CRASL Librarians

Missouri’s Central Regional Association of School Librarians

[Secretary Miguel Cardona @SecCardona]

.@FLOTUS knows what it means to be a member of a military family. Through her Joining Forces Initiative, she shines a light on the courage these families have, including the children. Our trip to Missouri was rooted in seeing that courage up close. #MOMC #PurpleUp

[CRASL Librarians @CRASLLibrarians]

@flotus and @SecCardona visit two of the amazing @CRASLLibrarians @maslonline today! Pics of @TinaKent11770 ‘s beautiful library below! #purpleup

[Secretary Miguel Cardona @SecCardona]

.@FLOTUS knows what it means to be a member of a military family. Through her Joining Forces Initiative, she shines a light on the courage these families have, including the children. Our trip to Missouri was rooted in seeing that courage up close. #MOMC #PurpleUp

[U.S. Department of Education @usedgov]

Thank you, school librarians for inspiring a love of reading in students and supporting learning across grades and subjects. 📚📖📘

#ThankYouThursdays

[CRASL Librarians @CRASLLibrarians]

The UCM Children’s Literature Festival will be online and free this year! Check out the amazing lineup and schedule https://t.co/dgN5WZahkg

[MO School Librarians @MASLOnline]

Join MASL's Diversity Book Club on Thursday, February 4th at 8:00pm. Register here: https://t.co/Ch42RvmbWR

[CRASL Librarians @CRASLLibrarians]

The next CRASL meeting will be Monday, Sept. 28 at 6:30pm in Zoom. Join us to catch up on CRASL news and hear our keynote “Diversity in a High School Library Collection” w/@mrs_J_Reads and @reneburress - dm for zoom link!

[Matthew King @Kingoflibrary]

Mark your calendars and join the conversation! Excited to facilitate this important discussion. https://t.co/LQHMJjeAmC

[MO School Librarians @MASLOnline]

Learn more about MASL's latest initiative: the Diversity Initiative: Stronger Together.

MASL supports diversity in libraries by encouraging and highlighting diverse books, authors, and information sources. But we must do more than that. Learn more here https://t.co/lwGiRh17jr.

[MO School Librarians @MASLOnline]

MASL is proud to support the Rainbow Library and is raising funds to bring the program to Missouri school libraries! This program sends LGBTQ+ materials for K-12 school libraries - for free! See the following to for more details and to donate: https://t.co/YElZw5GeeM

[CRASL Librarians @CRASLLibrarians]

“A book for the moment”—check out the all-school read of What Lane?happening at Martin Warren Elementary led by school librarian @shawkeb https://t.co/78ff2Jvpem

[CRASL Librarians @CRASLLibrarians]

MASL Virtual starts this weekend! Sign up for free round table discussions Sunday and virtual presentations. All free with MASL membership!

[MO School Librarians @MASLOnline]

View our promo video for our 2020 Virtual Conference!

https://t.co/mfJOeVtXYI

[CRASL Librarians @CRASLLibrarians]

MASL virtual summer conference will be free to members! Several @CRASLLibrarians will be presenting - we can’t wait!!

[MO School Librarians @MASLOnline]

In lieu of our canceled Spring and Summer conferences, we're taking some of our sessions & presenters virtual! Find out which sessions will be held online here: https://t.co/jHyevixgPV

Note: Free for members to participate. Must be a member.

[CRASL Librarians @CRASLLibrarians]

The MASL Virtual Book Festival was so much fun and we learned a ton!! Read this great story about it on the KQ blog by CRASL member and MASL President @shawkeb and @bookgirl1004 https://t.co/TzXRrvA1ye

[CRASL Librarians @CRASLLibrarians]

Great to see CRASL school librarians research in print!! Check the latest issue of KQ for this article on diversity in library collections.

[CRASL Librarians @CRASLLibrarians]

Reminder— CRASL grant deadline extended until this Friday, Mar. 22 https://t.co/QCNIEAulQL

[MO School Librarians @MASLOnline]

Now available on the MASL Website: Downloadable Readers Awards Ballots and Tally Sheets!

Use when collecting their student votes prior to or during the March online voting period!

https://t.co/9uB5chxa4D

[MO School Librarians @MASLOnline]

We are so excited to announce our new Podcast & Webinar series coming MASL members in 2019!!

Year-round PD? Yes, please.

[MO School Librarians @MASLOnline]

Goals: "Secure funding for school libraries, to create a national framework for them (there is currently no guidance for schools about how they should run their libraries), and to ensure that libraries are included within the Ofsted assessment framework."

https://t.co/Ek6yKrgqis

[We Need Diverse Books @diversebooks]

“As the child of immigrants, as a black woman, as a Latina, as someone whose accented voice holds certain neighborhoods, whose body holds certain stories, I always feel like I have to prove that I’m worthy enough...” https://t.co/rlknnjTk9W

[MO School Librarians @MASLOnline]

It's International Day for #Tolerance and school librarians are on the front lines. "The majority of librarians, 81 percent, consider it 'very important' to have a diverse book collection for kids and teens"

https://t.co/l0T3OrJydb