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OELMA Ross J. Todd Collaborative School Library Award

The OELMA Ross J. Todd Collaborative School Library Award honors the life and contributions of Dr. Todd, a professor of library and information science at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. He was recognized, up until his death in 2022, as an award-winning expert on the transformative role of school libraries. In 2003 and 2004, Todd and his co-author, SC&I Distinguished Professor Emerita Carol Kuhlthau, received a “Certificate of Appreciation for Notable Service and Significant Service to Ohio’s School Libraries” from OELMA for their leading-edge study “Student Learning Through Ohio School Libraries, Part 1 and Part 2.” The purpose of this award is to recognize and encourage collaboration and partnerships between school library media specialists and the school community through joint planning of a program, project, or event in support of the curriculum, using school library resources and incorporating Ohio’s Library Guidelines for Librarians (2021).

Multiple recipients may receive the OELMA Ross J. Todd Collaborative School Library Award.  The recipients receive a framed commemorative certificate at the OELMA annual conference.  Each recipient's name will be announced through the OELMA listserv, website and social media.

Criteria

The OELMA Ross J. Todd Collaborative School Library Award recipient will be selected from applicants and nominees who meet the following criteria:

  • At least one member of the collaborative team must be a current OELMA member and a licensed school library media specialist.

  • The project submitted reflects a best practice that can serve as a model for others in collaborative planning. 

  • The collaboration must demonstrate how the school library media specialist used  Ohio’s Library Guidelines for Librarians (2021) to increase the likelihood of learner success.

  • Applicant and nominee meet the minimum requirements on the OELMA Ross J. Todd Collaborative School Library Award Checklist.

An OELMA member is eligible for any award and/or scholarship unless they serve as a member of the OELMA Awards/Scholarship Committee, an elected officer of OELMA, or a liaison to OELMA.

Application

Nominator:

  1. Complete and upload the OELMA Awards Nominator Form Part A  which requires a 250-word rationale for the nomination that speaks to the OELMA Ross J. Todd Collaborative School Library Award Checklist.

  2. Contact the nominee and inform them to complete and upload the OELMA Awards Nominee Form Part B by the deadline.


Nominee:

  1. Complete and upload the OELMA Awards Nominee Form Part B which requires a 500-word statement that speaks to the criteria outlined in the OELMA Ross J. Todd Collaborative School Library Award Checklist.

  2. Upload a photograph (jpg or gif format) from the program, project or event.

  3. Upload a photograph of the nominee (jpg or gif format).

  4. Additional documents such as letter(s) of recommendation from colleague(s) and/or supervisors that explain how the nominee and the project meet the criteria outlined in the OELMA Ross J. Todd Collaborative School Library Award Checklist are encouraged.


If you are self-nominating, complete and upload the OELMA Awards Nominee Form Part B and upload photographs of the nominee and of the program, project or event (jpg or gif format).  Additional documents described above are encouraged.

Late materials will not be accepted.  All application materials must be submitted to OELMA using the online application form by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 1, 2024. You will be able to upload supporting materials to the online form.

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