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= = **Thank you for your interest in the school libraries and certified librarians in the School District of Philadelphia.**

**Please be advised that as of February 1, 2015, only 10 certified librarians remained in the SDP,**

**2 serving students in high schools and 8 serving students in elementary schools,**

**of a total 218 schools.**

**At this time, APSL is no longer a functioning organization.**

**Hopefully on this website you will find some inspiring actions to help support your local school library and certified school librarian.** Carol W. Heinsdorf, M.S.L.S., N.B.C.T.

APSL President, 2010-2012

Webmaster

If school libraries are too expensive, how much is the final cost of illiteracy?

The **Association of Philadelphia School Librarians** (APSL)

is a networking and advocacy organization for the benefit of school students

in the School District of Philadelphia through


 * dynamic school library programs
 * staffed by certified librarians.

We believe that throughout each school day each student should have equity of access to > > APSL advocacy statement (pending Board approval): APSL's advocacy initiatives focus upon having line items in the budget of every school in Pennsylvania for a certified librarian with clerical help and current and adequate resources for students, beginning in the School District of Philadelphia > > > > http://www.ischool.drexel.edu/slimscholars/about.html
 * sufficient, high quality, current school library resources and
 * a certified librarian.



Click here to view the President's Bulletin Board for the latest notices from former president Janet Malloy.



View the official APSL webpage at http://apsllive.org/