{"id":1337,"date":"2016-10-04T10:09:12","date_gmt":"2016-10-04T10:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1337"},"modified":"2016-10-04T10:09:12","modified_gmt":"2016-10-04T10:09:12","slug":"sla-school-librarian-of-the-year-award-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.dolphinbooksellers.co.uk\/blog\/2016\/10\/04\/sla-school-librarian-of-the-year-award-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"SLA School Librarian of the Year Award 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Author Kim Slater presents Amy McKay with her Librarian of the Year 2016 award...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

'The SLA School Librarian of the Year Award is the School Library Association\u2019s prestigious honour to recognize the excellent work that is carried out in school libraries every day, highlighting the best practice of those whose work is outstanding.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

This year Amy McKay at Corby Business Academy (www.corbybusinessacademy.org<\/a>) has been awarded the honour of the School Librarian of the Year 2016'.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Our colleagues from Books go Walkabout were delighted to attend the award ceremony at The Judges Court, St. Martins Lane, London <\/a>on the 3rd October, 2016.<\/p>\n

Award winning author Kim Slater<\/a> presented Amy with her prize and you can see range of library activities, reader support and wider engagement with the library and literacy sector that Amy has achieved in her career so far here. All of which made her a very deserving winner in 2016.<\/p>\n

You can read more about Amy's work at the Corby Business Academy on their web pages here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dolphinbooksellers were united '...well done and congratulations Amy<\/em>!'<\/p>\n

\"slalogobutton\"<\/a>Nomination forms for School Librarian of the Year 2017 will be available from the SLA website, at http:\/\/www.sla.org.uk\/nominations.php<\/a><\/p>\n

Previous Winners of the SLA School Librarian of the Year Award<\/strong>
\n2015<\/strong>: Annie Brady \u2013 St Paul's CBS Secondary School, Dublin, Republic of Ireland
\n2014<\/strong>: Liz Millett \u2013 Weatherfield Academy, Dunstable
\n2013<\/strong>: Hilary Cantwell \u2013 St Paul\u2019s Community College, Waterford, Republic of Ireland
\n2013<\/strong>: John Iona \u2013 Oasis Academy, Enfield, Middlesex
\n2012<\/strong>: Adam Lancaster \u2013 Monk\u2019s Walk School, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
\n2011<\/strong>: Carol Webb \u2013 Forest Hill School, London
\n2010<\/strong>: Duncan Wright \u2013 Stewart\u2019s Melville College, Edinburgh
\n2010<\/strong>: Kevin Sheehan \u2013 Offerton School, Stockport
\n2009<\/strong>: Lucy Bakewell \u2013 Hill West Primary School, Sutton Coldfield
\n2008<\/strong>: Nikki Heath \u2013 Werneth School, Stockport
\n2007<\/strong>: Ingrid Hopson \u2013 George Abbot School, Guildford
\n2006<\/strong>: Anne-Marie Tarter \u2013 Ripon Grammar School, North Yorkshire
\n2005<\/strong>: Anne Robinson \u2013 Nicholas Chamberlaine Technology College, Bedworth<\/p>\n

The SLA School Librarian of the Year 2016 is sponsored by Macmillan Children\u2019s Books (www.panmacmillan.com<\/a>) and Softlink (www.softlink.co.uk<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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'The SLA School Librarian of the Year Award is the School Library Association\u2019s prestigious honour to recognize the excellent work that is carried out in school libraries every day, highlighting the best practice of those whose work is outstanding. This year Amy McKay at Corby Business Academy (www.corbybusinessacademy.org) has been awarded the honour of the ...continue reading \"SLA School Librarian of the Year Award 2016\"<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n
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