AASL President's Crystal Apple

The Crystal Apple is given at the discretion of the AASL President to an individual or group who has had significant impact on school libraries and students.

Past Honorees

YearAASL PresidentHonoree(s)
2011Nancy EverhartDolly Parton and the Imagination Library
2010Cassandra BarnettOhio Governor Ted Strickland
2009Ann M. MartinTarget
2008Sara Kelly JohnsThe Spokane Moms: Denette Hill, Lisa Layera-Brunkan, Susan McBurney
* Read a statement from the Spokane Moms.
2007Cyndi PhillipScholastic Library Publishing
2006J. Linda WilliamsFirst Lady Laura Bush
Gary Hartzell
2005Dawn P. VaughnFollett Library Resources
2004Frances R. RoscelloBound to Stay Bound Books, Inc.
2003Nancy P. Zimmerman    Rachel Hodges, former First Lady of South Carolina, and Scholastic, Inc.
2002Helen AdamsSen. Ralph Regula
2001Harriet SelverstoneDon Leslie, 3M Library Systems
2000Ellen JayBetty Marcoux
1999Sharon CoatneyDelaine Easton, State Superintendent of Schools, CA
1998Ken HaycockLillian Gerhardt, Retiring Editor, School Library Journal
1997Barbara StriplingDeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund
1996David LoertscherElliot & Eleanor Goldstein, SIRS
Ann Carlson Weeks
1995Jacqueline MancallDr. Judith M. Pitts (posthumously)
1994E. Blanche WoollsSenator Paul Simon, IL
Congressman Jack Reed, RI
1993Ruth ToorCharles Follett, Jr., Follett Software Company