Ali Schilpp, 2018 School Librarian of the Year,

Northern Middle School, Accident, MD

Five years ago, as the first and only Library Media Specialist to work at Northern Middle School, Ali Schilpp tapped into her more than 12 years of library experience to create an engaging, technology-driven space. Ali expanded learning beyond her rural community by sharing LEGO Travel Buddy, a digital citizenship library program that fosters global connections. She is a 2019 LEGO Master Educator and continuously seeks new opportunities to challenge her students—from writer’s workshops, and STEAM events, to collaborations with notable authors. Ali is SLJ and Scholastic’s 2018 School Librarian of the Year and recently received the Betty Roemmelmeyer Children’s Literature Advocate Award from Frostburg State University.