Gah!  This is what happens when you don’t read the whole thread!  Janine, not Jeanine…. A wonderful honor!

From: CASL-L <casl-l-bounces@mylist.net> On Behalf Of Ellen Paul
Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 9:02 AM
To: Bilmes, David S. <bilmesd1@southernct.edu>; CASL-L <CASL-L@mylist.net>
Subject: Re: [CASL-L] Scotts Ridge Middle School named National School Library of the Year

Wow!!! This is amazing!  Congratulations, Jeanine!  So well deserved! 

Ellen

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Ellen Paul

Executive Director

Connecticut Library Consortium

From: CASL-L <casl-l-bounces+epaul=ctlibrarians.org@mylist.net> On Behalf Of Bilmes, David S. via CASL-L
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2025 5:16 PM
To: CASL-L <CASL-L@mylist.net>
Subject: [CASL-L] Scotts Ridge Middle School named National School Library of the Year

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 ... www.ala.org

Way to go Jeanine!

David Bilmes

Adjunct Professor

School Library Media Program

Department of Information and Library Science

Southern Connecticut State University