The Tennessee Association of School Librarians

Below are links to sites on the Internet that may be of interest to school librarians. Like the World Wide Web itself, this page is constantly changing. If you have any suggestions for sites that are not listed here but should be, e-mail Scot Smith, TASL's webmaster.
 

Comprehensive Sites

• Librarians Information Online Network
• Children's Literature Web Guide from David Brown of the University of Calgary
• Vandergrift's Children's Literature Page from Kay Vandergrift of Rutgers
• Fairrosa Cyber Library from Roxanne Hsu Feldman 
• ISLMC Children's Literature and Language Arts from the Internet School Library Media Center at James Madison University
• Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site  from Carol Hurst
• Children's Literature Reference from the University of Texas
• Children's Literature Guide from the New York Public Library
• Children's and Adolescent Literature Resources from ERIC and the University of Indiana
• Once Upon a Time from Mary Ellen Van Camp of BSU
• The Bookhive from Charlotte/Mecklenburg County Public Library
• Children's Literature
• Children's Literature Resources from Cynthia Leitich Smith
• Kids Reads
• Teen Read

History of Children's Literature and Special Exhibits

• Landmarks in Children's Literature from Roger Bailey of San Antonio College
• de Grummond Children's Literature Collection from the University of Southern Mississippi
• History of Children's Literature from Kay Vandergrift of Rutgers
• National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature
• Columbia Academy Children's Room from the Richland County Public Library

Professional Organizations

• American Library Association
• American Association of School Librarians
• Young Adult Library Services Association
• Tennessee Library Association

Directories, Databases, and Bibliographies

• Database of Award-Winning Children's Literature
• Children's Picturebook Database from Miami University
• What Do I Read Next from Galenet, a part of TEL
• Children's Book Awards from the University of Calgary
• ISLMC Acquisitions & Selection Resources for School Libraries, K-12 from James Madison University
• Links to Sites about authors from Yahoo!
• The Newbery Medal and Honors from ALA
• The Caldecott Medal and Honors from ALA
• Coretta Scott King Award from ALA
• Science Fiction and Fantasy for Children from the University of Guelph Library
• Banned Books
• Recommended Literature for Grades K-12
• Authors and Books Homepage from Scholastic
• Picturing Books a site about picture books
• Genrefluent a site for YA literature
• Reading Rants a site for teens
• America Writes for Kids
• Volunteer State Book Awards Kathy Patten's Official VSBA site
• Down on Friendly Acres--Animal stories from Tennessee
  

• The Lion and The Unicorn
• The Looking Glass
• The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
• The Horn Book
• Booklinks
• The ALAN Review
• School Library Journal
• Booklist

• Yahooligans
• Kids Click
• Bulfinch's Mythology
• Encyclopedia Mythica
• Great Sites for Children from ALA
• Copyright Law for Non-Lawyers
• School Libraries from Peter Milbury
• School Library Net
• LM_Net
• Child_Lit

• Webquests for Literature from Florida State University
• Webquest Portal
  
• Blue Web'n from Pacific Bell
•  Big6
• The Educator's Reference Desk
  
• Tennessee Curriculum Standards
  
• Cyberguides from the schools of California
• Lesson Plan Library from Apple
• Links to Lesson Plans on the Web from Connect TN
• Doucette Index lesson plans for literature in K-12
• CARTS Cultural Arts Resources for Teachers & Students
• Research Guide from Wright State University