This award honors the memory of Paul Banks and Carolyn Harris, early leaders in library preservation and recognizes the contribution of a professional preservation specialist who has been active in the field of preservation and/or conservaiton for library and/or archival materials.
Silverman started his career in 1978 as a bookbinder for the Colonial Bookbindery in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. He has served as assistant rare book conservator...
The academic and practical accomplishments of Dr. Michèle V. Cloonan represent a long, diverse and
extremely active career dedicated to promoting preservation in practice, theory...
Nominations are accepted by the award jury chair.
Nominations should include a formal statement of nomination that provides a strong rationale for the nomination by addressing how the nominee meets the criteris for the award; letters of support are welcome.
