Networking

Communications
Please feel free to email our office at libraries@schools.nyc.gov with additional questions and comments.  We look forward to hearing from you.

NYC School Library Services Staff - The staff of the Office of Library Services

Personnel Survey - A survey to be filled out by all library personnel with basic information about the school, library staff and library program

Professional Listservs

New York City School Librarians Information Sharing Tool (NYCSLIST)
http://netpals.lsoft.com/archives/NYCSLIST.html
The focus of NYCSLIST is on issues, concerns, and celebrations of public and non-public school library personnel in the New York City School Library System.

AASLForum
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/aasledisclist/aaslforum.cfm
Informed discourse and lively debate advance AASL's mission to advocate excellence, facilitate change and develop leaders in the school library media field. The AASL Members Forum (AASLFORUM) -- a discussion list for AASL personal members-only -- affords the opportunity to participate in timely discussions of issues and new developments in school librarianship.

CataList
http://www.lsoft.com/lists/listref.html
If you want to find a listserv on a specific topic, this is a good place to start.  It makes information available on over 70,000 public lists.  List options include location of lists by country, size, subject and a search capacity. 
 
CCBC
http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/ccbcnet/default.asp
This moderated and highly structured listserv features topical discussions of children's books and children's literature.  CCBC allows general posts at the end of one month's discussion and the beginning of a second month's discussions. 
 
CHILDLIT
https://email.rutgers.edu/mailman/listinfo/child_lit
This moderated listserv is hosted by Rutgers University.  There are a little over 1,300 members.  Membership is international and includes librarians, scholars, authors, and many others interested in children's literature. 
 
GNLib-L
http://www.angelfire.com/comics/gnlib
Sign up by following the link "Quick Tips for using GNLib-L"
Dedicated to discussion of graphic novels in libraries, the membership consists of librarians with a sprinkling of publishers and authors.  The list has an owner, but is loosely moderated, if at all.  This page also has a link to the archives.  Many of the threads focus on requests for suggestions for graphic novel collections in public and school libraries so the archives can be a resource if you plan to start a graphic novels collection.  

ISS
http://www.ala.org/ala/aasl/aaslproftools/aasledisclist/iss.cfm
ISS is a list for AASL personal members who are also members of the Independent Schools Section (ISS).  ISS provides a means for discussion of and action on the problems relating to all phases of non-public school librarianship.

LM-NET
http://www.eduref.org/lm_net
LM_NET on the Web is dedicated to school library media specialists worldwide, and to people involved with the school library media field.
 
Metro-L
http://metro.org/subscribe.html
Subscribers to METRO-L can receive announcements about METRO programs and services, make important announcements about their own institution's activities, and receive legislative updates and alerts, post problems and share solutions.
 
NYLINE (New York’s Libraries Information Network)

http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/libdev/nyline.htm
Join NYLINE for up-to-the-minute information about library developments in New York State, news from the New York Library Association, news from the New York State Library, and networking with your colleagues.

PUBLIB
http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/PubLib/
The PUBLIB electronic discussion list is for the discussion of issues relating to public librarianship.

PUBYAC

https://mail.prairienet.org/mailman/listinfo/pubyac
A moderated list with a reasonable volume of e-mail, any topic applying to public service to youth is acceptable. 

SLMS-NYLA Listserv
http://www.nyla.org/index.php?page_id=601
The School Library Media Specialist - New York Library Association listserv is for the discussion of issues pertaining to New York librarians.

Professional Organizations

American Library Association

http://www.ala.org
 
American Association of School Librarians
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/index.cfm 

Association for Library Services to Children
http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/index.cfm 

International Association of School Librarianship
http://www.iasl-online.org/index.htm 
 
Metropolitan New York Library Council

http://metro.org/
 
New York City School Librarians Association
http://libraryautomation.com/nycsla/index.html
 
New York Library Association (NYLA)
http://www.nyla.org/
 
School Library Media Section of the New York Library Association
http://www.nyla.org/index.php?page_id=52
 
School Library Systems Association of New York State
http://www.slsa-nys.org/
 
Young Adult Library Services Association
http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/yalsa.htm