LASL February 2026 Newsletter

February

It was wonderful to see so many of you at our LASL Annual PD Day. I am still feeling inspired by Dr. Pat Austin's keynote and the sessions that I got to attend.

Truly the best part of any conference or PD is getting to spend time meeting and talking to other school librarians. Often, we can feel "siloed" in our libraries. It is so helpful to know that you are never alone. Another librarian friend or colleague is just a phone call or email away.

If you could not make it to this year's PD Day, we hope that we will get to see you at the Louisiana Library Association Annual conference next month (March 5-7). Saturday, March 7 is School Library Day. Many of the Saturday sessions are geared towards us and will focus on topics relevant to school libraries. We will also host the Book Doctor Repair Workshop (free to attend with conference registration!) and the LASL sponsored lunch (for an additional $12.00) with the Book Doctor speaking about "More Books in More Hands."

Speaking of getting more books in more hands, I enjoyed catching children's books at the Krewe of Morpheus parade last night in New Orleans, and, on Thursday, I continued my tradition of throwing books and themed shoes to match the books in the Muses parade.

HAPPY MARDI GRAS!!!

Best,

Soline Holmes

LASL President

Register for the Louisiana Library Association Annual Conference, March 5-7

There is still time to register for the Louisiana Library Association Annual conference.

Remember, Saturday, March 7 is School Library Day! Click here for the full agenda and information about speakers.

If you have any questions or needs, your LASL board members Soline Holmes, Kelsye Baudoin, Melanie LeJeune, and Maureen Barclay will be at LLA. Please be sure to reach out and say "hello!"

We still have some LASL t shirts in stock!

Want to always keep LASL close to your heart and represent wherever you go?!

You can pre-order your LASL t-shirt and pick it up at the LLA Annual conference. The shirts are Next Level Apparel Tri-Blend Tees.

Small, Medium, Large, Extra Large, 2XL: $25.00

To place your order, complete this form and venmo @Soline-Holmes.

Please note that your order will not be placed until we have received both your order form and payment via Venmo.

We will have a limited number of t-shirts and sizes available for purchase at the conference.

We hope that you enjoyed LASL PD Day this year! Please fill out this brief survey so that we can continue to make our PD Day better and better each year.

LDOE Louisiana Libraries Program Rubric on LEADS Site

The Louisiana Department of Education has finalized the Louisiana Library Program Rubric, and it is now available on the LEADS site. It is linked under:

Louisiana Educator Evaluation > Observation and Feedback

LA School Library Guidelines

These are the Guidelines for School Library Programs in Louisiana Schools, updated June 2023. This is a great resource to use when approaching administrators in your school and district about the focus of your library program.

LASL Censorship Toolkit

Our collection of resources to help fight censorship in libraries.

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