A number of position papers related to school libraries are featured on the AASL web site under the heading “Position Papers.” The full text of these documents is found at http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/positionstatements/aaslposition.htm and may be reproduced for use with groups in your school. Here are the topics that were covered on the AASL web site at the time of this revision:

AASL Position Statement

• Access to Resources and Services in the School Library Media Program: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
• Appropriate Staffing for School Library Media Centers
• Confidentiality of Library Records
• Flexible Scheduling
• On Instructional Classification
• On the Strengthening Kids’ Interest in Learning and Libraries (SKILLs) Act
• Preparation of School Library Media Specialist
• Resource Based Instruction: Role of the School Library Media Specialist in Reading Development
• Role of the School Library Media Program
• Role of the Library Media Specialist in Outcomes-Based Education
• Role of the School Library Media Specialist in Site-Based Management
• School Library Media Supervisor
• Support for National Board of Professional Teaching Standards Certification
• Value of Independent Reading in the School Library Media Program
• Value of Library Media Programs in Education

These AASL position statements have been reviewed to determine their alignment with the Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning. (Chicago: American Library Association, 1998). Last Revised: January 3, 2008