The American Association of School Librarians is:
A proactive organization that addresses issues, anticipates trends, and sets the future agenda for the profession;
An advocate for the indispensable role of school library media programs with school library media specialists, for best practices in school librarianship, and for the core values and ethics of the library profession;
An open, friendly, welcoming organization that embraces cultural and ethnic diversity;
An inclusive professional home for all school library media specialists and a partner in mutual interests with educators, technologists, researchers, vendors, and other librarians;
An essential resource for school library media specialists seeking professional development, leadership opportunities, communication with peers, and the most current information, research, and theory in the field; and
A flexible, responsive organization that models effective management practices.
Adopted by the AASL Board of Directors, January 2003.