Jenn Brown is a teacher-librarian and guidance educator at Caledon Central Public School in Peel School District, Ontario. A past president of the Ontario School Library Association (OSLA), the Peel Elementary Teacher-Librarian, a writer for The Teaching Librarian and Open Shelf magazines, she has contributed a great deal to the profession. Jenn has presented in multiple provinces, written articles for numerous publications, and encouraged and supported new generations of aspiring librarians through presentations to York University Librarianship Advanced Qualification courses.
Working with Jenn every day and being able to first-hand witness the transformation of an outdated library space to a vibrant school library has been both a joy and a learning experience. Her dedication reminds me daily to bring the pedagogies of the school library into my classroom work – to honor the lived experiences and contributions of my students, to continually seek out current stories and books from authors that represent my students and a view onto the winder world, and lastly, to find the joy in my students’ interactions with maker materials and their own independently inspired inquiries. – Beth Lyons, OSLA President, 2022.
Canadian School Libraries is delighted to honour Jenn Brown as a 2025 recipient of the Angela Thacker Memorial Award.
What is the Angela Thacker Award?
The Angela Thacker Memorial Award has been established in memory of Angela Thacker, teacher-librarian, library coordinator, and school library colleague, mentor, leader and advocate who served the Association for Teacher-Librarianship in Canada (ATLC) and the Canada School Library Association (CSLA) in many capacities. This award honours teacher-librarians who have made contributions to the profession through publications, productions or professional development activities that deal with topics relevant to teacher-librarianship and/or school library learning commons.
For more information go to Angela Thacker Award