MSLA Awards

COMPLETE DESCRIPTIONS: ​
​​ALL AWARDS
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2018 Award Recipients:
     Complete 2018 print listing            
2018 Picture Gallery: 
IdeaLab and Awards Ceremony 
​MSLA Awards Archives
Organized by year and by award, plus pictures

​2019 Awards Nomination Forms
​will be available on October 1, 2018

School Library Advocate honors public figures demonstrating a belief in school libraries.
Administrator Advocate ​recognizes administrators promoting  school library programs.
Gallagher Legislator Award recognizes a  MA legislator demonstrating belief in the value of school libraries.
Research Grant supports individuals doing innovative research in the school library field.
​Peggy Hallisey Lifetime Achievement honors a member's lifetime contributions.
Service Award ​recognizes school librarian dedication and leadership at state/national level.
​PALS ​(Parents as Library Supporters)  
recognizes outstanding collaboration between a parent/teacher organization & school library.
M.S.L.A. ​(MA Super Librarian Award) recognizes school library program excellence.
​President's Award honors new school librarians making an impact on student learning.
Web Seal of Excellence recognizes excellence​ in a school library’s use of web tools.  
                 2018 ​Web Seal of Excellence Rubric
​Berne Pathfinder celebrates innovative school library programming. 
Friend Scholarship awarded to a MA student in a school library certification master's  program. 

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SCHOOL LIBRARY ADVOCATE:  Honors public figures demonstrating a belief in school libraries.

Judy Marcella, Office of Student Assessment, Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)

 ADMINISTRATOR ADVOCATE: ​Recognizes administrators promoting  school library programs.

Joy Blackwood, Superintendent of Silver Lake Regional School District

PEGGY HALLISEY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Honors a member's lifetime contributions.

Leslie Lomasson, Amherst Regional High School

Kathy Lowe, MSLA Executive Director

Judi Paradis, Plympton Elementary, Waltham

SERVICE AWARD: ​Recognizes school librarian dedication and leadership at state/national level.

Laura Gardner, Dartmouth Middle School

Greg Pronevitz, MLS Director

Jennifer Reed, Mason Rice Elementary, Newton

M.S.L.A. ​(MA Super Librarian Award): Recognizes school library program excellence.

Kim Brown, North Reading High School

Mary Gaeta, Our Lady of the Assumption

Susan Harari, Boston Latin School

Karen Sekiguchi, Winthrop Elem, Ipswich

Nancy Snow, Bancroft Elementary, Andover

Elizabeth Stockwood, Concord Middle School

Andrea Zampitella, Winchester High School

President's Award:  Honors new school librarians making an impact on student learning.

Sarah Forfa, South Hadley High School

Jill Leibowitz, ​Cabot Elementary, ​Newton

Bonnie McBride, Fenway High School

Colleen Simpson, Gates Middle School, Scituate

Morgan Van Clief, Shaw Elementary, Dorchester

WEB SEAL OF EXCELLENCE: Recognizes excellence​ in a school librarian's use of web tools.  
                 2018 ​Web Seal of Excellence Rubric          To view the websites, click on the School Librarian's picture

Emily Houston (l) and Kendall Boninti (r), Cambridge Rindge & Latin School

Liz Percy: Westwood High School

Paige Rowse, Needham High School

PALS ​(Parents as Library Supporters):  Recognizes outstanding collaboration between a parent/teacher organization & school library.

Ellen Berne Pathfinder: Celebrates innovative school library programming. 

Rachel Bouhanda, Billerica High School

Friend Scholarship: Awarded to a MA student in a school library certification master's  program. 

Maura O'Toole, The Mather School, Boston

Gallagher Legislator Award:  Recognizes a  MA legislator demonstrating belief in the value of school libraries.

2018: No Awardee

Research Grant: Supports individuals doing innovative research in the school library field.

2018: No Awardee

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​Updated: April 18, 2018