others in the learning community. eCOLLAB contains webcasts, podcasts and resources from various AASL professional development events, as well as access to a read-only version of the latest issue of Knowledge Quest. To begin utilizing eCOLLAB or to subscribe, visit www.ala.org/aasl/ecollab.
The American Association of School Librarians, www.aasl.org, a division of the American Library Association (ALA), promotes the improvement and extension of library services in elementary and secondary schools as a means of strengthening the total education program. Its mission is to advocate excellence, facilitate change and develop leaders in the school library field.
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