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Samantha Grabus Wins 2020 LITA/Ex Libris Student Writing Award
Samantha Grabus has been selected as the winner of the 2020 Student Writing Award sponsored by Ex Libris Group and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) for her paper titled “Evaluating the Impact of the Long S upon 18 th-Century...
'The Power Project' receives AASL Roald Dahl's Miss Honey Social Justice Award
CHICAGO – The Power Project from the Chinese American International School in San Francisco, California, is the recipient of the 2020 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Roald Dahl's Miss Honey Social Justice Award. Sponsored by Penguin...
Martha Hickson receives AASL Intellectual Freedom Award
CHICAGO – Martha Hickson, school librarian at North Hunterdon High School in Annandale, New Jersey, is one of two recipients of the 2020 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Intellectual Freedom Award. Established in 1982 and sponsored by...
Donna Morris receives AASL Intellectual Freedom Award
CHICAGO – Donna Morris, school librarian at Daniel Boone Elementary in Richmond, Kentucky, is one of two recipients of the 2020 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Intellectual Freedom Award. Established in 1982 and sponsored by ProQuest...
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table of the 91´«Ã½ is pleased to announce that the Connecticut Library Association Intellectual Freedom Committee is the 2020 recipient of the Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award...
Jillian Ehlers receives AASL Collaborative School Library Award
CHICAGO – Jillian Ehlers, school librarian at Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School in Forest Hills, New York, is the recipient of the 2020 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Collaborative School Library Award. Sponsored by Scholastic...
Dr. Kevin Smith receives AASL Distinguished School Administrator Award
CHICAGO – Dr. Kevin Smith, Superintendent of Wilton Public Schools in Connecticut, is the recipient of the 2020 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Distinguished School Administrator Award. Sponsored by ProQuest, the $2,000 award recognizes...
Andrea Trudeau receives AASL Frances Henne Award
CHICAGO – Andrea Trudeau, school librarian at Alan B. Shepard Middle School in Deerfield, Illinois, is the recipient of the 2020 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Frances Henne Award. Sponsored by Libraries Unlimited, the $1,250 award...
Mona Kerby receives AASL Distinguished Service Award
CHICAGO – Dr. Mona Kerby, professor of education at McDaniel College, is the recipient of the 2020 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Distinguished Service Award. Sponsored by The Rosen Publishing Group, the $3,000 award recognizes an...
Tennessee Association of School Librarians receives AASL Chapter of the Year Award
CHICAGO – The Tennessee Association of School Librarians (TASL) is the recipient of the 2020 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Chapter of the Year Award. The $1,000 award recognizes the AASL Chapter most active and dynamic in achieving the...
Alison Macrina receives the 2020 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award
The LITA/Library Hi Tech Awards Committee is pleased to select Alison Macrina as the 2020 recipient of the LITA/Library Hi-Tech Award. Macrina led the Tor Relay Initiative in New Hampshire, is the founder and executive director of the Library Freedom...
Public Library Association announces 2020 award winners
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) has announced the winners of its 2020 awards and grants, honoring the best in public library service, innovation and outreach. Award and grant recipients are chosen by member volunteers who serve on PLA’s...
Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries leaders receive 2020 Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial award
CHICAGO — Beth Denker, George Machovec, and Rose Nelson of the Colorado Alliance of Research Libraries have been named the 2020 recipients of the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award. Denker is the e-resource licensing and administrative manager, Machovec is...
91´«Ã½ Calls for 2020 L. Ray Patterson Copyright Award Nominations
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announced today the nomination period opened for the L. Ray Patterson Award. Established in 2002, the honor recognizes individuals or groups who “embody the spirit of the U.S. Copyright law as voiced by the framers...
McLinn Named Recipient of ALSC’s 2020 Distinguished Service Award
PHILADELPHIA -Dr. Claudette S. McLinn is the 2020 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). This prestigious award honors an individual who has made significant contributions to library...
