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Nominations open for 2019 EMIERT Distinguished Librarian Award
CHICAGO - The Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) of the 91´«Ã½ seeks nominations for the 2019 EMIERT Distinguished Librarian Award. The EMIERT Distinguished Librarian Award recognizes significant...
Submit a Nomination for the Prestigious Kilgour Technology Research Award
The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) and OCLC, Inc. invite nominations for the 2018 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology. The deadline for nominations is December 31, 2018. The Kilgour Research...
Applications open for 2019 AASL awards
CHICAGO - Applications for the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2019 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...
CHICAGO – Every year, the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) celebrates the opportunity to honor the outstanding achievements of academic and research librarians across North America. Made possible by generous corporate support, the...
Pun honored for 2018 Achievement in Library Diversity Research
CHICAGO — Raymond Pun, doctoral student in educational leadership at California State University (CODEL), is the recipient of the 2018 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Achievement in Library Diversity Research Honor. As part of its ongoing support of...
National School Library of the Year Award aligned with new AASL Standards
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has released a revised application process and rubric for its National School Library of the Year Award (NSLY) that aligns the elements of the award with the newly released AASL “National...
ALSC now accepting applications for 2019 Penguin Random House Young Readers Group Award
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Grants Administration Committee are now accepting online applications for the 2019 Penguin Random House Young Readers Group Awards. This award, made possible by an annual gift from...
Rosen Publishing Group sponsors AASL Distinguished Service Award
CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) is pleased to announce The Rosen Publishing Group as the new sponsor of the AASL Distinguished Service Award. The prestigious award recognizes an individual member of the library profession...
University of Wisconsin-Madison chosen as site for 2019 Arbuthnot Lecture
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) announced that the 2019 May Hill Arbuthnot Committee has selected the University of Wisconsin at Madison as the host site for the 2019 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture featuring advocate and...
Arkansas public school system wins 91´«Ã½ school library award for cemetery-based research project
CHICAGO — Danville (Arkansas) Public Schools has been named the winner of the 2018 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming, an annual award from the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) that recognizes outstanding...
Penny Weller and Craig Wilson named 91´«Ã½ Trustee Citation recipients
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania – The 91´«Ã½ and United for Libraries have named Penny Weller and Craig Wilson, Trustees at Kent District Library (KDL) in Kent County, Mich., recipients of the 91´«Ã½ Trustee Citation. The 91´«Ã½ Trustee Citations...
Denine Torr from the Dollar General Literacy Foundation recognized with AASL Crystal Apple Award
CHICAGO – Denine Torr, senior director of community initiatives at the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, has been selected as the recipient of the 2018 Crystal Apple by American Association of School Librarians (AASL) President Steven Yates. The Crystal...
Freedom to Read Foundation Announces 2018 Roll of Honor Awards
The Freedom to Read Foundation Roll of Honor Committee is excited to announce Doug Archer and Barbara Jones as the recipients of the 2018 Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) Roll of Honor Award. Both recipients have been integral to intellectual freedom...
American Dream Literacy Initiative celebrates 10 years at 2018 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference
An 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) adult literacy initiative funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation will celebrate its 10 th anniversary at the 2018 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in New Orleans. The conference program, “American Dream Literacy...
Jane Cross selected for FAFLRT's Achievement Award
CHICAGO- Jane Cross, Master Gunnery Sergeant (USMC), Chief, US Marine Band Library & Archives, has been selected for the 2018 Achievement Award administered by the Federal and Armed Forces Libraries Roundtable and the Association of Specialized and...
