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Nominations for 91´«Ã½ Trustee Citation accepted through March 1
EXTON, Pennsylvania — United for Libraries is accepting nominations for the 91´«Ã½ Trustee Citation through March 1, 2021. The 91´«Ã½ Trustee Citation, established in 1941 to recognize public library Trustees for distinguished service to library development...
SustainRT seeks nominations for Citation for Wellness in the Workplace
CHICAGO - To acknowledge the fact that library staff are our greatest asset in building and supporting sustainable libraries and communities, the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Sustainability Roundtable (SustainRT) is recognizing libraries that go...
Nominations open for John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award
CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ is accepting nominations for the 2021 John Ames Humphry/OCLC/Forest Press Award for International Librarianship. The deadline for nominations is Jan. 11, 2021. The award consists of a prize of $1,000 and a...
Submit a Nomination for the Prestigious Kilgour Technology Research Award
Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures (Core) and OCLC, Inc. invite nominations for the 2021 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology. The deadline for nominations is December 31, 2020. The Kilgour Research Award...
Call for nominations for the Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) Coalition Building Committee is accepting nominations for the 2021 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award. Do you know of a state chapter or organization that has: bravely defended the...
Nominations open for 2021 IFRT John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) is accepting nominations for the 2021 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award. This award, presented annually, honors notable contributions to intellectual freedom and demonstrations of personal courage in defense...
I Love My Librarian Award nominations will close Nov. 9
CHICAGO—Library users have through Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 to nominate their favorite librarians for the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) esteemed I Love My Librarian Award. Nominations can be made online. The national award recognizes the...
Mesquite Independent School District named National School Library of the Year
CHICAGO – Mesquite Independent School District (MISD), located in Mesquite, Texas, is the recipient of the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2020 National School Library of the Year (NSLY) Award. Sponsored by Follett, the NSLY Award...
Applications open for 2021 AASL awards
CHICAGO – Applications for the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2021 awards are now available. AASL members are encouraged to nominate a colleague or themselves to be lauded for their outstanding talent and dedication to the profession as...
John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Awards announced
IPSWICH, Mass. — July 29, 2020 — The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) have awarded eight winners this year’s John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Awards. Each library receives a $10,000...
Donna Braquet Awarded the 2020 Rainbow Round Table Award for Political Activism
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½’s Rainbow Round Table (RRT) announced Donna Braquet as the 2020 recipient of the Rainbow Round Table Award for Political Activism. This award was established to honor an individual, group, or organization that...
Gerber/Hart Library Awarded the 2020 Rainbow RT Newlen-Symons Award for Excellence
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½’s Rainbow Round Table (RRT) announced the Gerber/Hart Library as the fifth recipient of the Newlen-Symons Award for Excellence. The award was established to honor a library, librarian, library staff member...
Dr. Jian Qin Wins 2020 LITA/OCLC Kilgour Research Award
Dr. Jian Qin has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology, sponsored by OCLC and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA). She is the Professor and Director...
California, Michigan, and Illinois Libraries Receive ALSC Bookapalooza Collections
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2020 Bookapalooza Program Collections to three libraries: Civic Center Secondary School of San Francisco, California; Big Rapids Community Library of Big Rapids, Michigan; and the Wood...
Public Libraries Magazine announces 2020 Feature Article Contest winners
CHICAGO -- Public Libraries, the official magazine of the Public Library Association, has announced the winners of its 2020 Feature Article Contest. Feature length articles submitted or published in 2019 were eligible to compete for two cash prizes. The...
