AWARDS

2025 Awards Timeline:

June MSLA Board Meeting - Board votes on Slate of Award Winners

June 2025 - Award Winners Announced

Spring 2026 - Celebrate the 2025 Winners at the MSLA Conference

2025 Awards

Gallagher Legislator Award
Recognizes a  MA legislator demonstrating belief in the value of school libraries.

Katherine Lowe School Library Champion

Honors public figures demonstrating a belief in school libraries.

Senator Jacob Oliveria

Hampden, Hampshire and Worcester


Representative Angelo J. Puppolo

12th Hampden


Suzanne Judson-Whitehouse
Collaborative for Educational Services


Service Award 

Recognizes a member of MSLA who has made significant contributions to MSLA by serving on the Executive Board and/or on Task Groups

Deborah Froggatt, Retired


Hallisey Leadership Award

Honors a member's long standing leadership in school librarianship at the state, regional and/or national level.

Alix Woznick
Beverly Middle School


Administrator Advocate 

Recognizes administrators promoting school library programs.

Paul Kennedy
Principal at Joseph Lee School, Boston


Judi Paradis Action Grant 

awarded to a librarian/library program for programming purposes which support making a positive impact on a library program and/or school culture.  Special consideration will be given to proposals demonstrating topics of ​social justice, diversity/multiculturalism, and collaboration with teachers.

Ellen Berne Innovation Award 

Celebrates innovative programming


Katie McGinness: Shawsheen Valley Technical High School

Librarians of Northborough-Southborough: Kimberly Honey - Algonquin Regional High School; Leigh King - Lincoln Street School; Claire Kelsey - Peaslee Elementary; Kara Bayley - Proctor Elementary; Lisa Sheehan - Zeh Elementary; Lisa Wagoner - Woodward Elementary; Nutan Mathews - Neary Elementary

MSLA President's Award: Honors new school librarians making an impact on student learning.

Amy Luem

Lincoln Elementary School, Winchester

Dana Gauthier

Cambridge Rindge & Latin

Virtual Influencer: 

Recognizes excellence​ in a school library’s
use of web tools.

Laura Gardner
Dartmouth Middle School



RENEWALS for VIRTUAL INFLUENCERS: 

TBD

PALS (Parents as Library Supporters)

Recognizes outstanding collaboration between a parent/teacher organization and the school library.

Cohasset Parent School Organization

https://www.cohassetpso.com/

Audrey Friend Scholarship 

Awarded to a MA student in a school library certification master's  program.

Madelene Frietas-Pimental

New Bedford High School

Awards Co-chairpeople


Ella Stocker

estocker@maschoolibraries.org

Amherst Regional High School


Cathy Collins

Sharon Middle School


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Emily Kristofek, Office Manager/Event Planner ekristofek@maschoolibraries.org

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