Michelle Colte, a librarian at , has been named the 2014 School Librarian of the Year by . She graduated in 2004 with her master’s degree in library and information science from the at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at Mānoa.
This prestigious award honors K–12 school library professionals for outstanding achievement and exemplary use of 21st century tools and services. She was selected over 90 other nominees across the nation. Colte received a $2,500 cash award and another $2,500 worth of materials from , the award’s sponsor. A panel of school librarians, journal editors and industry professionals from Scholastic publishing and the judged the award nominations.
Colte is featured in a in the September 2014 issue of School Library Journal.
Among Â鶹´«Ã½’s school librarians, Colte is widely acknowledged as a technology innovator. Last year, she was one of 50 educators worldwide selected to participate in the held in Sydney, Australia.
Said LIS Professor Emerita Violet Harada, “Michelle is a visionary leader among Â鶹´«Ã½’s school librarians. Her creativity and drive have inspired innovative practices. She embraces a strong commitment to her school community of students, faculty and parents; and she engages everyone in actualizing a shared dream to prepare digital citizens, who are confident, resourceful and caring human beings.”