California School Library Association

Administrative Leadership Award
The purpose of this award is to honor administrators with direct responsibility for a school or group of schools who have made influential, unique and sustained contributions to effective school library programs, furthering the integral role of the library media programs in elementary and/or secondary schools. Traditionally, administrators have been nominated by library media teachers working in the same district. Click here for the 2008 application.

Honorary Membership Award
The Honorary Membership Award recognizes retired members of the Association who have made outstanding contributions to school library programs and the Association over a sustained period of time. The Honorary Membership Committee publicizes and solicits nominations throughout the year and tries to make the nomination process an easy one. Individual active members may submit nominations. No more than three Honorary Memberships are awarded each year. Recognition of the Honorary Member is made at the Annual Conference. Click here for the 2008 application.

Innovation Award Sponsored by Highsmith
The Innovation Award, sponsored by Highsmith, Inc., provides $1,000 for a school library in California that has an exemplary program which demonstrates the role that a school library plays in fostering learning.

In order to qualify, the library must be staffed by a full-time, on-site CSLA member who is credentialed to work as a library media teacher. The award is granted to the library for the purchase of materials or equipment to continue the exemplary program. The library media teacher is recognized at the annual CSLA conference. Click here for the 2008 application.

Leadership for Diversity Award by World Book
The purpose of the CSLA Leadership for Diversity Award, sponsored by World Book, is to recognize an elementary or secondary Teacher Librarian who has facilitated a lesson or project in collaboration with a classroom teacher that promotes multicultural literature or media and emphasizes diversity in any curricular area. The award of $1000 will be used to purchase materials for the winner’s school library media center. Click here for the 2008 application.

Presidents' Award Sponsored by DEMCO
The CSLA Presidents' Award is a $1,000 award funded by DEMCO, Inc. and presented to an outstanding library media teacher selected by the State, Northern, and Southern section presidents. The award money may be applied to transportation, lodging, conference registration fees, and incidental expenses.

Nominations may be made by library peers, administrators, teachers, or by the nominee himself or herself. This is award is to honor an individual who, through the library program, directly affects students and teachers. Presidents' Award Click here for the 2008 application.

Technology Award Sponsored by Follett Software
The purpose of the California School Library Association Technology Award is to recognize a CSLA member who is credentialed for School Library Media Services, working at the site level, and who is making a significant contribution to the use, promotion, and integration of educational technology with the teaching program. Educational technology is acknowledged to be a powerful learning and teaching tool when used with curriculum to research or present information. This award will honor the Library Media Teacher who performs this responsibility in an exemplary manner and includes a cash stipend of $1000. Click here for the 2008 application.

Good Ideas!
Good Ideas! Newsletter contains compelling ideas for administrators, teachers, the PTA, and the school board. It is sent to all CSLA members, as well as school administratiors in California. It is published once a year (in the fall) by the Curriculum Committee of CSLA, whose mission is to provide leadership to ensure that California educators and students are effective users of ideas and information. To nominate (or self-nominate) a school library and a library media teacher for Good Ideas! recognition, contact Julie Zurek at 909-988-7411 x2065 or julie_zurek@cjuhsd.k12.ca.us. or click here for a 2008 application. The 2008 theme is World Class Teaching and Standards.