Awards and Commendations

TL is delighted to announce our Video Toolbox columnist, Robert D. Wilson, is the inaugural winner of the Hoshino Takashi Award for haiku, sponsored by the World Haiku Club.

Teacher Librarian is thrilled to offer its congratulations to our Strategy columnist, Barbara Braxton, who has been awarded the prestigious Dromkeen Librarian’s Award for 2003.

She was recognized for her innovative and indefatigable approach to encouraging a love of reading amongst Australia’s young people, particularly in the online environment. Barbara’s library at Palmerston District Primary School in the Australian Capital District, is one of the school’s greatest strengths. Visitors to the school are always impressed by the energy and creativity that is evident in the many and varied library-based activities and displays encouraging student engagement with literature. She enthuses staff with her big ideas and inspires them with her ability to follow through, often involving the whole staff and school in the celebration of key literary events. Always keen to push the boundaries professionally, Barbara has embraced the Internet. She is a prolific and award-winning creator of web sites that promote literature to young people. She has made an enormous contribution to online discussion of children’s literature and its promotion amongst her peers, often providing generous research assistance. Barbara is the driving force behind Read Around Australia, the Young Australian Readers’ Awards and International School Libraries Day.

Strategy columnist Barbara Braxton wins International Learning Quest Challenge 2003 special award for inspiring students to learn online with her Quizzard of Oz, Hogwarts Challenge and Horrendo's Curse learning projects.

More awards will be available soon, if you have any questions or concerns please e-mail, admin@teacherlibrarian.com.