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AASL President recognizes OverDrive Education with Crystal Apple Award
CHICAGO – OverDrive Education has been selected by American Association of School Librarians (AASL) President Kathryn Roots Lewis as a 2019 recipient of the AASL Crystal Apple. The Crystal Apple honor is given at the discretion of the AASL President to an...
AASL President recognizes Marney Welmers with Crystal Apple Award
CHICAGO – Marina "Marney" Welmers, retired middle school librarian, has been selected as a 2019 recipient of the Crystal Apple by American Association of School Librarians (AASL) President Kathryn Roots Lewis. The Crystal Apple honor is given at the...
The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) has awarded its 2019 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award to Wyoming (Ohio) Middle School for their Poverty and Philanthropy class. The $5,000 Jaffarian Award, supported by the Cultural Communities Fund...
Submit your Library’s Promotional Materials to the 2019 PR Xchange Event at 91´«Ã½ Annual
The PR Xchange Event at 91´«Ã½ Annual offers visitors the opportunity to view and take home sample promotional materials from libraries across North America. Approximately 1,000 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference attendees visit the PR Xchange event each year. The PR...
Heather Pelham has been selected for the 2019 ASGCLA Exceptional Service Award
Heather Pelham, Public Services Librarian, Georgetown County Library System, SC, has been selected for the 2019 Association of Specialized Government and Cooperative Library Agencies Exceptional Service Award. She was chosen for her advocacy and work re...
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announces that the Utah Library Association is the 2019 recipient of the Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award. The Utah Library Association (ULA)...
The 2019 Cathleen Bourdon Award goes to Liz Bishoff
Liz Bishoff, is the 2019 recipient of the Cathleen Bourdon Service Award, presented by the Association of Specialized, Government, and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASGCLA). Owner of Liz Bishoff Group LLC, Ms. Bishoff has been a tireless leader and...
Coretta Scott King Book Award Breakfast celebrated at 91´«Ã½ Annual in Washington, D.C.
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) and the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee will celebrate the best in children’s and young adult literature representing the African American experience at the 2019...
Satia Orange to deliver 2019 Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecture
CHICAGO – Satia Orange, the first director of 91´«Ã½’s Office for Literacy and Outreach (OLOS) which is now the Office for Diversity, Literacy and Outreach Services (ODLOS), will deliver the 2019 Jean E. Coleman Library Outreach Lecture during 91´«Ã½’s Annual...
ASGCLA/Keystone Library Automation System & National Organization on Disability Award Announced
This ASGCLA award is presented to the South Carolina State Library’s (SCSL) Talking Book Service’s (TBS) for its Assistive Technology Petting Zoo. The Zoo was developed as a new outreach initiative in 2015 to raise awareness for Assistive Technology and...
Richard Huffine is the Recipient of the Federal Achievement Award
Richard Huffine, Chief of the Library and Public Information Center at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, is ASGCLA’s 2019 recipient of the Federal Achievement Award. Mr. Huffine is honored for his long service and record of achievement in the...
Mary L. Chute Receives the ASGCLA Leadership & Professional Achievement Award
Mary L. Chute, State Librarian, New Jersey State Library, was selected to receive the Association of Specialized, Government & Cooperative Library Agencies (ASGCLA) Leadership & Professional Achievement Award for her exemplary leadership and achievement...
Illinois High School District 214 named National School Library of the Year
CHICAGO – High School District 214, located in Arlington Heights, Illinois, is the recipient of the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2019 National School Library of the Year (NSLY) Award. Sponsored by Follett, the NSLY Award annually...
Pennsylvania School Librarians Association receives AASL Affiliate of the Year Award
CHICAGO – The Pennsylvania School Librarians Association (PSLA) is the recipient of the 2019 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Affiliate of the Year Award. The $1,000 award recognizes the AASL Affiliate most active and dynamic in achieving...
Freedom to Read Foundation Announces 2019 Roll of Honor Awards
The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) Roll of Honor Committee is excited to announce Pamela (Pam) R. Klipsch, Director of Jefferson County Library in High Ridge, Missouri, as the recipient of the 2019 Freedom to Read Foundation Roll of Honor Award. The...
