[CASL-L] CT Librarian recipient of 2018 I Love My Librarian Award

[Williams, Linda]

ALA has announced this year's winners of the I Love My Librarian Award and Connecticut has a Library Media Specialist on the list!

Here's the text<https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/blogs/the-scoop/2018-i-love-my-librarian-winners-announced/>:

"Linda Robinson
Mansfield (Conn.) Middle School

"Robinson's innovation and dedication has fostered a love of reading among Mansfield Middle School students. Despite a significant decline in enrollment, her literacy programs have resulted in increased circulation-from 17,033 books in 2010 to 27,064 in 2018. Robinson's unique One School, One Read program brings text to life during lunchtime: She works with cafeteria staff to plan a meal that reflects a book's setting; staff members dress up as the characters; and decorations, music, and props round out the spectacle, transforming the lunchroom into a living book.

"'Receiving this award and reading the nomination written by so many of my school staff has shown me just how much my community values what I do and the role I play in school culture," Robinson says. "My favorite part of being a librarian is that I can take my strengths and passions to build programs or services for others. No other job could afford me the same wide range of challenges and the positive feedback that I make a difference.'"

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Linda Williams | She/Her/Hers  | Youth Services Consultant, Division of Library Development | Linda.Williams at ct.gov<mailto:Linda.Williams at ct.gov> | Office: (860) 704-2207
libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/children<http://libguides.ctstatelibrary.org/dld/children> | 786 S. Main St., Middletown, CT 06457 | Phone: (860) 704-2200 | Fax : (860) 704-2228

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