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2026 Readers’ Choice Awards
AISLE is proud to announce the 2026 Readers’ Choice Lists are here! The committees, made of school librarians and educators (as well as teens for the Lincoln) have spent the past year reading and evaluating the nominated books to narrow down from hundreds of possibilities to the final 20 books on each of these lists. We hope you are just as excited!
2026 Monarch Award Master List
2026 Bluestem Award Master List
2026 Lincoln Award Master List
2025 ANNUAL CONFERENCE
Join us for our 2025 AISLE Conference, Sunday – Tuesday, October 5-7, 2025, at the iHotel Convention Center in Champaign, IL.
This year the theme is Libraries Build Connections. Click here to learn more about conference.
Joint Statement on IMLS
Please read a joint statement from AISLE, CARLI, IHLS, ILA, and RAILS on the Institute of Museum and Library Services here.

It’s All About Advocacy
Click here to explore tips and action plans with ready-to-go resources to assist you in advocating for your students, staff and library program. These ideas will highlight the value of school libraries and the library staff—stressing the importance of partnering, collaborating and communicating. See a snapshot of what advocacy should look like in your school library and why it is so crucial to maintain a thriving library program.
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AISLE & Member Library Highlights

Salt Creek Primary School: This amazing “The Hat” display was created by our former librarian Bobbie Kocim. Our students love it!

Woodland Middle School: Have you completed your Wordle today? Maybe these 5-letter titles from the Woodland Middle School collection can help?