Freeport Public Schools

Nassau BOCES honors Freeport school librarian

Posted Friday, July 17, 2026 12:00 am

Mimi Bino Dowd of New Visions Elementary School accepted the Nassau BOCES School Library System School Librarian of the Year award for her strong support and dedication to the school.

Courtesy Nassau BOCES

By Justin Haberman

At a recent celebration, Nassau BOCES School Library Services honored Mimi Bino Dowd, a librarian at New Visions Elementary School in the Freeport Union Free School District, with the 2025-26 School Library System School Librarian of the Year Award. Kathryn Behr, principal of Paul D. Schreiber High School in the Port Washington Union Free School District, was honored with the 2025-26 School Library System Administrator of the Year.

Dowd was honored for transforming her school’s library into an inclusive, engaging and dynamic learning hub. Behr was recognized for her unwavering support for school libraries as a space for academics, growth, connection and community building.

The mission of the Nassau BOCES School Library System is to promote teaching, learning, collaboration and networking. The system provides library coordination and curriculum support services to Nassau County’s 56 school districts and member independent schools. Funded through New York State Education Law 284, membership in the School Library System is available at no cost eligible to schools.

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