From: Sara Kelly Johns <skjohns@gmail.com>
Date: May 5, 2013, 9:21:39 PM EDT
To: aaslforum@ala.org, ALA Council <alacoun@ala.org>, sltf@ala.org
Subject: [aaslforum] Diane Ravitch's blog post on school libraries
Reply-To: aaslforum@ala.org

"Until it is clear that a library is the portal of learning, students will be without the means to accomplish their essential, lonely task. Libraries are the common intellectual meeting ground of individualized learners." From Diane Ravich:

http://dianeravitch.net/2013/05/04/why-we-need-school-libraries/

Sara

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Sara Kelly Johns, School Librarian
Lake Placid Middle/High School Library
Instructor, Mansfield University School Library & Information Technology Program
AASL Division Councilor. ALA Council
AASL Legislative Committee
67 Canaras Ave.
Saranac Lake, NY 12983
johns@northnet.org
skjohns@gmail.com





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