Honour List Announcement for SLA School Librarian of the Year Award
At a packed event at the London Book Fair yesterday afternoon, the SLA was delighted to announce its Honour List for the School Librarian of the Year Award, now in its second year.
Alec Williams, Chair of the SLA for 2004 - 2006, announced the following list of librarians who were considered by the judging panel to be outstanding examples of best practice and innovation in their particular phases of education:
Nancy Anstee
Waycroft Primary School, Bristol
Debbie Carr
Willows High School, Cardiff
Jayne Gould
Broke Hall Community Primary School, Ipswich
Katie McGivern
St Patrick's High School, Coatbridge
Scholastic
Walker Books
The SLA is very grateful to these publishers, and to the London Book Fair for their support of this important new Award.
We are also extremely grateful to Micro Librarian Systems for their very generous sponsorship of the Award this year, which has enabled it to continue on a more secure basis.
The final winner will be announced by the Children's Laureate, Jacqueline Wilson, at the Library and Information Show at the NEC, Birmingham, on 27th April. A limited number of tickets are available for school librarians who are encouraged to contact the SLA office to have their name put on the list.
Alec Williams, Chair of the SLA for 2004 - 2006, announced the following list of librarians who were considered by the judging panel to be outstanding examples of best practice and innovation in their particular phases of education:
Nancy Anstee
Waycroft Primary School, Bristol
Debbie Carr
Willows High School, Cardiff
Jayne Gould
Broke Hall Community Primary School, Ipswich
Katie McGivern
St Patrick's High School, Coatbridge
Anne-Marie Tarter
Ripon Grammar School
SLA President Aidan Chambers presented Award certificates to the librarians and representatives of their schools, acknowledging that without the support of the headteacher and senior management team even the most innovative librarian will find it very hard to run an effective school library. Aidan noted that the award has grown in size this year, with a larger number of nominations than the first year, and an increased number of schools visited before the final names were selected.
The Honour List librarians will also receive books for their libraries donated by the following publishers:
Andersen Press
Collins Education
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Hodder Books
Orchard Books
Random House Children's Books
Scholastic
Walker Books
The SLA is very grateful to these publishers, and to the London Book Fair for their support of this important new Award.
We are also extremely grateful to Micro Librarian Systems for their very generous sponsorship of the Award this year, which has enabled it to continue on a more secure basis.
The final winner will be announced by the Children's Laureate, Jacqueline Wilson, at the Library and Information Show at the NEC, Birmingham, on 27th April. A limited number of tickets are available for school librarians who are encouraged to contact the SLA office to have their name put on the list.
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