Teacher-Librarian Division

Mission Statement

The mission of TLD is to promote literacy and academic achievement through student engagement, curriculum support, and collaboration through the school library and throughout the school community.

Our mission is fulfilled by:

Offering opportunities for professional development, such as AzLA and other conferences
Networking with other teacher-librarians, through our statewide email list, regular meetings, and the AzLA Newsletter
Promoting state-wide literature programs, such as the Grand Canyon Reader Awards and ONEBOOKAZ for Kids
Supporting legislative and educational advocacy with local, state, and national organizations
Providing leadership opportunities

TLD Meetings

TLD holds at least six meetings throughout the year. All meeting times are 9:00 a.m. - 9:30am (social time) and meeting from 9:30am - 12:00 noon, unless otherwise noted.

An important part of our meetings is a short presentation on a Focus / Best Practices. This will be decided on the by hosting library. The Focus information will be announced when the agenda is posted.

See the AzLA calendar for meeting dates and times. Choose "Teacher Librarian Division" from the drop down menu "Display Specific Event Types" to find TLD meetings.

Teacher-Librarian Division Activities

Stay up to date on TLD activities by visiting these sites and participating in the e-mail list.

TLD Blog

The TLD Blog provides news and information about division activities.

TLD E-mail List

Current news and announcements are shared on the TLD e-mail list. To sign up:

Send an email to imailsrv@azla.org
In the body of the email, write: subscribe TLD and your first and last name- i.e. subscribe TLD Jan Smith

To unsubscribe from the list:

Send an email to imailsrv@azla.org
In the subject line, write: unsubscribe TLD and your first and last name - i.e. unsubscribe TLD Jan Smith

To send an email to the listserv:

You must be on the list.
Note that you must be a subscriber with the same email address that you are sending the email from. (If you are registered on the list with your home email address, you must send the email from your home computer.)
Send an email to TLD@azla.org and everyone on the list will receive it.
To reply to the list, select reply to list or reply all.

Certification, Recruitment, and Advocacy Web Site

The Teacher-Librarian Division maintains a certification, recruitment and advocacy web site.

The purpose of the web site is to support practicing and future teacher-librarians. The pages include up-to-date information on teacher-librarian certification, our recruitment and advocacy activities, and other information collected to help secure, maintain, and enhance the work of school library professionals.

Grand Canyon Reader Award

Since 1977, the Grand Canyon Reader Award (formerly, the Arizona Young Readers' Award) has had a place among the national children's literature awards.