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Alex H. Poole receives the 2022 LHRT Donald G. Davis Article Award
The Donald G. Davis Article Award Committee of the Library History Round Table (LHRT) of the 91传媒 (91传媒) is pleased to present the 2022 Davis Article Award to Alex H. Poole, Associate Professor of Information Science at Drexel...
AASL announces Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has released its annual list of Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning. The Best Digital Tools provide opportunities for school librarians to enhance learning, engage learners, and...
AASL Awards Five Inspire Collection Development Grants
CHICAGO – Five school libraries from across the country have been awarded American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Collection Development Grants. Made possible by the generosity of AASL member Marina “Marney” Welmers, the grant program...
Woodside High School receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
CHICAGO – Stephanie Persson, school librarian at Woodside School in Newport News, Virginia, is one of five school librarians from across the country receiving a 2022 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Special Event Grant. Made...
North Davidson Middle School receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
CHICAGO – Kristina Allred, school library media coordinator at North Davidson Middle School in Lexington, North Carolina, is one of five school librarians from across the country receiving a 2022 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire...
Mayo High School for Math, Science, and Technology receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
CHICAGO – Dohnia Galloway, media specialist at Mayo High School for Math, Science, and Technology in Darlington, South Carolina, is one of five school librarians from across the country receiving a 2022 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL)...
91传媒 Announces 2022 L. Ray Patterson Award Winner James G. Neal
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The 91传媒 (91传媒) Public Policy and Advocacy Office today named James G. “Jim” Neal, university librarian emeritus of Columbia University, winner of the 2022 L. Ray Patterson Copyright Award. The L. Ray Patterson...
Madison Area Memorial High School receives AASL Inspire Special Event Grant
CHICAGO – Hannah Luce, library media specialist at Madison Area Memorial High School in Madison, Maine, is one of five school librarians from across the country receiving a 2022 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Special Event Grant...
Sparked by the tragic Atlanta spa shooting in 2021, school librarian Sarah Sansbury and 4th-grade social studies curriculum lead Emma O’Connor, became keenly aware that their students needed to be seen, heard, and validated.
Samantha Mora receives AASL Innovative Reading Grant
CHICAGO – Samantha Mora, teacher librarian at Wood River Middle School in Hailey, Idaho, is the recipient of the 2022 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Innovative Reading Grant. Sponsored by Capstone, the $2,500 grant supports the planning...
CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒) has awarded its third Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant to the Metropolitan College of New York (N.Y.) and the Sara Hightower Regional Library System (Ga.). The $2,000 grant is open to school...
Three libraries awarded 91传媒鈥檚 2022 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant
CHICAGO — The 91传媒 (91传媒) has awarded its Peggy Barber Tribute Grant, a programming grant named after the transformative 91传媒 leader, to the Aztlán Center at Colorado State University (CSU) Pueblo Library, Highgate (Vt.) Library and...
FReadom Fighters receives AASL Intellectual Freedom Award
CHICAGO – FReadom Fighters, started by a group of Texas school librarians, Becky Calzada, Carolyn Foote, and Nancy Jo Lambert, is the recipient of the 2022 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Intellectual Freedom Award. Established in 1982...
CHICAGO – Michael Giller, Director of Library Services for South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities in Greenville, South Carolina, is the recipient of the 2022 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Collaborative School...
Tim Salem receives AASL Distinguished School Administrator Award
CHICAGO – Tim Salem, Principal at Scotts Ridge Middle School, is the recipient of the 2022 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Distinguished School Administrator Award. Sponsored by ProQuest, the $2,000 award recognizes and honors a school...
