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Cover of ‘Leveraging AI in School Libraries: From Basics to Best Practices’ by Delandrus Lenet Ieashea Seales, featuring children and an adult gathered around a laptop in a library setting. Includes AASL logo and ‘Transforming Learning’ tagline.

Leveraging AI in School Libraries: From Basics to Best Practices

by Delandrus Lenet Ieashea Seales
Book cover of

National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries (Second Edition)

American Association of School Librarians
Cover art for

Guiding Youth From Eco-Anxiety to Empowerment: Climate Action Programming for School and Public Libraries

by Kelsey LaPort and Noel Reich
Book cover for ‘The School Librarian’s Guide to (Almost) Everything’ by Maura Madigan, featuring a stylized open book held by hands, red circular design elements, and a dark blue dotted background. Includes colorful text and the AASL logo with the tagline ‘Transforming Learning.’

The School Librarian’s Guide to (Almost) Everything

by Maura Madigan
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Growing Teen Engagement: Strategies to Captivate Secondary Learners

by Jessica Fitzpatrick
Book cover for ‘From Learners to Leaders: Empowering Student Volunteers in the School Library’ by Dione Mila and Diana Haneski, featuring illustrations of children engaging with a large book, stars, and decorative lines on a blue background. Includes the AASL logo and ‘Transforming Learning’ tagline.

From Learners to Leaders: Empowering Student Volunteers in the School Library

by Dione Mila and Diana Haneski
Book cover of

Manga Goes to School: Cultivating Engagement and Inclusion in K–12 Settings

by Ashley Hawkins, Emily Ratica, Sara Smith, Julie Stivers, and Sybil "Mouna" Touré
Cover of ‘Leadership: Strategic Thinking, Decision Making, Communication, & Relationship Building’ by Ann M. Martin and Kathleen Riopelle Roberts, featuring illustrations of gears and an open book. Includes AASL and National School Library Standards logos.

Leadership: Strategic Thinking, Decision Making, Communication, & Relationship Building

by Ann M. Martin and Kathleen Riopelle Roberts
Cover of ‘Assessing Learners: Using the AASL Standards to Measure Competency and Growth’ by Elizabeth A. Burns, featuring illustrations of two people interacting with large books and a plant—one with a magnifying glass, the other climbing a ladder. Includes AASL logo and ‘National School Library Standards’ label.

Assessing Learners: Using the AASL Standards to Measure Competency and Growth

by Elizabeth A. Burns
Book cover of

National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries (Second Edition)

American Association of School Librarians
Cover of ‘Shared Foundations: Include’ by Julie Stivers, featuring a green background with an illustration of two hands shaking inside a circular emblem. Includes AASL logo with ‘Transforming Learning’ tagline and a label for National School Library Standards.

Include

by Julie Stivers
Cover of ‘Shared Foundations: Collaborate’ by Mary Catherine Coleman, featuring two overlapping speech bubbles inside an orange circle on an orange background. Includes AASL logo, ‘Transforming Learning’ tagline, and ‘National School Library Standards’ label.

Collaborate

by Mary Catherine Coleman
Cover of ‘Shared Foundations: Curate’ by Daniella Lashawn Smith and Len Bryan, featuring a stylized blue and teal funnel icon. Part of the National School Library Standards series by AASL.

Curate

by Daniella Lashawn Smith and Len Bryan
Cover of ‘Shared Foundations: Inquire’ by Lori Donovan, featuring a brain icon inside a red circle. Includes AASL logo, ‘Transforming Learning’ tagline, and ‘National School Library Standards’ label.

Inquire

by Lori Donovan
Six book covers from AASL’s Shared Foundations series, each featuring a unique icon and color: Inquire (brain), Include (handshake), Collaborate (speech bubbles), Curate (funnel), Explore (building blocks), and Engage (touch screen). Includes AASL logo and National School Library Standards branding.

Shared Foundations Series Bundle

Cover of ‘Shared Foundations: Explore’ by Sarah Culp Searles, featuring a blue background with a yellow and blue building block illustration. Includes AASL logo with ‘Transforming Learning’ tagline and a label for National School Library Standards.

Explore

by Sarah Culp Searles
Cover of ‘Shared Foundations: Engage’ by Kathryn Roots Lewis and Marcia A. Mardis, featuring a hand pressing concentric circles on a blue background. Includes AASL logo, ‘Transforming Learning’ tagline, and ‘National School Library Standards’ label.

Engage

by Kathryn Roots Lewis and Marcia A. Mardis
Book cover of ‘Content-Area Collaborations for Secondary Grades’ by Liz Deskins, featuring illustrations of gears, a pie chart, and hands pointing toward the word ‘Collaborate,’ with additional words like ‘Growth,’ ‘Together,’ ‘Success,’ and ‘Partner.’ Banner at the top reads ‘AASL Standards-Based Learning.’

Content-Area Collaborations for Secondary Grades

by Liz Deskins
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Manga Goes to School: Cultivating Engagement and Inclusion in K–12 Settings

by Ashley Hawkins, Emily Ratica, Sara Smith, Julie Stivers, and Sybil "Mouna" Touré
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Social and Emotional Learning for Picture Book Readers

by Maureen Schlosser
Book cover of ‘Project-Based Learning for Elementary Grades’ by Maura Madigan, featuring an illustration of hands engaged in craft activities like cutting paper, gluing, and drawing. Art supplies such as scissors, pencils, paint palettes, and buttons are scattered around. Top banner reads ‘AASL Standards-Based Learning.’

Project-Based Learning for Elementary Grades

by Maura Madigan
Book cover of ‘Lessons Inspired by Picture Books for Primary Grades,’ featuring colorful gears with icons such as an elephant, a potted plant, and a turtle. A blue banner at the top reads ‘AASL Standards-Based Learning.’ Authors Maureen Schlosser and Rebecca Granatini are listed in a yellow tab at the bottom right.

Lessons Inspired by Picture Books for Primary Grades

by Maureen Schlosser and Rebecca Granatini
ook cover of ‘STEAM Activities in 30 Minutes for Elementary Learners’ by Deborah Rinio, featuring icons representing STEAM subjects: a microscope with a petri dish, a pencil and ruler forming a triangle, a candle with geometric shapes, laboratory beakers with liquids, and a light bulb. Top banner reads ‘AASL Standards-Based Learning.’

STEAM Activities in 30 Minutes for Elementary Learners

by Deborah Rinio
Book cover of ‘Learning Centers for School Libraries’ by Maura Madigan, featuring an illustration of two people interacting with a large open book—one standing on a ladder with a magnifying glass, the other sitting and reading. Surrounding elements include plants and books. Top banner reads ‘AASL Standards-Based Learning.’

Learning Centers for School Libraries

by Maura Madigan
Book cover of

Growing Teen Engagement: Strategies to Captivate Secondary Learners

by Jessica Fitzpatrick
Cover of ‘Leveraging AI in School Libraries: From Basics to Best Practices’ by Delandrus Lenet Ieashea Seales, featuring children and an adult gathered around a laptop in a library setting. Includes AASL logo and ‘Transforming Learning’ tagline.

Leveraging AI in School Libraries: From Basics to Best Practices

by Delandrus Lenet Ieashea Seales
Cover of ‘An Introduction to Collection Development for School Librarians, Second Edition’ by Mona Kerby, featuring colorful icons including books, a head with gears, a smartphone checklist, and headphones with a play button. AASL logo appears at the bottom.

An Introduction to Collection Development for School Librarians (Second Edition)

by Mona Kerby
Book cover for ‘From Learners to Leaders: Empowering Student Volunteers in the School Library’ by Dione Mila and Diana Haneski, featuring illustrations of children engaging with a large book, stars, and decorative lines on a blue background. Includes the AASL logo and ‘Transforming Learning’ tagline.

From Learners to Leaders: Empowering Student Volunteers in the School Library

by Dione Mila and Diana Haneski
Book cover for ‘Embracing Culturally Responsive Practice in School Libraries’ by Elisabet Kennedy, featuring colorful geometric patterns and radiating lines. Published by AASL.

Embracing Culturally Responsive Practice in School Libraries

by Elisabet Kennedy
Book cover for ‘The School Librarian’s Guide to (Almost) Everything’ by Maura Madigan, featuring a stylized open book held by hands, red circular design elements, and a dark blue dotted background. Includes colorful text and the AASL logo with the tagline ‘Transforming Learning.’

The School Librarian’s Guide to (Almost) Everything

by Maura Madigan
Book cover for ‘Elevating the School Library: Building Positive Perceptions through Brand Behavior’ by Susan D. Ballard and Sara Kelly Johns. Features an orange background with a large upward arrow and the AASL logo with the tagline ‘Transforming Learning.’

Elevating the School Library: Building Positive Perceptions through Brand Behavior

by Susan D. Ballard and Sara Kelly Johns
Cover art for

Guiding Youth From Eco-Anxiety to Empowerment: Climate Action Programming for School and Public Libraries

by Kelsey LaPort and Noel Reich
Four circular icons representing AASL concepts: THINK with a light bulb, CREATE with a pencil and paintbrush, SHARE with a hand holding a light bulb, and GROW with leaves sprouting from an open book. Each icon includes the AASL logo and name.

AASL Standards: Domains Cling Set

Limited quantities. Available while supplies last.
Six circular icons representing AASL National School Library Standards: INQUIRE (brain), INCLUDE (handshake), COLLABORATE (speech bubbles), CURATE (funnel), EXPLORE (building blocks), and ENGAGE (hand pressing button). Each icon includes the AASL logo and standards text.

AASL Standards: Foundations Cling Set

Limited quantities. Available while supplies last.
Image of a bookmark titled ‘Shared Foundations’ from the National School Library Standards by AASL, displaying six core values: Inquire, Include, Collaborate, Curate, Explore, and Engage. Each value is color-coded and described with a brief definition. AASL logo appears at the bottom.

AASL Standards Bookmark

Size: 2" x 6" (100/pack)
Two posters titled ‘AASL Standards Frameworks for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries,’ displaying categorized standards under headings like Inquire, Collaborate, and Explore. Each section outlines specific competencies for learners, librarians, and libraries as part of the National School Library Standards.

AASL Standards Frameworks Poster Set (2nd Edition)

Size: 22″ x 34″
Stack of AASL-themed cards wrapped in plastic, with several individual cards displayed in front. Visible cards include ‘Patty the Parent’ with a silhouette of an adult and child, ‘Leon Lead Learner’ with a person in an orange shirt, ‘Grow-Curate’ with leaves growing from a book, and ‘Explore’ with building blocks.

National School Library Standards Card Game

Available exclusively through the AASL headquarters office.
Collection of circular icons representing the AASL Standards Framework for Learners, including concepts such as Inquire, Include, Think, Collaborate, Curate, Create, Explore, Engage, Share, and Grow—each illustrated with symbolic graphics like a brain, handshake, light bulb, funnel, and touchscreen.

AASL Standards: 10-Cling Set

Limited quantities. Available while supplies last.
Image of a poster titled ‘Shared Foundations’ from the National School Library Standards by AASL, displaying six core values: Inquire, Include, Collaborate, Curate, Explore, and Engage. Each value is color-coded and described with a brief definition. AASL logo appears at the bottom.

AASL Standards Poster

Size: 13" x 38"