Sudbury School Gets MA Library Association Award

SUDBURY, MA — A state group representing school libraries has awarded Sudbury's Loring Elementary for achievement in parent involvement. The school's parent-teacher organization has supported a number of programs in the library, and has overseen the donation of hundreds of books.

Here's more from the Loring parent-teacher organization:

The Massachusetts School Library Association (MSLA) has named the Israel Loring PTO from Sudbury as a recipient of the 2020 Parents as Library Supporters (PALS) award. The Massachusetts School Library Association recognizes the importance of parent/community organization support for the school library. MSLA honors these exemplary partnerships with this award.

It is the goal of the Loring PTO to create a partnership between parents, teachers, and staff collaboratively working together to enrich the educational and social experiences of our students. To that end, they have committed extensive resources to the library. The Birthday Book program has brought over 350 new books into the library since 2017. In addition to the generous stipend provided to the library to purchase tools and resources to engage students in library and STEM projects, the PTO also has provided monies for Creative Enrichment programs that help students see books in a different way. Last year, grades 3-5 learned about creative writing with author Rob Vlock and all students went home with his latest book. In grades K-2, students attended a musical performance based on the book “Dragons Love Tacos.”

The Loring PTO will receive the award on a date TBD at the MSLA Awards Banquet.

The Massachusetts School Library Association works to ensure every school has a school library program that is fully integrated at all grade levels across the curriculum and has a significant and measurable impact on student achievement. For more information, consult the MSLA website, maschoolibraries.org.