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Holly Schwarzmann receives AASL Frances Henne Award
CHICAGO – Holly Schwarzmann, school librarian at Largo Middle School in Largo, Florida, is the recipient of the 2019 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Frances Henne Award. Sponsored by ABC-CLIO, the $1,250 award recognizes a school...
Shirley Simmons receives AASL Distinguished School Administrator Award
CHICAGO – Shirley Simmons, assistant superintendent of educational services for Norman (Oklahoma) Public Schools, is the recipient of the 2019 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Distinguished School Administrator Award. Sponsored by...
Public Library Association unveils 2019 award winners
CHICAGO — Today, the Public Library Association (PLA) announced the winners of its 2019 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...
Oakleaf wins 2019 ACRL/IS Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award
CHICAGO – Megan Oakleaf, associate professor and director of instructional quality at Syracuse University, is the winner of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section’s (IS) Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award. The...
Jim Duncan Receives Immroth Award
The 91´«Ã½’s Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) Immroth Award Committee is pleased to announce Jim Duncan as the recipient of the 2019 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award, which honors significant contributions defending...
91´«Ã½ Trustee Citation nominations due April 5
United for Libraries is accepting nominations for the 91´«Ã½ Trustee Citation through April 5, 2019. The 91´«Ã½ Trustee Citation, established in 1941 to recognize public library Trustees for distinguished service to library development, honors the best...
Raish named 2019 Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award winner
CHICAGO – Victoria (Torrie) Raish, online learning librarian at Pennsylvania State University, has been named the 2019 recipient of the Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award. This annual award, sponsored by Routledge...
SUNY Geneseo receives ACRL CLS Innovation in College Librarianship Award
CHICAGO – Bill Jones and Ben Rawlins, both of the State University of New York (SUNY)-Geneseo Milne Library, have been named the 2019 recipients of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) College Libraries Section (CLS) Innovation in...
Kellam named 2019 Marta Lange/SAGE-CQ Press Award winner
CHICAGO – Lynda Kellam, social sciences data librarian at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro, has been awarded the 2019 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Politics, Policy, and International Relations Section (PPIRS) Marta Lange...
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) announced Donna E. Coghill, community engagement librarian and coordinator of campus partnerships, VCU Libraries, as the fourth recipient of the...
Nelson receives 2019 ACRL ESS De Gruyter Grant
CHICAGO – Jennifer K. Nelson, reference librarian at the Robbins Collection, University of California-Berkeley School of Law, has been selected to receive the 2019 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) European Studies Section (ESS) De...
Luiz wins ACRL CJCLS EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Program Award
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), is pleased to announce that Laura Luiz, reference librarian at Bakersfield College, has been chosen to receive the 2019 Community and Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS) EBSCO...
July Siebecker receives 2019 Larry Romans Mentorship Award
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender and Government Documents Round Tables (GLBTRT and GODORT) are proud to announce July Siebecker as the 2019 recipient of the Larry Romans Mentorship Award. The Award's...
Garczynski named 2019 ACRL/EBSS Distinguished Librarian
CHICAGO – Joyce Garczynski, assistant university librarian for development and communications at Towson University, is the recipient of the 2019 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Education and Behavioral Sciences Section (EBSS)...
K-8 school libraries invited to apply for $5,000 award recognizing outstanding programming
CHICAGO — School libraries are invited to apply for a $5,000 award recognizing outstanding humanities programming in kindergarten through eighth grade, the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announced. Nominations for the 2019 Sara Jaffarian School...
