[CASL-L] Fwd: ACT4SL: Advocacy Tools for Budget Season, Save the Date: 2/11/26 7PM EST

[CASL President]

Thanks for sharing this on CASL-L, Barb. We should all attend this PL
event. I'll save the date!

*Valerie DiLorenzo*
CASL President

Connecticut Association of School Librarians' Organization Address:

4 Wotton Lane

Burlington, CT 06013




On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 8:49 PM Barbara Johnson <bajohnson at colchesterct.org>
wrote:

>
>
> *Barbara Johnson*
> *Instructional Technology Coordinator*
> Colchester Public Schools
> *Schedule a meeting with me*
> <https://calendar.app.google/u6ZZmTkbWaa4XjMH7>
>
>
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: Act4SL <act4sladvocacy at gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, Jan 13, 2026, 8:47 PM
> Subject: ACT4SL: Advocacy Tools for Budget Season, Save the Date: 2/11/26
> 7PM EST
> To: Act4SL <act4sladvocacy at gmail.com>
>
>
> Dear Advocates,
>
> ACT4SL invites you to save the date for an upcoming professional learning
> event focused on advocacy and budgeting strategies for school libraries.
>
> *Please save the date!*
>
> *Telling the Library Story: Advocacy Tools for Budget Season*
> *February 11*
> *7:00 PM EST*
> *Zoom Link Forthcoming*
>
> *ACT4SL Libguide : LINK <https://antiochlis.libguides.com/act4sl/home>*
>
> As school library budgets continue to face increasing challenges, this
> session will feature school librarians from across the nation sharing
> practical tools and strategies for effective advocacy during budget season.
>
> Topics will include:
>
>    -
>
>    Advocating for school libraries and librarian positions during budget
>    development
>    -
>
>    Understanding school library budgets, purchasing processes, and
>    funding sources
>    -
>
>    Building connections with district leadership and community
>    stakeholders
>    -
>
>    Using data as a storytelling tool to support advocacy efforts
>    -
>
>    Framing and sharing library impact stories at the local, district, and
>    state levels
>    -
>
>    Understanding staffing considerations, including FTE, at the state
>    level
>
> We hope you will join us for this timely and empowering conversation.
>
> *Presenter Bios:*
> [image: Heather Hornor.jpeg]
>
> Heather Hornor has been an educator, librarian, and library administrator
> in public education for 24 years in Dallas, Texas and has recently moved
> back home after 24 long years away from the Pacific Northwest. She actively
> served in several leadership roles in the Texas Library Assocation and is
> the chair of the AASL School Library Event Promotion committee. She also
> served as a District 7 board member of the City of Dallas Municipal Library
> Board. As an American Library Association Law for Librarians Trainer and a
> dedicated advocate for intellectual freedom, she is passionate about
> empowering library professionals and educators through their work to serve
> their communities to the best of their abilities.
> [image: Barbara Johnson.png]
>
> Barbara Johnson is an educator and library leader with more than 15 years
> of experience advancing school librarianship and instructional technology.
> She currently serves as the Instructional Technology Coordinator for
> Colchester Public Schools, following prior roles as a Certified School
> Librarian and Technology Specialist. At the state level, Johnson held
> leadership positions in the Connecticut Association of School Librarians
> (CASL), the Connecticut Educators Computer Association (CECA), and
> statewide educational technology and literacy advisory boards. Johnson
> has been a member of the American Association of School Librarians since
> 2013 after earning her MLIS from Mansfield University, she has served in
> national leadership roles, including AASL Board Director-at-Large and Chair
> of the AASL Chapter Assembly.
>
>
> [image: Sheena Kelly.png]
>
> Sheena Kelly currently serves as the Digital Media Literacies Coordinator
> for Thompson School District in Colorado. She holds leadership positions on
> the Board of Directors for both the Colorado Library Consortium and the
> Colorado Association of Libraries. Throughout her diverse career in public
> and international school libraries, she has successfully secured funding
> through technology and innovation grants to fund critical library
> infrastructure and programs. Drawing on her Master of Library and
> Information Science, she specializes in transforming data into compelling
> narratives that advocate for robust school library budgets and future-ready
> educational spaces.
>
> ***A flyer with additional details will be released in the coming weeks. *
>
> Yours in librarianship,
>
> ACT4SL TEAM :
>
> Christy Kaaland (WA), Deb Kachel (PA), Kathy Lester (MI),
>
> Tricina Strong-Beebe (NJ), Susan Yutzey (OH)
> [image: Screenshot 2026-01-13 at 8.31.36 PM.png]
>
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