A brief presentation on an organization that is going to keep you, as a school librarian, on top of your multicultural game.

1. Headquarters:
65 E. Wacker Place, Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60601-7246
USA
IASL Website

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3. *Rights of the Child states: "the child is entitled to
receive education which shall be free and compulsory, at
least in the elementary stages. He shall be given an
education which will promote his general culture, and
enable him on a basis of equal opportunity to develop his
abilities, his individual judgement, and his moral sense
of social responsibility, and to become a useful member
of society." –Principle 7 of The United Nations Declaration
on the Rights of the Child
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http://www.un.int/jamaica/

4. * The faces of our students are changing, it is ever more important to
be aware of our diverse student body and their needs
* IASL is the international forum for school libraries
* Membership includes librarians, teachers, consultants and
administrators
* A non-profit organization, the focus of the IASL is to support and
encourage the use of school libraries across all nations and cultures
and foster a worldwide community relationship of school libraries
* New faces call for new practices! Membership in IASL is the way to
make sure you are delivering the best services to your diversifying
students
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5. * “The mission of the International Association of School Librarianship
(IASL) is to provide an international forum for those people
interested in promoting effective school library media programs as
viable instruments in the educational process. IASL also provides
guidance and advice for the development of school library programs
and the school library profession. IASL works in cooperation with
other professional associations and agencies.”
* “Membership is worldwide, and includes school librarians, teachers,
librarians, library advisers, consultants, educational administrators,
and others who are responsible for library and information services
in schools. The membership also includes professors and instructors
in universities and colleges where there are programmes for school
librarians, and students who are undertaking such programmes.”
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http://www.iasl-online.org/about/

6. *The International Association of School Librarians holds
annual conferences all over the world.
*In a different location each year, the IASL annual
conference brings school librarians together to share
best practices, different practices and practices you
can employ to serve ALL students regardless of
background
*See a full list of IASL activities here.
*IASL will help you learn the best ways to communicate
the importance of your school library to ALL people of
different cultures and creeds within your community
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7. * Membership in IASL is based on the calendar year, from
January to December
* The IASL provides the following categories of membership:
Association, Individual, Retiree and Student Membership
* Membership fees per category:
* Student/Retiree: $30.00 USD per year
* Personal/Individual: $100.00 USD per year
* Association: $200.00 USD per year
* More information on membership, what each category offers
and a membership application visit the:
* IASL Page Dedicated to Membership Information
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8. *Membership in IASL gives you access to leading research
in the field of school librarianship and its related
interests
*Attend the annual conference! Financial assistance
offered through the IASL/Jean E. Lowrie Leadership
Development Fund and the Ken Haycock Leadership
Development fund
*Help a fellow librarian attend via the Support a Member
Program
*All publications of the IASL are available on their
website for purchase and online access for members
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9. Theme: Enhancing Students’ Life Skills through the School Library
http://iasl2013.org
Registration Early Bird Fee (until Standard Fee (5-1-
Category 4-30-13) 13 to 6-30-13)
Full Registration- $480.00 $545.00
Member
Full Registration- $550.00 $595.00
Non Member
Day pass-Member $130.00 $130.00
Day pass-Non $155.00 $155.00
Member
Presenter $430.00 $430.00
Spouse/Partner/Gu $220.00 $220.00
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10. *Periodicals published by the IASL
*School Libraries Worldwide: Published twice a year,
each issue is based on a theme of interest to
librarians worldwide
*IASL Newsletter: Published 3 times a year, stay up to
date on the activities of the IASL and important new
developments in the field
*Didn’t get to go to Bali this year? Stay up to date on
conference happenings by reading Conference
Proceedings
*Need a new professional review tool? The IASL has one!
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11. *The IASL partners with associations and
schools every 2 years in it’s Support a Member
program
*Associations and schools can help financially
sponsor librarians, teacher librarians and
others living in developing countries become
members of IASL
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12. *International School Library month occurs during October
of every year
*Use this month to advocate for your library
*Show the community how important you are to students
from every background and their success
*Create displays showcasing what your library has to offer
*Show your library as a cornerstone for EVERY member of
your population
*School Libraries are relevant locally and internationally,
show them what you can do!
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http://www.iasl-online.org/events/islm/islm-logos.htm

13. *Diversity: The condition or quality of being diverse,
different, or varied; difference, unlikeness.
*Multiculturalism: The characteristics of a
multicultural society; (also) the policy or process whereby the
distinctive identities of the cultural groups within such a society
are maintained or supported.
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14. * “Most importantly, cultural competence begins with the recognition that
everyone has a culture, and that the current culture represented in many
libraries is the culture of mainstream communities, even when those libraries
are located in areas that are distinctly different from mainstream
communities.”- Patricia Montiel Overall, "Cultural Competence: A Conceptual Framework for
Library and Information Science.” The Library Quarterly, 79 (2009): 175-204.
* It is our ethical responsibility as school librarians to support the different
cultures that exist within our student bodies.
* It is our ethical responsibility to not show only diversity (different aspects of
the same thing, i.e. “American” culture) but we MUST support and emulate
multiculturalism through our collections and most importantly, through our
actions.
* Our population is changing and our students are changing. We are to prepare
them for a world that is full of cultures different from their own. It is ever-
more important that we teach them how to be multi-cultural people to succeed
in a multi-cultural world.
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Learn more about what you can do
@ iasl-online.org