Resources especially for MASL Support Staff

Questions about certification?

Look here  http://maine.gov/doe/cert/initial/edtech/index.html for information about the different Ed. Tech levels of authorization.  

All school employees in Maine must be fingerprinted.  Check here http://maine.gov/doe/cert/fingerprinting/index.html  for more details and to register.

Want to advance professionally?

Undergraduate The University of Maine at Augusta http://www.uma.edu/academics/programs/ils/ils-degree-program/ offers both an Associate’s degree and a Bachelor’s degree in Library and Information Science.  Most classes are available online.

Graduate (to become a certified Library MediaSpecialist in Maine requires a Master’s degree)

The American Library Association http://www.ala.org/accreditedprograms/ has information on several accredited Master’s degree programs.

Just looking for Professional Development?

Maine is a part of Webjunction http://me.webjunction.org/do/Home which offers many library learning opportunities online.

Take a look at the statewide library calendar of events (such as the annual Reading Round-Up conference in April) http://evanced.info/maine/evanced/eventcalendar.asp?libnum=0 which provides excellent opportunities as well.

 Check out the Maine State Library for Continuing Education opportunities   http://www.maine.gov/msl/libs/ce/index.shtml

The Maine State Library also offers a Voluntary Public Library certification program http://www.maine.gov/msl/libs/ce/libcert.shtml with online webinar courses that can be used by Ed Techs for re-authorization.

Consider joining the Executive Board of a professional library association such as MASL.  You'll have insight into library concerns and most will provide contact hours for attending meetings -- Contact the association you are interested in for more details.

MASL and the Maine Library Association both provide workshops and conferences.  So do the New England Association of School Libraries and the New England Library Association as well as the American Library Association and the American Association of School Libraries -- Check out their Events page for more information.

Need more information?

Check out these other Library organizations

Maine Library Association http://www.mainelibraries.org/

New England Library Association http://www.nelib.org/

New England School Library Association http://www.nesla30.wildapricot.org/

American Library Association http://www.ala.org/

American Association of School Libraries http://www.ala.org/aasl/

Check out these educational organizations

Maine Education Association http://www.maine.nea.org

National Education Association http://www.nea.org/index.html

Other resources

Look here for library jobs in Maine http://www.maine.gov/msl/libs/jobjar.shtml

School jobs can be found here https://www.servingschools.com/

Join the state library listserv http://www.maine.gov/msl/libs/listservs.htm

***Last updated 11.22.2016