Virginia Association of School Librarians is a community of professionals dedicated to providing library services for all students in Virginia.  This organization provides professional development opportunities for school librarians, advocacy, and support on the local, state, and national levels.  As a current school librarian this site is beneficial in keeping me connected to other librarians through conferences and social media.  VAASL keeps me aware of legal decisions that impact school libraries.  It offers cutting edge technology to provide the best learning experience for the staff and students.  

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The American Association of School Librarians is the only national professional membership organization. It is focused on school libraries and the school library community.  This organization will help me as a school librarian to stay abreast of current educational initiatives, funding, and legislation.  Through this organization I will have access to the ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom to assist me with issues such as book challenges, access, and privacy.  AASL is proactive to issues and present and future trends for school libraries.  

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American Libraries is the magazine of the American Library Association.  Along with an online version of the print magazine, the website offers digital supplements including a weekly newsletter that provides news, announcements, and other information of interest to library and library science professionals.  The site also has a monthly podcast and blog that includes breaking news and conference coverage in addition to many topics from the library world.  Using this resource as a librarian keeps me up to date with the latest information so that I may manage uncertain situations and negotiate conflicts in a more professional and knowledgeable manner.  The information I gather from this resource will help me communicate across and within cultures, subcultures, families, and communities.  

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I love libraries is an initiative of the American Library Association. It was created to spread awareness about the value and importance of today’s libraries.  This site informs about the health and vitality of today’s libraries including emerging trends, and issues that currently affect libraries around the country.  In addition, the book lovers section includes information about new books, banned and challenged books, award lists, and recommended reading. I know by using this resource I will stay in touch with the library world and learn better ways I can make a difference in my library by promoting literacy, providing access, building community, protecting rights, and promoting engagement and innovation.  

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The definition of what a library is evolves more and more everyday.  It is up to us to be the change.  This site is about all things new and innovative in the library world. I just found out recently that my school will be building a Makerspace in our media center.  This site includes a wealth of information that I am diving into as we begin the planning process for our Maker movement.  The forum has other like minded educators ready to join in the conversation and movement of transformation coming our way.  In addition the site includes a plethora of blogs about books and trending topics.

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This group is led by the Future Ready School initiative whose goal is to maximize learning opportunities for all children and help schools move toward preparing students for success in college and beyond. This group is a community of educators coming together for the purpose of innovation, instructional leadership, student centered learning approaches, and most importantly improving the learning experience for all students.  This professional learning community will provide me with information and ideas to help me offer equitable access to a personalized learning environment grounded in authentic and engaged learning experiences in my school library.   

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This blog includes everything related to the digital world we live in.   It provides resources by grade level including lesson plans, ideas, websites, online teaching tools, apps, and more. The blog also includes links to discounts and freebies which I love!   It will assist me in being a cybrarian

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This is a blog by former English teacher and teacher-librarian, Naomi Bates.  She currently works for Follett School Solutions and teaches grad students at Texas Women’s University in their master’s program for librarianship.  I also follow Naomi on Twitter. Being a current high school librarian, I share a passion with Naomi for young adult books.  She reviews many new books on her blog which I find helpful in my collection process.  In addition she shares about current educational technology and the future of education and libraries.  Following her blog and twitter helps me network and continue to learn in my field.

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This Facebook group was created by Cari White of Library Learners, LLC.  The group is a professional community of school librarians who offer one another encouragement, ideas, and inspiration.  The group discussions are focused on how we can be more effective school librarians through lesson plans, book choices, and a promotion of reading. 

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Media and technology are at the center of kids’ lives everyday.  What catches kids’ attentions isn’t always what’s best for them, and what is done with their personal information isn’t always clear.  Common Sense Media provides reviews and advice to help librarians,educators, and caregivers navigate the digital world to ensure the content being used by our kids is safe, healthy, and equitable.  In addition, this platform provides a digital literacy and citizenship curriculum to prepare students to make smart choices online and in life.  This resource will help those who care for kids make informed choices about the media and tech they use with kids.  

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This resource is an open access, open peer reviewed journal founded and run by a group of librarians working in various types of libraries.  I have used this resource multiple times during my studies for librarianship.  Lead Pipe publishes articles by many authors that represent diverse perspectives including educators, administrators, support staff, technologists, and community members.  This resource will improve libraries and their communities of practice by helping those in charge explore new ideas, start conversations, share concerns, and argue for solutions. 

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Demco is a mighty resource for librarians and educators to find resources that engage and empower their students and the communities they serve. Demco offers all the essential library supplies to keep collections protected, organized, and circulating. In addition, Demco offers learning space options to elevate the learning environment, maker movement inspiration and supplies, ways to improve reader engagement, grant opportunities, blogs, webinars, and idea galleries. This resource provides an abundance of opportunities to sustain and/or transform any library.  

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CC is an international nonprofit organization that empowers people to grow and sustain the thriving commons of shared knowledge and culture we need with the challenges faced each day.  Creative Commons licenses give everyone from individual creators to large institutions a standardized way to grant the public permission to use their work under copyright law. There are six different license types provided for works from images, videos, music, models and more.  

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