GLMA is now an affiliate of ISTE, International Society for Technology in Education.
GLMA is the largest professional organization serving school library media professionals in Georgia. Its members are dedicated to the advancement and empowerment of school library media specialists and to quality education in Georgia's schools. GLMA, Inc. is the state affiliate to the American Association of School Libraries
(AASL), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
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Join us for the GLMA Summer Institute June 22-23, 2009 at Macon State College in Macon.
The Summer Institute will be a working and learning opportunity with guest speakers. The theme of the Summer Institute will be “Recipe for Success: GPS is the Spice and the Media Specialist is the Chef.” You will have the opportunity to earn one PLU credit. Registration for the institute is now open. Hotel information is available here
Expenditure Controls and Funding for School Libraries
Our main legislative issue for 2009 is expenditure controls. Governor Perdue is proposing legislation that would temporarily waive media center expenditure controls until June 30, 2010. This legislation would mean that school systems could redirect any unspent library media money for this school year as well as state funding for school libraries until fiscal year 2010 to other areas leaving school libraries with reduced or little funding. GLMA opposes this legislation and asks school librarians and parents to contact their legislators to explain how this legislation would hurt school libraries and students' access to library books and computers
GLMA Mable Wyche Underwood Grant application deadline is May 15, 2009.
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