Distinguished Service Award (Inactive)

Inactive

The Distinguished Service Award has been transformed into the Distinguished Service Award & Scholarship Fund. Click here to learn more and invest in the future of school librarianship.

Overview

The Distinguished Service Award recognizes an individual member of the library profession who has, over a significant period of time, made an outstanding national contribution to school librarianship and school library development.

Eligibility

Nominators and nominees must be personal members of ALA/AASL.

Criteria

Individuals nominated should have demonstrated achievements in one or more of the following areas:

1. Service and visionary leadership to the organized profession through AASL and related organizations. 

2. Publication of a body of scholarly and/or theoretical writing contributing to school library development.

3. Influencing the planning and development of an exemplary school library through legislative efforts, implementation of standards based on the National School Library Standards for Learners, School Libraries and School Librarians, or the teaching and/or mentoring of future school library professionals.

4. Developing and sustaining a school library or body of practice of such depth and scope as to warrant special recognition.

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* Please note: This downloadable version is for informational purposes only. This award is currently inactive and information on this page is intended for reference and historical purposes. 

Questions

Allison Cline 
Deputy Executive Director

Recipients

2020    Mona Kerby
	"I’m honored to receive this award because it means that in a small way, I join the school library leaders who’ve helped me—unknowingly—over my career. My mission is to help librarians develop and use quality collections that enrich students love of reading and learning—forever."