This document provides information about various professional organizations and conferences for school librarians. It discusses the benefits of joining the American Library Association (ALA) and its divisions including the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) and access to discounted conferences. Details are provided about the upcoming AASL National Conference in November 2009 in Charlotte, NC, as well as other ALA divisions like ALSC and YALSA. The document also mentions the International Society for Technology in Education Special Interest Group for Media Specialists (ISTE SIGMS) and state-level organizations like the Alabama Library Association.

1. Alphabet Soup: Professional Organizations and Conferences for School Librarians Wendy Stephens Buckhorn High School ALA Emerging Leaders 2007-08 AASL Web 2.0 Task Force 2007-09 AASL Blog Editorial Board 2008-2010 YALSA Preconference Committee Chair 2009-2010 ALLA Annual Conference School Libraries Liaison 2009-2010

4. ALSC & YALSA : Age-specific ALA divisions Young Adult Literature Symposium

5. Newbery Banquet

7. Preconference at Buckhorn: tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, April 13, 2010 Youth Services Day: tentatively scheduled for Thursday, April 15, 2010 Annual Conference

9. For more information, see American Association of School Librarians (AASL) http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/aboutaasl/aaslmembership/aaslmembership.cfm AASL National Conference http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/conferencesandevents/national/charlotte2009.cfm Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/index.cfm Young Adult Libraries Services Association (YALSA) http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/yalsa.cfm International Society for Technology in Education Special Interest Group for Media Specialists (ISTE SIGMS) http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Membership/SIGs/SIGMS_Media_Specialists_ /SIGMS_Media_Specialists_.htm Alabama Library Association (ALLA) Annual Conference http://allanet.org/convention_general.cfm Alabama Instructional Media Association (AIMA) http://www.alaima.org/