1. AkASL GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AkLA Conference ‘10 Anchorage

2. EXECUTIVE BOARD  Ann Morgester  Suzanne Metcalfe  Erika Drain  Kari Sagel  Janet Madsen  Nicole Roohi  Robin Turk  Pat Wamsley  Suzanne Richards  Kerri Geppert  Ginny Blackson  Debbie Tice  Shelley Logsden  Erika Drain  Barb Kreher  Bonnie Cavanaugh  Jacque Peterson  Wendy Leseman

3. AkASL Goals  Highly Qualified Librarians  School Library Collection Development  Grant Certification  Supportive Network  Advocacy of Teacher-Librarian Programs  Information Literacy Standards

4. Legislative Goals  AkASL supports the recruitment and retention of highly qualified school librarians through legislation (SB 23, HB 30, HB 54) that restores a defined benefit retirement plan.  AkASL supports full funding of the state library, including capital funding of the Library Archives Museum project.

5. SCHOOL LIBRARY COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT GRANT An annual grant of $3,000 to be made available to Alaskan school libraries. Not funded in the State Library Budget We need to gear up and get supportgear up Make personal connections with your legislators!!!!

6. GRANTS  Battle of the Books  Professional Development Grants: Charlotte: AASL Chicago: ALA Anchorage: AkLA  Raven About Web 2.0  Spirit of Reading: Roland Smith  School Librarians Leadership Academy

7. Anchorage AkLA Conference

8. AASL

9. ALASKA SPIRIT OF READING

11. RAVEN ABOUT WEB 2.0 Alaskan librarians Sponsored by: Alaska Association of School Librarians 2.0 Team in partnership with the California School Library Association’s School Library Learning 2.0 Team

12. SCHOOL LIBRARIANS’ LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

13. Essay Contest 2009 Winners 1st place $1500 Barnes and Noble gift card McLaughlin School Library – Susan Kucera school librarian 2nd place $1250.00 Barnes and Noble gift card Tok School Library – Candice Jacobs school librarian

14. AkASL WEBSITE Robin Turk: Online Communications http://www.akla.org/akasl AkASL Wiki: http://akasl2.pbworks.com/http://akasl2.pbworks.com/

15.  Piper Coulter, editor  Pat Wamsley, publisher

16. GET INVOLVED IN AkASL YOUR STATE ASSOCIATION!

17. Get to know your region……