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Perez named winner of public librarian support award
CHICAGO - Amilcar Perez, Adult Services Librarian at Forest Park Public Library (IL), was selected as the 2018 winner of the BRASS Public Librarian Support Award sponsored by Morningstar. The award consists of $1,250 to assist with travel expenses to 91´«Ã½...
Pitts-Noggle wins business reference research grant
CHICAGO-Stephanie Pitts-Noggle, Business Specialist Librarian at Champaign Public Library (IL) was selected as the 2018 winner of the BRASS Research Grant Award sponsored by Emerald Publishing. The grant, awarded to an individual or team, consists of $5...
RUSA President wins Excellence in Business Librarianship Award
Chris LeBeau, Assistant Teaching Professor, University of Missouri and Librarian for Management and Public Administration, University of Missouri-Kansas City (retired) and RUSA President, was selected as the 2018 winner of the BRASS Excellence in Business...
AASL awards eleven Inspire Grants for collections and special events
CHICAGO – Eleven schools from across the country have been awarded American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Inspire Grants. Made possible by the generosity of AASL member Marina “Marney” Welmers, the Inspire Grant program provides funds for...
Stover wins Margaret E. Monroe Award for library adult services
CHICAGO-Kaite Stover, Director of Readers' Services at Kansas City Public Library was selected as the 2018 winner of the Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award, sponsored by NoveList. Stover has been a librarian in the Kansas City and Emporia...
State Historical Society of Iowa wins John Sessions Memorial Award
CHICAGO-The Iowa Labor Collection and Iowa Labor History Oral Project, State Historical Society of Iowa was unanimously selected as the 2018 winner of the John Sessions Memorial Award. The Iowa Labor Collection, housed in the Special Collections...
Public Library Association honors eleven individuals and public libraries with awards and grants
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) has announced the winners of its 2018 service awards and grants, honoring the best in public library service, innovation and outreach. The Allie Beth Martin Award, sponsored by Baker & Taylor, recognizes a...
Toledo Lucas County Public Library awarded for excellence in reference services
CHICAGO-The Toledo Lucas County Public Library was selected as the 2018 winner of the Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Services, sponsored by ReferenceUSA, for the Spending Smarter page. As a one-stop shop for personal finance, investment and...
Mitchell, Watstein awarded Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award
CHICAGO - Eleanor Mitchell, Director of Library Services at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, and Sarah B. Watstein, Dean, Lemieux Library and McGoldrick Learning Commons of Seattle University were selected as the 2018 winners of the Isadore...
Mader wins 2018 ACRL/IS Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award
CHICAGO – Sharon Mader, dean emeritus and professor at the University of New Orleans, is the winner of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section’s (IS) Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award. The award honors Miriam...
Scotts Ridge Middle School project receives AASL Collaborative School Library Award
CHICAGO – The “Human Body Systems” project from Scotts Ridge Middle School Library in Ridgefield, Connecticut, is the recipient of the 2018 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Collaborative School Library Award. Sponsored by Upstart, the $2...
Deb Sondall Saetveit receives AASL Frances Henne Award
CHICAGO – Deb Sondall Saetveit, school librarian at Westside Middle School in Omaha, Neb., is the recipient of the 2018 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Frances Henne Award. Sponsored by ABC-CLIO, the $1,250 award recognizes a school...
Conkling wins 2018 ACRL WGSS Career Achievement Award
CHICAGO – Diedre Conkling, director of the Lincoln County Library District, has been selected as the 2018 winner of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Women and Gender Studies Section (WGSS) Career Achievement Award. The award honors...
Lew and Yousefi win 2018 ACRL WGSS Significant Achievement Award
CHICAGO – Shirley Lew, dean of library, teaching, and learning services at Vancouver Community College, and Baharak Yousefi, head of library communications at Simon Fraser University, are the winners of the 2018 Association of College and Research...
Rapchak named 2018 Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award winner
CHICAGO – Marcia Elizabeth Rapchak, head of teaching and learning at Duquesne University, has been named the 2018 recipient of the Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award. This annual award, sponsored by Routledge/Taylor &...
