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2023 Awards: Nomination Process and Timeline
Nominations Open: @MSLA Conference, March 2023
Nominations Close: Late April
Awards Committee Reviews Awards: May
Awards Winners Announced: Early June
APPLY  ​Carolyn Markuson Innovation Grant from NESLA  Due 4/3/2023
Awards Committee:
Amy Short
Cambridge Public Schools
ashort@​maschoolibraries.org
Morgan Keohane
P.A. ​Shaw Elementary, Dorchester
mkeohane​@maschoolibraries.org
​Ella Stocker
Amherst Regional High School
estocker@​maschoolibraries.org

Congratulations to the 2022 Award Recipients
Download a Print Version of the 2022 Awards

  • Judi Paradis Memorial Grant: Patsy Divver, Millis Middle/High School
  • ​Katherine Lowe School Library Champion: Valerie Diggs, Salem State University
  • Service Award: Laura Luker, Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School
  • M.S.L.A. ​(MA Super Librarian Award): ​Jane Ichord, ​O'Bryant School of ​Math and Science, Boston
  • President's Award: ​Emily Litman, King Open School, Cambridge; Lisa Sheehan, John D, Hardy Elementary, Wellesley
  • Ellen Berne Pathfinder: Alison Connelly, Stoneham High School
  • Virtual Influencer: Stacy Kitsis, Arlington High School
  • Audrey Friend Scholarship: Katie McGinness, ​Salem State University
  • MSLA Research Grant: Deeth Ellis, Boston Public Schools
2022 JUDI PARADIS ACTION GRANT
Supports library programming
making a positive impact ​
on a ​library program and/or
​school culture.

Patsy Divver
Millis Middle/High School

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2022 KATHERINE LOWE SCHOOL LIBRARY CHAMPION:  ​Honors public figures demonstrating a belief in school libraries.
​Valerie Diggs​​
Salem State University

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​about Valerie
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2022 SERVICE AWARD: ​Recognizes school librarian dedication at state/national level.   
​Laura Luker
Pioneer Valley
Chinese Immersion
​Charter School

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​about Laura
2022 M.S.L.A. ​(MA Super Librarian Award): Recognizes school library program excellence.   
​Jane Ichord
​John D. O'Bryant
School of
​Mathematics and Science, Boston

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about Jane
2022 PRESIDENT'S AWARD:  Honors new school librarians making an impact on student learning.   
​Emily Litman 
King Open School, Cambridge

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Lisa Sheehan 
John D. Hardy Elementary School, Wellesley
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2022 ​ELLEN BERNE PATHFINDER: Celebrates innovative school library programming.    
Alison Connelly 
Stoneham High School

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​about Alison
2022 VIRTUAL INFLUENCER: Recognizes excellence​ in a school librarian's use of virtual tools.   ​
To view the website, click on the School Librarian's picture
​Stacy Kitsis
​​Arlington High School

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about ​Stacy
Renewed to display the 2022 Virtual Influencer Award (formerly the MSLA Web Seal of Excellence):  
2021: Carrie Mathias, Silver Lake Regional High School
2020: Felicia Quesada Montville, Brown Middle School, Newton Public Schools
2019: Pamela Vallee, Lunenburg High School
2018: Emily Houston & Kendall Boninti, Cambridge Rindge & Latin
2017: Margaret Kane Schoen, Newton South HS
2015: Michael Caliguiri, Florence Sawyer School, Bolton
2013: Laura Gardner, Dartmouth MS  
2012: Jennifer St. Michel, Hurley Middle School, Seekonk
2022 ​AUDREY FRIEND SCHOLARSHIP
Katie McGinness 
​Salem State University

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​about Katie
2022 ​MSLA RESEARCH GRANT
Deeth Ellis
​Boston Public Schools

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about Deeth
Page Editor: Ann Perham, MSLA Webmaster
​Updated: January 22, 2023