Thanks to all Alabama library media specialists for making the first ever Alabama School Libraries Week a success!  With our theme, Learning 4 Life @ Your Library, we were able to let everyone in our community see the importance of strong library media programs.  Libraries across the state created displays, held receptions, author visits, and contests, contacted the media, and just overall got the word out about school library media centers.  If anyone has pictures they would like to share for the website, please email them here.

 Also, check out the great coverage on the front page of the Birmingham News on Monday, November 16 by clicking here.

Don't forget about AIMA's midwinter conference, with the Theme Spotlight and Shine, January 15, at Auburn at Montgomery.  Go to our Conferences page to register and submit proposals to present.  We hope to see you all there!

Download Scholastic's publication, School Libraries Work! to see what the research shows!

"This research foundation paper from Scholastic Publishing, updated from the 2006 edition of School Libraries Work!, brings together nearly two decades of empirical studies that cite the measurable impact school libraries and library media specialists have on student achievement."  Source: 2009, 3rd ed. Scholastic Research and Results, used by permission, Scholastic Publishing.

Download a PDF file of the research here: School Libraries Work!

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