School Librarians and 21st Century Literacy

There were two plenary speakers on the last day of the IASL PASLI Workshop and Conference. They were Atty. Suyat who discussed data privacy laws in school libraries and Hon. Lourdes David who peesented updates on the Continuing Professional Development Act for librarians. Both topics were of utmost importance to participants and delegates.

The announcement of newly elected officers followed next and yours truly was elected as the association’s PRO. The 2019-2021 PASLI Officers are: Ching Perez Basagre, President; Rhodora Valdez, Vice President; Mavic De la Cruz, Secretary; Gemme Cuña, Treasurer; Salve Dimzon, Auditor; Charlie Padernal, Business Manager; Kelvin Samson and Alma Singian as Board Members. Cris Laracas, former president of PASLI delivered the PASLI accomplishment report to the association. The elected officers were sworn in by Hon. Lourdes David. What followed was the tour to Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, The National Museum of Natural History and Fort Santiago. 

There was no official announcement when and where the 6th IASL Workshop is going to be, but if I were you, this is one of the many professional development activities worth saving up for. Networking in the ASEAN is a promising investment. Planning is key when one sets goals and programs for lifelong learning. Attendance to national conferences as well as off shore professional events can be targeted and programmed in a span of three to five years. 

In general, the IASL PASLI Workshop and Conference was a success as it gathered school librarians in the ASEAN to an engaged discourse on issues relevant to the needs of school librarians today. With the help and support of agencies like the Board for Librarians, IASL and even PLAI, PASLI will be able to continue to actualise its goals and objectives.

Until next conference, school librarians!