Empowering Oregon Students by Supporting School Libraries

Congratulations to the 2024 Award Winners:

Secondary Teacher-Librarian of the Year
Debbie Levy, Eugene School District 4J

Elementary Teacher-Librarian of the Year
Kate Jacobson Dutro, Reynolds School District

Classified Staff Person of the Year
Val Graybill, Springfield School District

Distinguished Service Award for Library Administrators
Superintendent Andrew S. Grzeskowiak, Siuslaw School District 97J

The first-timer scholarship recipients were:

Gisell Guadalupe Anderson, Reynolds SD
Brett Gaboury, Eagle Charter School

Karissa Peterson, Yamhill Carlton SD

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School Libraries Deliver!
Watch the video above to see/hear school library standards in action!

Check out the
Oregon School Library Standards and
K-14 Grade Level Learning Goals
See button link to the right, and also via this database for easy searching: https://www.oaslstandards.org

and find advocacy resources in the
OASL Library Advocacy Toolkit

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Congratulations to our two 2023 Connie Hull Endowment Fund Mini-Grant recipients:

Kate Jacobson Dutro from Hartley Elementary in the Reynolds School District for "Manga in Real Life".

Keely Nudo from Grant Watts Elementary/Scapoose District Librarian for "Promoting Student Literacy and the Inquiry Process Through Connection and Collaboration With Classroom Instruction".

For details about the award and application requirements click here.

Check out this useful resource!

A preview of the OASL Strong School Library Rubric

OASL Letters of Appreciation!

Would you like to recognize a program, event, organization or community partner that supports strong school libraries? We are setting up a process by which OASL can send a Letter of Appreciation on your behalf.

Find information via the Awards link ---->

Promote School Libraries in Oregon!
Check out our "Save Our School Libraries" Advocacy and visit our Parent Advocacy page.

Connie Hull Mini Grants

On behalf of the Connie Hull Endowment Fund, Oregon Association of School Libraries (OASL) offers a unique opportunity for current OASL members to apply for one of two $1000 mini-grants designed to promote literacy through an activity or program in a strong school library program.

Who is eligible?

A Connie Hull Mini-Grant applicant must be a current member of OASL.
Only one Connie Hull Mini-Grant application per member per year may be submitted.
Connie Hull Mini-Grant winners from the immediate previous year are ineligible to apply for the current year.

The application is very simple and the deadline is December 30th, 2024! Recipients will be announced in January, 2025.