Massachusetts School Library Association

MSLA President
Barb Fecteau@ ALA 2023
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Barb Fecteau with Jen Ferguson and Ryan La Sala

One of the best parts of ALA is getting to talk to writers. I told Jen Ferguson how I had to be hounded into reading her amazing SUMMER OF BITTER AND SWEET and how we demanded its inclusion on the Mass. Teen Choice Book Award list. I also got to meet the charming Ryan La Sala and tell him how much THE HONEYS freaked me out.

Judi Paradis Memorial Grant
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EVENTS and THINGS TO DO

READ: MSLA in the News

Intellectual Freedom Hearing @ MA State House 10/30/2023
Fighting for our Libraries: Why Schools Need Strong Library Programs and Librarians 10/19/2023
ACLU Bill of Rights Dinner 9/2023
with Jen Varney (Video @ 4:50)
Back to School, Back to Battle 9/8/2023
Massachusetts parents, librarians navigate unprecedented surge in book challenges 7/26/2023
To combat book bans, strengthen school libraries 7/21/2023

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Intellectual Freedom Resources

SAVE THE DATE and Register!
2024 MSLA Annual CONFERENCE:
March 17 & 18 in Natick
Registration opens December 10, 2023

CELEBRATE the 2023 WINNER
Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award

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MARVEL 2023 Bookmark Contest;
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#19 Revisit 2023 MSLA Conference
5/22/2023 On-the-street interviews at '23 conference

#18 Project SLIDE
5/6/2023 Deeth Ellis and Luke Steere investigate uneven development and equity around school librarians in MA

MSLA SPOTLIGHT 2017-Present

READ poster project at Eaglebrook School in Deerfield MA

Cambridge School
of Weston:
ChatGPT and the Research Process

Read how Jenna Wolf collaborated with an English teacher to design a learning activity, developing student skills to evaluate AI generated information.