Librarian's Links

Library Organizations & Associations

AASL - the American Association of School Librarians

ALA - American Library Association

TASL - Tennessee Association of School Librarians

TLA - Tennessee Library Association

YALSA - Young Adult Library Services Association

Library Products & Services

Accelerated Reader - order quizzes here

Highsmith - school and library products

Ingram Library Services - K-12 libraries section

Library Video Company - over 18,000 educational video, DVD, and CD-ROM titles

TitleWave - online catalog and services from Follett Library Resources, find books to match specific curriculum standards, curriculum mapping, price info, publication info, grant & funding resources, and more, free service, but requires registration

Information Literacy & Library Skills

Big6 for grades 7-12 - information search process for students

Big6 Matrix - Applying Big6 Skills, information literacy standards, and ISTE NETS to internet research

Copyright Website - information about visual, audio, digital, and print copyright issues

Do We Really Know Dewey? - kid-friendly explanation of the Dewey Decimal system, quiz, and websites organized by DDC

Doug Johnson's Resource List - resources for teaching information technology ethics to children and young adults

NETS - National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers, from ISTE, lesson plans, curriculum standards for teaching with technology

Professional Literature

Book Links - connecting books, libraries, and classrooms, published by ALA

Horn Book - publications about books for children and young adults

Knowledge Quest - journal of AASL

School Library Journal - online version of the print journal

Teacher Librarian - a journal for school library professionals

VOYA - Voice of Youth Advocates, the library magazine serving those who serve young adults

Other Library Resources

Booktalks - Quick and Simple - by Nancy Keane, find prepared booktalks by author or title

The Century 21 Librarian - resources for school and youth services librarians

Education Grants - links to funding institutions, grant writers' directory, lists of grants, and more

Freedom to Read - resources and links on censorship and intellectual freedom, Canadian site

Grants for Nonprofits: Education - lists websites and books containing information about grants for educational programs and institutions

LM_NET Archives - search past discussions on LM_Net to find ideas, lists of titles on specific topics, titles for specific age groups, and more

Laura Bush Foundation - grants for America's Libraries

Resources for School Librarians - links to resources on learning & teaching, information access, program administration, technology, education & employment, and continuing education, from School Libraries on the Web: A Directory

See YA Around - library programming for teens

Hamblen County Schools - Library Media Specialists' Guide