Intellectual Freedom Award

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Established in 1982, the award, $2,000 to the recipient and $1,000 to the school library of the recipient's choice, is given for upholding the principles of intellectual freedom as set forth by the American Association of School Librarians and the American Library Association. Applicants must be AASL personal members. 

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Past Recipients

YearAwardee
2011 Dee Venuto
Rancocas Valley Regional High School, Mount Holly, N.J.
2010Karyn Storts-Brinks
Knox County (Tenn.) School District
2009no award given
2008Kristie Michalowski
Magill Elementary School, Loganville, Ga.
2007no award given
2006Catherine Crain
Thompson Intermediate School, Houston, Texas
2005Ann Ewbank
Cholla Middle School, Phoenix, Ariz.
2004no award given
2003no award given
2002no award given
2001Dianne Mc Afee Hopkins
University of Wisconsin-Madison
2000Linda G. Cornette
Dublin (Ohio) City Schools
1999no award given
1998no award given
1997Ginny Moore Kruse
Cooperative Children's Book Center-Madison, Wis.
1996Ann K. Symons
Juneau-Douglas High School, Juneau, Alaska
1995no award given
1994Ruth E. Dishnow
Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas
1993no award given
1992no award given
1991Neva Thompson
Humboldt Unified District, Dewey, Ariz.
1990Linda L. Waddle
Cedar Hills High School, Cedar Hills, Iowa
1989William A. Murray
Jr-Aurora Public Schools, Aurora, Colo.
1988Nancy Morena
Kocurek Elementary School, Austin, Texas
1987Gayle Keresey
East Arcadia School, Riegelwood, N.C.
1986Carolyn Kellerman
Santa Fe High School, Santa Fe, N.M.
1985no award given
1984Vicki H. Hardesty
Findlay High School, Santa Fe, N.M.
1983Pat Scales
Greenville Middle School, Greenville, S.C.
1982Frances Dean
Plains High School, Plains, Texas