Who are we?

Our Mission

ASLA (Alabama School Library Association) is a professional 
organization dedicated to the improvement of instruction through the 
utilization of media and technology.  It provides a forum for school 
library media specialists, administrators, curriculum specialists, 
teachers, library media educators, graduate students, professional 
association leaders, and retired library media professionals, to 
promote excellence in education in Alabama through effective school 
library media programs.       
ASLA is the state affiliate of the Association for Educational 
Communications and Technology, the American Association of School 
Librarians, and the Alabama Education Association.

The purposes and objectives of the Alabama School Library 
Association are:

• to promote the effective use of instructional media.
• to keep educators adequately informed about media services 
  and materials.
• to recruit personnel and to encourage and promote professional 
  growth.
• to serve as an organization to coordinate research on 
  evaluation in the use of instructional media.
• to plan and conduct long range programs for the development 
  and improvement of instructional media in general, and to 
  cooperate with other organizations and agencies whose 
  interests and purposes are similar to this organization.
• to provide a framework for members to meet on state level as 
  well as the district level