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For Immediate Release
May 2002
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AASL presents 2002 National School Library Media Program of the Year Award

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is pleased to announce the winner of the 2002 National School Library Media Program of the Year (NSLMPY) Award. James River High School in Midlothian, Va., will receive the award at the AASL Awards Ceremony and Luncheon, June 17. The luncheon will be held during the 2002 American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Atlanta, Ga.

The $9,000 award was given in one category this year--single school--for an exemplary school library media program that is fully integrated into the school's curriculum. Awards were not presented in either the small or large school district categories.

"The library is thrilled to share the NSLMPY Award with the James River High School community," says James River media specialist Ann Martin. "The partnerships at James River truly promote learning and academic achievement, as well as encourage students and staff to become lifelong library users. This distinguished award belongs to our entire community for its dedication and support of the library program and the tenets of information literacy."

The NSLMPY Award, sponsored by Follett Library Resources, emphasizes the importance of the school library media program as an integral part of the instructional process, vital to the curriculum for quality education; demonstrates the fundamental value of excellent school library media programs in the personal and social development of the future leaders, our youth; identifies positive models which, though their approaches may be unique to the specific school community, still share the common goals and principles of meeting the information needs of users; and encourages the development of library media programs that are the result of the collaborative efforts of all those who are responsible for student learning.

Information about other AASL awards to be presented at the 2002 ALA Annual Conference in Atlanta is available on the AASL Web site.

The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is a division of the American Library Association (ALA). AASL promotes the improvement and extension of library media services in elementary and secondary schools as a means of strengthening the total education program. Its mission is to advocate excellence, facilitate change, and develop leaders in the school library media field.

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