Category Archives: News

We’re excited to announce that 2015/2016 Lilead Mentor Ann Ewbank has been named a 2018 ALA Policy Corps Member.  From the ALA website, “The ALA Policy Corps aims to expand our ability to advocate on key policy issues on behalf … Continue reading →

Jennifer Sturge, a 2017-2018 Lilead Fellow, published an article in School Library Journal this past December titled, “What’s Your Why?  Defining Your Mission | Take the Lead.”  In it, she discusses the process of discovering her professional “Why.”  She shares … Continue reading →

Judi Moreillon, a current Lilead Mentor, has published a post on how Lilead Fellows from Cohorts 1 and 2 are using their experiences in the Lilead Fellows Program to enact positive change in their school districts in Texas. You can … Continue reading →

Mary Keeling, a 2015/2016 Lilead Fellow, wrote about AASL’s new standards to be announced at the their national conference which takes place November 9-11, 2017.  The article was published in the ALA magazine American Libraries.  In it, Mary discusses the … Continue reading →

AASL elections have closed, and four 2015/2016 Lilead Fellows have secured spectacular leadership positions on the Board of Directors! Kathryn Lewis, Director of Media Services and Instructional Technology for Norman Public Schools, OK, is the new President-Elect. She will follow after … Continue reading →

The Lilead Project is pleased to announce the selection of 22 school district library leaders to participate in the 2017-2018 Lilead Fellows Program. The Fellows are: Fiona Casida, Copley-Fairlawn City Schools, Ohio Carter Cook, Fort Worth Independent School District, Texas … Continue reading →

In the latest Take the Lead series installment in School Library Journal, 15/16 Lilead Fellow Kate Moore speaks about strategic positive exposure in San Ramon Valley Unified School District, where she serves as curriculum coordinator. She and the district librarians … Continue reading →