Kansas Association of School Librarians
@kaslks.bsky.social
The Kansas Association of School Librarians is a non-profit organization that promotes the value of school libraries and the work of school librarians.
We love to see our KASL librarians spotlighted for the amazing things they’re doing. Check out the work of our very own @illinimccoy.bsky.social !
Olympic Lessons in the Library
Kansas elementary school librarian Amanda McCoy teaches a research unit using Olympic sports. #TLSky #Skybrarians
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Kansas elementary school librarian Amanda McCoy teaches a research unit using Olympic sports. #TLSky #Skybrarians
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Olympic Lessons in the Library
Kansas elementary school librarian Amanda McCoy teaches a research unit using Olympic sports.
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February 12, 2026 at 9:10 PM
We love to see our KASL librarians spotlighted for the amazing things they’re doing. Check out the work of our very own @illinimccoy.bsky.social !
Sign up NOW to attend the KASL NE workshop! This is an incredible opportunity to not only share your knowledge, but build a network of library colleagues!
Register to attend AND select your meal preferences by Monday, March 9th at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Register to attend AND select your meal preferences by Monday, March 9th at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Registration is now open!
Complete the Registration form below to join us at KASL NE, District 14, Regional Workshop.
When: Saturday, March 28th, 2026 from
Where: Washburn Rural High School; 5900 SW 61st Street, Topeka KS 6...
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February 10, 2026 at 12:02 AM
Sign up NOW to attend the KASL NE workshop! This is an incredible opportunity to not only share your knowledge, but build a network of library colleagues!
Register to attend AND select your meal preferences by Monday, March 9th at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Register to attend AND select your meal preferences by Monday, March 9th at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
📘Registration for the SE KASL Spring Workshop is live! Join us this March 7 in Fredonia. 📗
Register at forms.gle/9Cc6Y3XMcSBZ...
Register at forms.gle/9Cc6Y3XMcSBZ...
2026 Southeast Kansas - KASL Workshop Registration
Join areas school librarians for a fabulous day of ideas, collaboration and professional growth!
You do not need to be a KASL member in order to be a part of this professional development opportunity...
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February 6, 2026 at 4:09 AM
📘Registration for the SE KASL Spring Workshop is live! Join us this March 7 in Fredonia. 📗
Register at forms.gle/9Cc6Y3XMcSBZ...
Register at forms.gle/9Cc6Y3XMcSBZ...
Applications are now being accepted for the KASL Founders Scholarship to be awarded for the fall semester. You can access the application via the qr code on the flyer or this link: bit.ly/4a8npsf
Applications close on April 15.
Applications close on April 15.
February 1, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Applications are now being accepted for the KASL Founders Scholarship to be awarded for the fall semester. You can access the application via the qr code on the flyer or this link: bit.ly/4a8npsf
Applications close on April 15.
Applications close on April 15.
Registration for the KASL West Workshop is LIVE! Sign up by February 21, 2026. The workshop will be held in Hays, KS, at Hays High School on Feb. 28, 202,6 from 9-2.
A light breakfast, snacks, and lunch will be provided. Link to the agenda is included on the registration form. Sessions include:
A light breakfast, snacks, and lunch will be provided. Link to the agenda is included on the registration form. Sessions include:
January 30, 2026 at 3:10 AM
Registration for the KASL West Workshop is LIVE! Sign up by February 21, 2026. The workshop will be held in Hays, KS, at Hays High School on Feb. 28, 202,6 from 9-2.
A light breakfast, snacks, and lunch will be provided. Link to the agenda is included on the registration form. Sessions include:
A light breakfast, snacks, and lunch will be provided. Link to the agenda is included on the registration form. Sessions include:
Mark those calendars and connect with other school librarians this spring!
January 26, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Mark those calendars and connect with other school librarians this spring!
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Looking for Winter Olympics programming and lessons? Check out this article for ideas, including resources gleaned from my Fulbright Global Teaching class. Let the learning begin! knowledgequest.aasl.org/winter-olymp... @illinimccoy.bsky.social #WinterOlympics #tlsky #FulbrightTeach #globaleducation
January 22, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Looking for Winter Olympics programming and lessons? Check out this article for ideas, including resources gleaned from my Fulbright Global Teaching class. Let the learning begin! knowledgequest.aasl.org/winter-olymp... @illinimccoy.bsky.social #WinterOlympics #tlsky #FulbrightTeach #globaleducation
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Interested in place-based professional development for educators that's fully or partially funded? View the webinar I presented for the South Central Kansas Library System to learn about so many amazing opportunities! bit.ly/beyondborders25 #tlsky #schoollibrarians #placebasedlearning #summerPD
December 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Interested in place-based professional development for educators that's fully or partially funded? View the webinar I presented for the South Central Kansas Library System to learn about so many amazing opportunities! bit.ly/beyondborders25 #tlsky #schoollibrarians #placebasedlearning #summerPD
Have you heard? KASL turns 75 this year! Not only that, but we are 200 members strong. What a reason to celebrate! Thank you to all our members past and present for making KASL the supportive professional organization it is today.
#TLSky #SchoolLibraries #Skybrarian
#TLSky #SchoolLibraries #Skybrarian
December 3, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Have you heard? KASL turns 75 this year! Not only that, but we are 200 members strong. What a reason to celebrate! Thank you to all our members past and present for making KASL the supportive professional organization it is today.
#TLSky #SchoolLibraries #Skybrarian
#TLSky #SchoolLibraries #Skybrarian
Please join us in congratulating our Fall 2025 KASL Scholarship winners - Shelby Bergman and Katie Lytle!
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Please join us in congratulating our Fall 2025 KASL Scholarship winners - Shelby Bergman and Katie Lytle!
Please join us in congratulating our 2025 KASL Vision Award recipient, Beverly Buller! Her years facilitating the annual William Allen White Children's Book Award have brought great books to many, many Kansas librarians, teachers, and students.
#TLSky #SchoolLibraries
#TLSky #SchoolLibraries
November 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Please join us in congratulating our 2025 KASL Vision Award recipient, Beverly Buller! Her years facilitating the annual William Allen White Children's Book Award have brought great books to many, many Kansas librarians, teachers, and students.
#TLSky #SchoolLibraries
#TLSky #SchoolLibraries
Congratulations to our 2025 Kansas School Librarian of the Year Elizabeth Sherwood! If you were able to attend either of Elizabeth's presentations at the KLA conference this past week, you know that she is doing some extraordinary work at Valley Center Middle School.
#TLSky #SchoolLibraries
#TLSky #SchoolLibraries
November 9, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Congratulations to our 2025 Kansas School Librarian of the Year Elizabeth Sherwood! If you were able to attend either of Elizabeth's presentations at the KLA conference this past week, you know that she is doing some extraordinary work at Valley Center Middle School.
#TLSky #SchoolLibraries
#TLSky #SchoolLibraries
With this lineup, you'll want to make sure to same the date for our KASL NE Workshop!
October 21, 2025 at 11:25 PM
With this lineup, you'll want to make sure to same the date for our KASL NE Workshop!
So many KASL librarians have spent the last few days learning, sharing and growing at #AASL25 ! They’ll each bring back many new ideas and insights that will improve their library programs and services to students.
October 19, 2025 at 5:22 AM
So many KASL librarians have spent the last few days learning, sharing and growing at #AASL25 ! They’ll each bring back many new ideas and insights that will improve their library programs and services to students.
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SLLN Podcast Ep 55: @amybrownlee93.bsky.social on having students map the library - fun & functional orientation!
Get it on your favorite podcatcher (search SLLN), or here: sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/55-active-le...
#TLSky #SchoolLibrary #EduSky #SchoolLibrarian #TLSkyChat
Get it on your favorite podcatcher (search SLLN), or here: sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/55-active-le...
#TLSky #SchoolLibrary #EduSky #SchoolLibrarian #TLSkyChat
September 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
SLLN Podcast Ep 55: @amybrownlee93.bsky.social on having students map the library - fun & functional orientation!
Get it on your favorite podcatcher (search SLLN), or here: sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/55-active-le...
#TLSky #SchoolLibrary #EduSky #SchoolLibrarian #TLSkyChat
Get it on your favorite podcatcher (search SLLN), or here: sllnpodcast.libsyn.com/55-active-le...
#TLSky #SchoolLibrary #EduSky #SchoolLibrarian #TLSkyChat
Make plans today to attend the Heartland Literature Festival and see author Jenn Bishop! Register at: www.thewritingconference.com/store-1/p/wa...
August 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Make plans today to attend the Heartland Literature Festival and see author Jenn Bishop! Register at: www.thewritingconference.com/store-1/p/wa...
Check out the wise words of our own @amybrownlee93.bsky.social on the @aaslala.bsky.social Knowledge Quest blog and find yourself some #bookjoy!
Filling My Cup with Book Joy bit.ly/40wbZut #AASLkq
July 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Check out the wise words of our own @amybrownlee93.bsky.social on the @aaslala.bsky.social Knowledge Quest blog and find yourself some #bookjoy!
ONE WEEK FROM TODAY! Connect with your Kansas school librarian colleagues at this great day of learning. Register at the link below.
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July 14, 2025 at 3:33 PM
ONE WEEK FROM TODAY! Connect with your Kansas school librarian colleagues at this great day of learning. Register at the link below.
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REGISTER TODAY to secure your seat while early bird rates are still in effect! Prices go up on June 23. Enjoy a day of professional learning just for school librarians with colleagues from around the state!
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June 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
REGISTER TODAY to secure your seat while early bird rates are still in effect! Prices go up on June 23. Enjoy a day of professional learning just for school librarians with colleagues from around the state!
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KASL folks, if you have books to donate, our friends in Grinnell could really use them!
𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗮𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀, Our friends in Grinnell, Kansas, faced an EF-3 tornado May 18 that destroyed many homes, a church, a school and the school library. 1/3
June 6, 2025 at 1:44 AM
KASL folks, if you have books to donate, our friends in Grinnell could really use them!
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I am PUMPED for #AASL25 and truly excited to share this work that grew out of listening to our students regarding what they needed and wanted from our library program.
Thank you @melissacorey.bsky.social for creating this easy-to-use template!
#TLSky #SchoolLibraries #Skybrarian
Thank you @melissacorey.bsky.social for creating this easy-to-use template!
#TLSky #SchoolLibraries #Skybrarian
June 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
I am PUMPED for #AASL25 and truly excited to share this work that grew out of listening to our students regarding what they needed and wanted from our library program.
Thank you @melissacorey.bsky.social for creating this easy-to-use template!
#TLSky #SchoolLibraries #Skybrarian
Thank you @melissacorey.bsky.social for creating this easy-to-use template!
#TLSky #SchoolLibraries #Skybrarian
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I am so excited to present at the AASL National Conference for the second time! Attending in 2023 was an amazing experience, and I can't wait to make even more connections in St. Louis this fall. @aaslala.bsky.social
#tlsky #schoollibrarian #AASL2025
#tlsky #schoollibrarian #AASL2025
June 2, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I am so excited to present at the AASL National Conference for the second time! Attending in 2023 was an amazing experience, and I can't wait to make even more connections in St. Louis this fall. @aaslala.bsky.social
#tlsky #schoollibrarian #AASL2025
#tlsky #schoollibrarian #AASL2025
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Teacher & librarian Amy Brownlee dreamed of implementing an elementary STEM program, “but felt overwhelmed because I didn’t have the funds … or the knowledge of where to start.”
Here’s how she created a low-cost, high-impact model you can replicate at your school! 🤩
#ElementaryTeacher #STEM #TLSky
Here’s how she created a low-cost, high-impact model you can replicate at your school! 🤩
#ElementaryTeacher #STEM #TLSky
Low-Cost, High-Interest Elementary STEM Activities
Teachers can build an engaging STEM program on a limited budget by going slowly and adding one activity at a time—which also gives them time to learn.
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May 26, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Teacher & librarian Amy Brownlee dreamed of implementing an elementary STEM program, “but felt overwhelmed because I didn’t have the funds … or the knowledge of where to start.”
Here’s how she created a low-cost, high-impact model you can replicate at your school! 🤩
#ElementaryTeacher #STEM #TLSky
Here’s how she created a low-cost, high-impact model you can replicate at your school! 🤩
#ElementaryTeacher #STEM #TLSky
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My episode with @slupodcast.bsky.social is now available. Our conversation touches on many topics, and I am grateful for the opportunity to share my experiences. @comicsatsdsu.bsky.social @funnypagespam.bsky.social #tlsky
TY #librarian @amybrownlee93.bsky.social for sharing your experiences and MANY resources! Special offer from Junior #Library Guild apple.co/3SfQtph
Using Comics to Teach Social Justice
Podcast Episode · School Librarians United with Amy Hermon · 05/23/2025 · 56m
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May 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My episode with @slupodcast.bsky.social is now available. Our conversation touches on many topics, and I am grateful for the opportunity to share my experiences. @comicsatsdsu.bsky.social @funnypagespam.bsky.social #tlsky