Left to Right: Donna Gillum, principal, and Lee Ann Barrow, library media specialist Donna Gillum is the Principal at Stewart County Middle School in Stewart County. She was nominated by her librarian Lee Ann Barrow. Lee Ann had this to say, “ I nominated her for her dedication to the teachers, students and our library... Continue Reading →
The winner of this year's Innovative Library Media Award in the Elementary Division is Betsy Wolf from Sevierville Intermediate School in Sevier County for her “Put a Pin In It” reading program. Betsy wanted to create excitement about books regardless of student ability levels and to get students to read more widely and make connections... Continue Reading →
Left to Right: Britni Sauceman and Shannon Silvers The winner is of this year's Innovative Library Media Award in the high school division is Britni Sauceman from Tennessee High School in Bristol City Schools for her Potty Press and Potty PD newsletters posted in her school’s bathrooms. Potty Press was focused on students and was... Continue Reading →
The School Library Media Scholarship is awarded to a student enrolled in a school library media program at a Tennessee college or university that is approved to certify Library Information Specialists. The one-time grant is $1,000 and is meant to increase the ranks of individuals within the school library profession. This year’s recipient of the... Continue Reading →
The winners of this year's Innovative Library Media Award in the Middle School Division are Emily Haendel, librarian, and Renee Bailey, ELA teacher, from Halls Middle School in Knox County for their Diversity Club. Their vision for the club was to build relationships, community, and friendships. They wanted to build a culture of reading and... Continue Reading →
Back in August, TASL partnered with The Children's Diversity and Justice Library, The Bottom Knox, and UT Knoxville's Center for Children's and Young Adult Literature to create a crowdsourced reading list during the Zinn Education Project's "Days of Action" to "Teach the Truth" Campaign. We are excited to share that compiled list with you below.... Continue Reading →
The Clara Hasbrouck Award is named after a founding member of TASL. This special award is given to an outstanding individual who has demonstrated dedication and commitment to furthering the cause of school libraries in Tennessee by contributing time, leadership, and effort to numerous TASL activities over a period of years. This year’s Clara Hasbrouck... Continue Reading →
Each month we honor three school librarians in TN as TASL Librarians of the Month. These amazing educators deserve recognition for their hard work and dedication. Learn more about our October 2021 Librarians of the Month below. East TN Librarian of the Month Name: Michelle Parry Hometown: Maryville School: Alcoa Middle School School District: Alcoa... Continue Reading →
Left to Right: Katie Capshaw, Dr. Kyle Nix, Katelyn Jernigan (Awards Chair) Dr. Kyle Nix is the Principal at Christiana Middle School in Rutherford County. She was nominated by her librarian Katie Capshaw. We asked Dr. Nix to tell us about her background as an educator. "I have been in education for the past 17... Continue Reading →
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