[Michlib-l] West Maple Elementary Named AASL National School Library of the Year!

[Lester, Kathy]

I am so excited to share the great news that West Maple Elementary in
Birmingham Public Schools has been selected as the AASL National School
Library of the Year!

Congratulations to Carrie Betts, School Librarian, at West Maple Elementary
School!
You can find Birmingham Public School's announcement here: bit.ly/3MXj9lb
AASL's Press Release is forthcoming.

*Disclosure: I did not realize Carrie was applying for this award -- and
AASL did not disclose to me that she was a finalist.  The AASL National
School Library of the Year Committee Chairs - Mary Woodard (Texas) and
Phoebe Warmack (Virginia) were able to visit West Maple Elementary and the
other finalist library -- New Tazewell Elementary (New Tazewell, TN); **Blake
Hopper,** -- and lead the NSLY committee in making the decision independent
of the AASL Board.*

Carrie shared this website giving an overview of West Maple Library:
https://sites.google.com/bps-schools.com/westmaplelibrary/home

I am so very proud that the NSLY is in Michigan!
All students in Michigan deserve the equity of access to this type of
library.

Congratulations again to Carrie!

All my best,
--Kathy

Kathy Lester, MLIS, MA
*Advocacy Co-Chair, Past-President 2014, *
Michigan Association of School Librarians (MASL)
*President, 2022-2023*
American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
*Councilor At Large*
American Library Association (ALA)
*School Library Media Specialist / Technology Coach, *
*East Middle School, Plymouth-Canton Schools*
*SL21 Model Library, 2017-2018*
*SL21 Exemplary Ranking - Michigan School Libraries for the 21st Century
2019-2022*
*ISTE Making IT Happen Award Winner*
*2017 MAME Michigan School Library Program of the Year*
*2012 **State Librarian's Excellence Award Winner*
kathyL at mimasl.org
twitter: @LibraryL <https://twitter.com/LibraryL>

"Every school librarian is a leader; every learner has a school librarian"
--American Association of School Librarians
<http://www.ala.org/aasl/sites/ala.org.aasl/files/content/advocacy/tools/docs/AASL_Position_Statement_Effective_SLP_2018.pdf>
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