Resources to assist with managing school library collections incorporating current professional best practices and according to state and county regulations.

• News to Know (top)
  Opportunities for professional development and vacancy announcements.
  • MediaGram
  • Supergram
  • Library Vacancies

• Resources (top)
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• Collection Management (top)
  Guides for policy development and suggestions for keeping the school library collection up-to-date and relevant for use by teachers and students.
  • Books in Print
  • Guides to Policy Development
    • AASL Collection Development Sites
    • Diversity in Collection Development
    • Workbook for Selection Policy Writing
  • Guides to Weeding
    • Weeding the Library Collection
    • Weed of the Month
    • Weeding Schedule
  • Read and Review
  • Inventory Schedule

• Regulations (top)
  Access to current, full-text FCPS regulations.

• Professional Development (top)
  
  • Associations
    • AASL - American Association of School Librarians
    • AECT - Association for Educational Communications and Technology
    • American Library Association
    • ASLFC - Associated School Librarians of Fairfax County
    • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
    • Children's Book Guild -
    • ISTE -
    • Virginia Educational Media Association (VEMA )
    • Virginia Society for Technology Education (VSTE )
    • Virginia State Reading Association - Includes Virginia Reader's Choice
    • VLA -
  • Banned Books
    • ALA Banned Books Week
    • Banned Books and Censorship
    • Banned Books Online
  • Censorship
    • ALA Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Q & A
    • Censorship in School Libraries
  • Certification & Licensure
    • FCPS Human Resources
    • VA Department of Education - Division of Teacher Education & Licensure
    • VA Department of Education - National Board Certification in Virginia
    • National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
  • Grants
    • Computer Science Research Sponsors
    • Corning Foundation
    • Eschoolnews
    • FCPS Grant Office
    • Institute for Museum and Library ServicesNEW!
    • National Endowment for the Humanities
    • School Grants
    • School Funding Services
    • U.S. Department of Education Grants and Contracts
  • Journals
    • Booklist
    • Horn Book
    • Library Journal
    • Multimedia Schools & Internet @ Schools
    • School Library Journal
    • School Library Media Research
    • Technology and Learning Online
    • Teacher Librarian
    • T.H.E. Journal Online
  • Newsgroups
    • LM_NET
  • Professional Learning and Training NEW!
    • FCPS Academy Catalog
    • FCPS Access Catalog
    • FCPS Leadership Academy Catalog
    • North TIER
    • PBS Teacherline
    • ALA Accredited Library Schools
• Hot Topics (top)
  Issues of interest to library personnel.
  • Scheduling
    • AASL Position Statement on Flexible Scheduling
    • Flexible Scheduling

• Notable Libraries (top)
  Outstanding local and national library collections.
  • Fairfax County Public Library
  • Library of Congress
    • Teaching with Primary Resources (formerly Adventure of the American Mind)NEW!
  • New York Public Library