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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...
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...
Ashley Long receives AASL Frances Henne Award
CHICAGO – Ashley Long, media specialist at Talley Street Upper Elementary in Decatur, Georgia, is the recipient of the 2022 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Frances Henne Award. Sponsored by Libraries Unlimited, the $1,250 award...
South Carolina Association of School Librarians receives AASL Chapter of the Year Award
CHICAGO – The South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL) is the recipient of the 2022 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Chapter of the Year Award. The $1,000 award recognizes the AASL Chapter most active and dynamic in...
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures and the Commercial Interior Design Association (IIDA) are currently accepting applications for the 9th annual IIDA/91传媒 Library Interior Design Awards honoring excellence in library interior design and...
Terri Lesley Receives IFRT Immroth Memorial Award
The 91传媒's Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) Immroth Award Committee is pleased to announce Terri Lesley as the recipient of the 2022 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award, which honors notable contributions to intellectual...
Jillian Rudes wins Scholastic Library Publishing Award
CHICAGO – Jillian Rudes has been named the 2022 winner of 91传媒’s Scholastic Library Publishing Award. This award of $1,000 and certificate of achievement, sponsored by the Scholastic Library Publishing Company, recognizes a librarian whose unusual...
Baylor University Libraries presented the LIRT 2022 Innovation in Instruction Award
CHICAGO — The Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) of the 91传媒 is pleased to announce that the 2022 Innovation in Instruction Award will be presented to Baylor University Libraries. Created to recognize a library that...
CHICAGO — The Las Vegas-Clark County Library District (Las Vegas, Nevada) has been selected to receive the 2022 91传媒/Information Today, Inc. Library of the Future Award. The award, sponsored by the 91传媒 (91传媒) and Information Today...
Sara Lowe chosen as the 2022 recipient of the LIRT Librarian Recognition Award
CHICAGO — The Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) of the 91传媒 has chosen Sara Lowe, associate librarian at IUPUI University Library, as the 2022 recipient of the LIRT Librarian Recognition Award. The Librarian Recognition Award...
Jamie M. Gregory Receives IFRT Oboler Memorial Award
The 91传媒's Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award is presented each year for an excellent work in the area of intellectual freedom. The 2022 award cycle marked a change for the Oboler Award. Starting this year, articles and books will be...
ALSC Names Betsy Diamant-Cohen as 2022 Distinguished Service Award Winner
Dr. Betsy Diamant-Cohen is the 2022 recipient of the Association for Library Service to Children’s (ALSC) Distinguished Service Award. This prestigious award honors an individual who has made significant contributions to library service to children and to...
