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Mona Batchelor, librarian at McKenzie High School was recently awarded the most prestigious honor bestowed by the Tennessee Association of School Librarians: The Clara Hasbrouck Award. It is awarded annually to a TASL member who has demonstrated dedication and commitment to furthering the cause of school libraries in Tennessee by contributing time, leadership and effort to numerous TASL activities over a period of years.
Krista Grace, TASL Awards Chairperson said Batchelor is always ready to help anyone who in need and is an experienced leader within TASL. Mona is the librarian at McKenzie High School. Mona has served on numerous TASL committees. She is TASL past-president 2014 and past AASL Assembly chair 2016-2017.
Mona has contributed greatly to the organization over the course of many years, beginning by serving on the Awards Committee and then as Western Plains Regional Representative to the Board. For several years, she served as conference registrar.
When the TASL board decided to mount its own website, Mona was the one who worked with the company to design and implement it. For several years following, she served as web manager.