Hi All, Below is the information for two upcoming events. Please attend if you are able. --Kathy Tomorrow Evening 4/25 at 6:30pm EST Beyond Book Banning @ Bloomfield Township Library MASL members Toni Isaac & Kathy Lester are part of the panel Registration not required. [image: Book Banning Event.png] Sunday, 5/5 @ Detroit Public Library (Main Library) w/ Author Laura Pappano (Laura had interviewed me while I was AASL President for her book and asked if I would be willing to help her in conversation at this event.) [image: author series state of public schools.jpg] Kathy Lester, MLIS, MA Adjunct Faculty, *Wayne State University, School of Information Science* Advocacy Co-Chair, Past-President 2014*, **Michigan Association of School Librarians (MASL)* President, 2022-2023*, **American Association of School Librarians (AASL)* Councilor At Large*, American Library Association (ALA)* Retired School Library Media Specialist / Technology Coach*, **Plymouth-Canton Community Schools* *SL21 Model Library, 2017-2018* *SL21 Exemplary Ranking - Michigan School Libraries for the 21st Century 2013-2022* *ISTE Making IT Happen Award Winner* *2017 MAME Michigan School Library Program of the Year* *2012 **State Librarian's Excellence Award Winner* kathyL@mimasl.org twitter: @LibraryL <https://twitter.com/LibraryL> "Every school librarian is a leader; every learner has a school librarian" --American Association of School Librarians <http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/advocacy/tools/docs/AASL_Position_Statement_Effective_SLP_2018.pdf> (AASL)