Each month, TASL honors school librarians from across the state who deserve recognition for their work. We are excited to share with you more about our March Librarians of the Month. East TN Librarian of the Month Name: Laura Dowd Hometown: Signal Mountain, TN School: Nolan Elementary School School District: Hamilton County What do you love most about being... Continue Reading →
Each month, TASL honors school librarians from across the state who deserve recognition for their work. We are excited to share with you more about our February Librarians of the Month. East TN Librarian of the Month Name: Laura Posey Hometown: Tazewell, TN School: Cumberland Gap High School School District: Claiborne County Schools Grades Served:... Continue Reading →
Each month, TASL honors three school librarians from across the state of TN that deserve recognition for contributions to their school and community. We are excited to share more with you about the January 2022 Librarians of the Month East TN Librarian of the Month Name: Katie Rosenberg Hometown: Knoxville, TN School: L&N STEM Academy... Continue Reading →
Each month, TASL recognizes three school librarians from across the state for their outstanding service to their schools and communities. We are excited to share more about our December 2021 Librarians of the Month below. East TN Librarian of the Month Name: Traci Magee Hometown: Maryville, TN School: Linden Elementary School School District: Oak Ridge... Continue Reading →
AASL Conference was held in Salt Lake City on October 21-23. Quite a few TASL members were able to attend. We have several members with leadership positions in AASL and others who presented and/or promoted their publications. Scroll through to see all the highlights. Tennessee School Librarians stopped for a photo op at #AASL21 TN... Continue Reading →
The members of TASL's EDI Committee are dedicated to providing guidance for the development of diverse and inclusive collections for Tennessee school librarians. We are excited to share with you some of the best diverse books we've read in the past few years. Descriptions are from Goodreads. Published in 2021 Quinton Peters was the golden... Continue Reading →
The members of TASL's EDI Committee are dedicated to providing guidance for the development of diverse and inclusive collections for Tennessee school librarians. We are excited to share with you some of the best diverse books we've read in the past few years. Descriptions are from Goodreads. Published in 2020 On the eve of singing... 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. Find out more about our November 2021 Librarians of the Month below. East TN Librarian of the Month Name: Blake Hopper Hometown: Speedwell, TN School: Tazewell-New Tazewell Primary School... Continue Reading →
The winner of this year's Distinguished School Administrator Award is Riley Brewer, the Assistant Principal at Halls High School in Knox County. She was nominated by her librarian Brandi Hartsell. Ms. Brewer goes above and beyond in supporting the school library and librarian at Halls High School. Every day and in many ways, Ms. Brewer... Continue Reading →
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 →
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