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

[Stephanie Lawson]

Congratulations! Job well done!

On Thu, Apr 20, 2023 at 6:11 AM Lester, Kathy via Michlib-l <
michlib-l at mcls.org> wrote:

> 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>
>  (AASL)
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-- 
*Stephanie Lawson, MLIS*
(she/her)
Youth Services Librarian
White Lake Township Library
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