For immediate release | September 28, 2021

AASL commends fourteen programs, events, and products across the country

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CHICAGO — Acting upon recommendations made by its chapters, the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) formally commended fourteen outstanding programs, events, and products for their support of the school librarian profession and the learners the profession serves. To be considered, programs must align with the principles expressed in the national association's mission and value statements.

The commendation recipients are:

Baltimore County Public Library Partnership with Baltimore County Public School System

Nominated by the Maryland Association of School Librarians

Baltimore County Public School: Librarians Resource Wiki

Nominated by the Maryland Association of School Librarians

BJC Book Brigade

Nominated by the Missouri Association of School Librarians

"Celebrating Librarians During National School Library Month" WATE (ABC), Knoxville, TN

Nominated by the Tennessee Association of School Librarians

Green River Regional Educational Cooperative Library Media Specialists Network

Nominated by the Kentucky Association of School Librarians

The Greenville Drive Reading All-Stars Challenge

Nominated by the South Carolina Association of School Librarians

Kentucky Academic Standards for Library Media

Nominated by the Kentucky Association of School Librarians

Literacy in the H.O.O.D. (Helping Out Our Disenfranchised)

Nominated by the Ohio Educational Library Media Association

Louisiana School Librarians: Navigating School Library Programming in the Face of COVID-19

Nominated by the Louisiana Association of School Librarians

The New Library Learning Video from Nebraska Loves Public Schools

Nominated by the Nebraska School Librarians Association

One Book Baltimore

Nominated by the Maryland Association of School Librarians

Read to Succeed (Wilson County, TN)

Nominated by the Tennessee Association of School Librarians

Refugee Doll Project

Nominated by the Virginia Association of School Librarians

Teen Lit Mob – Vermont

Nominated by the Vermont School Library Association

The provide a channel of communication between AASL-affiliated school library organizations and the AASL Board of Directors. An AASL Chapter nominates outstanding programs, events, and products for official AASL commendations, which are then reviewed and approved by the AASL Board of Directors for national recognition.

The American Association of School Librarians, , a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), empowers leaders to transform teaching and learning.

Contact:

Jennifer Habley

Manager, Web Communications

American Association of School Librarians (AASL)

jhabley@ala.org

312-280-4383