THE AASL PLANNING GUIDE: A DISTRICT APPROACH TO POWERFUL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

School library administration; School librarian associations; Educational leadership; Strategic planning; Training of librarians

The author, a school library supervisor from Virginia, discusses using the educational leadership program Planning Guide for Empowering Learners in 2012, which was developed by the Association of School Librarians (AASL) and hosted by Encyclopedia Britannica online. Strategic planning, librarian training, and best practices evaluation for libraries are discussed, as well as library cooperation with teachers.