Congratulations to CASL member Jeanine Johnson on having her Ridgefield school earn this prestigious honor from AASL. The award includes a $10,000 to the library program.

Here's the official announcement from AASL: https://www.ala.org/news/2025/05/scotts-ridge-middle-school-named-national-school-library-year

Scotts Ridge Middle School named National School Library of the Year | ALA - American Library Association

CHICAGO – Scotts Ridge Middle School, located in Ridgefield, Connecticut, is the recipient of the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2025 National School Library of the Year (NSLY) Award. Sponsored by Follett Content, the NSLY Award annually honors a school library that ...

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Way to go Jeanine!

David Bilmes

Adjunct Professor

School Library Media Program

Department of Information and Library Science

Southern Connecticut State University