Winners of Emirates Airline Festival of Literature School Librarian of the Year Awards announced

Winners of Emirates Airline Festival of Literature School Librarian of the Year Awards announced

Dubai: Six librarians from the public and private sector schools in the UAE have been honoured with the School Librarian of the Year Awards by the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature. The winners were presented with the annual awards organised in association with the Executive Council of Dubai on Wednesday. Fakhera Saeed Al Mansoury from Al Reyada School for Basic and Secondary Education, Abu Dhabi, Fatimah Al Shehhy from Al Ibtikar Kindergaten, Fujairah and Azza Mohamed from Qatr Al Nada Secondary School, Abu Dhabi won the first three awards for best librarians in the public schools. Meanwhile, Khaled Qutbi Alhasan from Al Ittihad School C3, Abu Dhabi was honoured with a special recognition. The winners from the private school libraries are Kristine Kirby from Gems American Academy Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, Jumana Hanoun from Al Kamal American International School, Al Azra, Sharjah and Jericho Diano from Summit International Schools, Abu Dhabi. The highly-prized awards are presented to recognise those individuals who have shown exceptional commitment in promoting reading for pleasure among their students and in raising academic and literacy standards in the school. The winners were presented with their awards by Aisha Miran, Assistant Secretary General for Strategy Management and