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 * 2021 Award Descriptions
​ * MSLA Awards Archives
  

     Organized by year and award,​
     plus pictures


MSLA Awards

Congratulations to the ​2021 Award Recipients
View the video honoring the Award recipients
with a special message from Dr. Carol Gordon.

Judi Paradis
​Memorial Grant Program
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2021 JUDI PARADIS ACTION GRANT: 
Jennifer Edwards
Supports library programming
making a positive impact ​
on a ​library program and/or
​school culture
.
Jennifer Edwards
Dennis Yarmouth Regional High School
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2021 KATHERINE LOWE SCHOOL LIBRARY CHAMPION:  ​Honors public figures demonstrating a belief in school libraries.
Dr. Carol Gordon​​
Gordon & Associates Consulting
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2021 JOAN GALLAGHER LEGISLATOR AWARD: ​
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Recognizes a Massachusetts legislator demonstrating belief in the value of school libraries.

Annissa Essaibi George
​Boston ​City Council
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Annissa Essaibi-George
View a message from Boston City Councilor, Anissa Essaibi George

2021 SERVICE AWARD: ​Recognizes school librarian dedication at state/national level.   
Patsy Divver
​Millis Middle-High School
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Patsy Divver
Carrie Tucker
Carrie Tucker
E. Bridgewater ​Jr.-Sr. High School
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2021 M.S.L.A. ​(MA Super Librarian Award): Recognizes school library program excellence.   
​Liz Phipps Soeiro
Cambridgeport School
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Liz Phipps Soeiro
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Alix Woznik
​Beverly Middle School
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2021 PRESIDENT'S AWARD:  Honors new school librarians making an impact on student learning.   
​​Kristina Johnson 
Medford Public Schools
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Kristina Johnson
​​Maureen Riordan
​Newton Public Schools
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Maureen Riordan
I​ris Santana
UP Academy, Boston PS
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Iris Santana

2021 ​ELLEN BERNE PATHFINDER: Celebrates innovative school library programming.    
Carrie Mathias
​Silver Lake Regional High School
Carrie Mathias
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2021 VIRTUAL INFLUENCER: Recognizes excellence​ in a school librarian's use of virtual tools.
To view the website, click on the School Librarian's picture
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Carrie Mathias
​Carrie Mathias
​Silver Lake Regional High School
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Renewed to display the 2021 Virtual Influencer Award (formerly the MSLA Web Seal of Excellence):  
2020:
Felicia Quesada Montville, Brown Middle School, Newton Public Schools
2019: Pamela Vallee, Lunenburg High School
2018: Emily Houston & Kendall Boninti, Cambridge Rindge & Latin; Paige Rowse, Needham HS
2017: Margaret Kane Schoen, Newton South HS
2016: Anita Cellucci, Westborough HS
2013: Laura Gardner, Dartmouth MS
2012: Rachel Costello, Pentucket Regional HS; Jennifer St. Michel, Hurley Middle School, Seekonk

2021 ​AUDREY FRIEND SCHOLARSHIP Awarded to a Massachusetts student in a school library certification master's  program.
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Jessica Bombardier
​Salem State University
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Audrey Bombadier
​Michelle B. Laflamme
Simmons University S.L.I.S.
Michelle Laflamme
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Page Editor: Pat Fontes pfontes@maschoolibraries.org
​Updated: March 25, 2021
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