Awards Awarded to Mrs. Fitzpatrick
Library Journal Mover & Shaker 2022
AASL Inspire Special Event Grant recipient 2022
TLA Branding Iron Award for Reading Program 2022
Katy ISD Librarian of the Year 2022
TLA MVP 2022
YALSA's MAE Award for Best Literature Program for Teens 2022
TLA's LIRT Project of the Year 2022
TLA Branding Iron Award for Community Engagement 2020
Grants that have been awarded to Mrs. Fitzpatrick
Katy ISD Educational Grant-2022
Katy ISD Educational Grant-2021
Fort Bend ISD Educational Foundation Grant-2020
ALA Hour of Code Grant-2019
Fort Bend ISD Educational Foundation Grant-2019
Weyerhauser Grant-2018
Ecolab Foundation Grant-2018
Conferences Mrs. Fitzpatrick has presented at:
AASL Annual Conference: Getting their Attention 2025
ALA Annual Conference: Librarian in the Huddle 2022
TLA: High School Programming 101 2022
TCEA Librarian Conference: STEM: A LIT-erary Tool in the Library 2022
TCEA Librarian Conference: Library in the Huddle 2022
TCEA: STEM: A LIT-erary Tool in the Library 2021
Region 4 STEM Academy: STEAM: A LIT-erary Tool in the Library 2021
TLA LIRT: Using Social Media to Connect with Your Community 2021
Published Books and Articles
She is the author of Growing Teen Engagement: Strategies to Captivate Secondary Learners (AASL Standards–Based Learning Series), a hands-on guide to creating learner-centered library programs that support the full spectrum of teen development.
Knowledge Quest: Librarian in the Huddle
YALS Fall 2021: Teen Health Takes a Team
YALS Summer 2021: Preparing for the Future in Low-Income Communities
https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/different-types-of-sel-activities-to-build-school-library-culture/
www.librarianshipstudies.com/2021/04/as-long-as-they-are-reading.html
https://www.brightclassroomideas.com/as-long-as-they-are-reading/
https://theeducatorsroom.com/reading-is-the-cheat-code-why-reading-must-have-a-place-in-schools/
www.librarianshipstudies.com/2021/06/a-millennial-librarian.html