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We are grateful for the opportunity to serve in HASL, along with Dr. Harada as our guiding force. We follow in the footsteps of MB Ogawa and Sandy Yamamoto, who thoughtfully guided us during our transition this summer. Our biennium began with a flurry of activities starting with a trip to New Orleans for the American Library Association (ALA) convention. We arrived on a Thursday to get ourselves acclimated to the weather and the city’s great vibe. New Orleans has so much to offer in terms of food, music, Cajun-Creole culture, history and architecture; there was a definite charm.
A big highlight at ALA was listening to keynote speaker and former First Lady, Michelle Obama, as she was interviewed by Librarian of Congress, Carla Hayden. Obama spoke much about her upcoming book, “Becoming” and stressed that we all have a story to tell because there is a “voice” in all of us. It is these “voices” that continue to fill the pages of print material and digital content in the halls of our libraries, media centers, “student success centers” and “literacy learning centers”. After Obama’s inspiring appearance, we attended 4-6 conference sessions daily between Saturday and Monday, along with two American Association of School Librarians (AASL) affiliate meetings. Here’s a LINK of our experiences during those 5 hot days in The Crescent City. What were some of our takeaways? Imelda: I learned about “convention culture”, as it was my first national convention. I had the luxury of “soaking it all up” as a retiree as well. It was relatively comforting to know that Hawaii shares similar issues with the rest of the nation in school librarianship. And, that we are also progressing in “right directions” too, such as, library standards implementation, advocacy, inclusion and integration of civic education. Meera: I noticed one message reappear throughout the weekend: we all have voices and stories to tell. As librarians we have the joy and responsibility of finding books with authentic and diverse voices as well as helping our students develop new media in their own voices. A question I hope to work through is: How do we publish more books and media that reflect Hawaii? Fortunately, I walked away with specific tips to ensure makerspaces and media centers are inclusive and how to discuss race with children. These are essential steps to helping our students find their voices and tell their stories. Lastly, conventions are about colleagueship and friendships. We met AASL affiliates from other states and did a little bit of networking and we also got to know each other better. On this note, we hope to get to know HASL members better, other librarians outside of our organization better, as well as various stakeholders. Together, our voices can help school libraries transform and stay strong. |