 In November 2015, the House and Senate Conference Committee added language to the Every Student Succeeds Act, recognizing the value of school libraries, an important milestone for AASL and ALA. For 2017, AASL is planning on introducing the AASL Induction Program, a leadership program for new school library professionals.Advocacy is an important part of the AASL mission.In 1948, AASL first put forth a list of school library standards.