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2025 Awards Timeline:

February 28, 2025: Award Nominations are Open

Descriptions and Links to Nomination FormsFriday, April 4, 2025 - Nominations Close

Thursday, April 10, 2025 - Task Force Notified and Sent Materials to Review

Sunday, April 27, 2025 - Awards Task Force Rubrics Returned

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

Early June 2025 - Award Winners Announced

Spring 2026 - Celebrate the 2025 Winners at the MSLA Conference

2024 Awards

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

Ellen Berne Innovation Award 

Celebrates innovative programming

Senator Julian Cyr

Cape & Islands


Representative John Moran

9th Suffolk District


Ariel Dagan

Tri-County Voc Technical HS, Franklin


M.S.L.A. (MA Super Librarian Award)

Recognizes school library program excellence.   

Audrey Friend Scholarship 

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

Karin Kugel

Baldwin School, Cambridge


Elizabeth Thompson

Cameron Middle, Framingham


Caroline McGillan Weisman

Salem State University


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

Riley Curda

King School, Cambridge

Laura Brosnan

(Formerly) Bates Elem,
Salem


Annette Trossello

Barbieri Elem, Framingham

Rebecca DeGrace

Wellesley High School, 
Wellesley


Sheila Magovern

Crisafulli & Robinson Elem, Westford

Tracey Newman

Scituate High School
Scituate


Kay Kamiyama

Fuller Middle, Framingham

Daisy Magner

Mattahunt Elem,
Boston

Wendy MacArthur

Hopkinton Middle, Hopkinton

Hadley Roberts

(Formerly) Fall Brook Elem,
Leominster




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.

School Librarians of Northborough-Southborough District


Carrie Mathias

Silver Lake Reg., Kingston


Donna Mason, Susan Mello 
Marathon ElemHopkinton


Virtual Influencer: Recognizes excellence​ in a school library’s use of web tools

Kate Funderburk

Codman Academy Charter

Dorchester


Laurie Riley

Vassal Lane Upper School

Cambridge


Alex Scarelli-Smith

Sharon High

School


Maria Sweeney

Boston Latin Academy

Boston


RENEWALS for VIRTUAL INFLUENCERS: 

Carrie Mathias, Silver Lake Regional High School, Kingston, MA (2021)
Stacy Kitsis, Arlington High School, Arlington, MA (2022)
Dr. Cathy Collins, Sharon Middle School, Sharon, MA (2023)
Emily Bredberg, Shrewsbury High School, Shrewsbury, MA (2023)
Colleen Flannery-Schwarz, Happy Hollow Elementary, Wayland, MA (2023)
Anne O'Malley, Bird Middle School, Walpole, MA (2023)   

Awards Co-chairpeople


Ella Stocker

estocker@maschoolibraries.org

Amherst Regional High School


Cathy Collins

Sharon Middle School


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