More than 2,600 people attended the 17th American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National Conference and Exhibition held November 5–8 in Columbus, Ohio. They brought stories of collaboration, digital literacy efforts, and ideas for building momentum for effective school libraries.
Before the opening general session began, hundreds of school librarians met at IdeaLab, a digitally enhanced poster session with 20 video displays on topics that included STEM and STEAM, national standards, and Common Core, among others.
Later, keynote speaker Heidi Hayes Jacobs challenged librarians to throw away old roles, quit making decisions based on habit, and continue emphasizing risk-taking, courage, grit,…
