September 18, 2013

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Keith Curry Lance Receives AASL Distinguished Service Award

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The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has announced that the recipient of its 2013 Distinguished Service Award is Dr. Keith Curry Lance, a Ph.D. sociologist who works with school and public libraries and related library organizations.

Latest Study: A full-time school librarian makes a critical difference in boosting student achievement

Illustration by David Flaherty.

An important new study of Pennsylvania’s schools shows that students in schools with full-time librarians score substantially higher on reading and writing tests than their counterparts in schools that lack librarians.