The 2018 Arkansas School Library Curriculum Standards Committee members voted to adopt the AASL National School Library Standards as our own state curriculum standards. The Arkansas K-12 Library Media Standards are not a curriculum or scope and sequence guide. Rather, the competency-based standards allow the school library to craft and customize curriculum to fit their learners. 

​Click the image below to be taken to the current Arkansas Library Media Services Standards and Courses homepage.

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AASL National School Library Standards Resources

• Learner Framework
• School Library Evaluation Checklist

One Pagers:

• Reflect & Refresh 
• How do I read the Standards?
• Managing Standards Overload One Pager

Videos:

• Evolved and Familiar
• Standards Structure

For Purchase:

• National School Library Standards for Learners, School Librarians, and School Libraries/Price: $199/ALA Members: $149/AASL Members: $99
• AASL Standards Framework for Learners Pamphlet/Sold in packs of 10/Price: $16.95 (Also available as a free download.)​

Crosswalks:

• Future Ready Framework
• ISTE Standards for Students and Educators
• Next Generation Science Standards
• Code with Google's CS First Curriculum 

Supporting Links for Arkansas School Librarian

Laws and Rules Affecting School Libraries 
Public School Library Media and Technology Act (link)
Arkansas Public School Standards for Accreditation (link - see sections 2D and 4F) 
​Arkansas Code-Basic language of instruction (2020)
Textbooks and Instructional Materials for Public Schools Exemption (no sales tax law)