If you work with any colleagues who you think might be interested in getting cross-certification as a library media specialist, please share this information with them. They must have 5 years of teaching experience in order to qualify.


The ACES Alternate Route to Certification for Library Media Specialists (ARCLMS) is currently accepting applications for the 2016-2017 program year.
 
THE APPLICATION DEADLINE HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MAY 16, 2016.
 
The application, as well as updated program schedule and information, can be accessed using the following link: www.aces.org/professional-development/arclms.
 
Applicants should read the application instructions carefully prior to filling out the electronic application, as they are required to provide all requested items and pay the $75.00 application fee at the time of submission.
 
For questions or more information, contact John Gustafson at 203.407.4451 or jgustafson@aces.org.​



David Bilmes
Library Media Specialist
Oxford High School
Oxford, CT
(203) 888-2468, ext. 301


Reading or listening to:
Gabi, A Girl in Pieces written by Isabel Quintero

“Closing down a library is the equivalent of blocking the path of education and turning it into a dead end. If classrooms are the fertile fields where the seeds of knowledge are planted, then libraries are the rich soil in which ideas and dreams flourish.."
Newspaper editorial
The Daily Item, Lynn, MA, Feb. 15, 2016

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