LASL April 2026 Newsletter

April

It was wonderful to see so many of you at our Saturday LASL Day at the Louisiana Library Association conference last month. We had a great time, and we hope that you did, too!

A HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to our Librarian of the Year, Ashley Meaux; to our James O. Modisette winner for Elementary School Library Excellence, Lindsay Loup; and to our James O. Modisette winners for High School Library Excellence, Jessica Neterville and Jessica Kastner.

While I am looking forward to summer, there are also so many things that I have to get done in the next month and a half. If you are feeling stressed, I recommend standing up and going outside for a few minutes to clear your head, or as one of my fourth graders taught me, "touch grass." We are near the close of the 2025-2026 school year--I can see red buoys in the distance at the end of the course, and we only have a few hundred meters to go... (rowing references!)

Best,

Soline Holmes

LASL President

As the school year is winding down, LASL wants to hear from you! Please reflect on your past year with LASL. The survey should only take 5-10 minutes. Your voice will help us to plan events, programs, and resources for next year.

Click here to take the Survey!

It was wonderful seeing so many of you at the Louisiana Library Association conference. It was such a treat to hear about all that y'all are doing in your libraries. We hope you enjoyed our LASL Day!

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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