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Joseph W. Lippincott Award Call for Nomination
91´«Ã½ is accepting nominations for the Joseph W. Lippincott Award
Ten honorees receive prestigious I Love My Librarian Award for outstanding public service
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is thrilled to announce this year’s ten recipients of the coveted I Love My Librarian Award.
91´«Ã½ Core Margaret Mann Citation Applications Due February 28
CHICAGO—Please consider nominating a colleague or self-nominating for the 91´«Ã½ Core Margaret Mann Citation, a prestigious award that recognizes outstanding professional achievement in cataloging or classification, either through publication of significant...
Genevieve Stevens Selected as a 2025 Lois Ann Gregory-Wood Fellow
The 91´«Ã½ has selected Genevieve Stevens as one of the 2025 Lois Ann Gregory-Wood (LAGW) Fellows. Stevens will receive a stipend totaling $2,500 to offset the cost of attending the 2025 LibLearnX experience in Phoenix, Arizona and...
Ryan King Selected as a 2025 Lois Ann Gregory-Wood Fellow
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has selected Ryan King as one of the 2025 Lois Ann Gregory-Wood (LAGW) Fellows. King will receive a stipend totaling $2,500 to offset the cost of attending the 2025 LibLearnX experience in Phoenix, Arizona and the...
IFRT Opens Nominations for 2025 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) is accepting nominations for the 2025 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award, which honors notable contributions to intellectual freedom and demonstrations of personal courage in defense of freedom of expression...
The Social Responsibilities Round Table SRRT of the 91´«Ã½ is happy to announce that nominations for the 2025 Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice & Equality are now open.
IFRT Seeks Nominations for the 2025 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) Coalition Building Committee is accepting nominations for the 2025 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award. This award consists of a citation and $1,000, which will be presented at the 2025...
American Libraries recognizes 12 libraries in its 2024 Library Design Showcase
Twelve new and renovated libraries, as well as their architects, have been recognized in American Libraries’ 2024 Library Design Showcase.
Aram Public Library receives 2024 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), has announced that the Aram Public Library is the recipient of the 2024 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award.
Freedom to Read Foundation Awards Citation honoring Girl Scout Kate Lindley
Today the Freedom to Read Foundation Board of Trustees announced the award of a special citation to Girl Scout Kate Lindley of Hanover County, Virginia in recognition of her Girl Scout Gold Award Project, “Free to Read."
2024 John Cotton Dana Awards Announced
The 2024 John Cotton Dana (JCD) Award winners, recognized for their strategic communications efforts, have been selected. The John Cotton Dana Awards provide up to eight grants for libraries that demonstrate outstanding library public relations. The award...
IIDA Announces Winners of the 2024 Library Interior Design Awards
Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Library Interior Design Awards. This biennial competition recognizes excellence in library interior...
Nominate your librarian for the national I Love My Librarian Award
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) invites library users nationwide to nominate their favorite librarians for the prestigious I Love My Librarian Award.
Congratulations to the 2024 Winners of the Core Career LIFT Award
CHICAGO-- Congratulations to the 2024 recipients of the Core Career LIFT Award. The recipients are: Kristin Lansdown LIFT Award Sponsored by OCLC In her position as the Librarian and Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility (IDEA) Coordinator, Kristin...
