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CHICAGO - A press conference announcing this year's winners of the John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award will be held from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. PST on Saturday, Jan. 8 at the San Diego Convention Center, Room 30-D. (The San Diego Convention Center is located at 111 West Harbor Drive in San Diego; phone (619) 525-5000 for directions.)

The John Cotton Dana Award is one of the most coveted accolades among U.S. libraries. Named for John Cotton Dana (1856-1929), a librarian who began his career in Denver in 1889, the JCD Award celebrates Dana's vision of the library as a beacon for the building of community through public affairs programs that strengthen the bond between libraries and the citizenry.

Winning entries will be on display at the 2011 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in New Orleans. Award-winners also receive a development grant from The H.W. Wilson Foundation. For more on the JCD Award, visit .

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