diff --git a/common/src/aaredaqlib/logger_config.py b/common/src/aaredaqlib/logger_config.py
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+++ b/common/src/aaredaqlib/logger_config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import logging
+import logging.config
+import yaml
+import os
+
+def setup_logger(name="aaredaq"):
+    # switch to production mode using: $ APP_ENV=prod python main.py
+    env = os.getenv("APP_ENV", "dev")  # default: dev
+    config_file = (
+        "/sls/MX/applications/aaredaq/common/src/aaredaqlib/logging_prod.yaml" if env == "prod" else "/sls/MX/applications/aaredaq/common/src/aaredaqlib/logging_dev.yaml"
+    )
+
+    with open(config_file, "r") as f:
+        config = yaml.safe_load(f.read())
+        logging.config.dictConfig(config)
+
+    return logging.getLogger(name)