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NEWS, EVENTS & THINGS TO DO

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Things To Do:

  • REGISTER for the MSLA annual conference, School Libraries Are For Everyone, March 31-April 1 at the Sheraton Framingham​  
  • ​FIND OUT how to become certified as a school librarian
  • READ the newest MSLA Forum​
  • CHECK the MSLA Calendar for all of our upcoming events and professional learning opportunities​​
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IN THE MSLA SPOTLIGHT
Students have written in different colored markers on sheets of paper to share their before and after thoughts on challenged titles.
Students at Hardy Elementary School in Wellesley share their before and after impressions as they evaluate whether challenged books should remain in the collection.
Developing Critical Thinking Skills by Teaching About Banned Books at John D. Hardy Elementary School, Wellesley
Library teacher Lisa Rogers engages her students in a thought-provoking discussion and activity around challenged and banned books. Learn how she has students think critically about whether books belong in the collection or not by clicking here. 
Scroll through the MSLA Spotlight Archive
to see features from
​September 2013 to present.
MA SCHOOL LIBRARY STUDY
​The Legislative Special Commission on
School Library Services
​in Massachusetts 

was created by the Massachusetts Legislature in July 2014 to look at equity of access to school library programs in our public schools.
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Update on the Special Commission on School Libraries (Oct. 2019)
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The Commission has issued:
The Massachusetts School Library Study: Equity and Access for Students in the Commonwealth
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Salem State University portal
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MA School Library Study Research Project

for the Massachusetts School Library Study: Equity and Access for Students in the Commonwealth
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Visit the MSLA ADVOCACY pages for complete information and activities
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Opals
Platinum Sponsor of the 2019 MSLA Conference
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Silver Sponsor of the 2019 MSLA Conference
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Silver Sponsor of the 2019 MSLA Conference
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Silver Sponsor of the 2019 MSLA Conference
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Silver Sponsor of the 2019 MSLA Conference

Updated: March 4, 2019
The Massachusetts School Library Association  works to ensure every school has a school library program that is fully integrated at all grade levels across the curriculum and has a significant and measurable impact on student achievement….Read more…..and Learn more about MSLA

Contact MSLA:
Executive Director Kathy Lowe
Massachusetts School Library Association
P.O Box 658 Lunenburg, MA 01462
klowe@maschoolibraries.org

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