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Richard E. Turley Jr. wins Genealogy/History Achievement Award sponsored by ProQuest
CHICAGO-- Richard E. Turley Jr., former Assistant Church Historian and Recorder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was selected as the 2017 winner of the Genealogy/History Achievement Award sponsored by ProQuest and administered by the...
ALSC invites applications for 2018 Arbuthnot Lecture with Naomi Shihab Nye
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the 2018 May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture Committee are proud to announce the opening of the application to host the 2018 event featuring National Book Award winning author, Naomi Shihab Nye...
East Side Freedom Library named winner of John Sessions Memorial Award
CHICAGO—The East Side Freedom Library was selected as the 2017 winner of the John Sessions Memorial Award. The award, sponsored by the Department for Professional Employees AFL-CIO, recognizes a library or library system which has made a significant...
Seangill 'Peter' Bae, winner of Virginia Boucher-OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian Award
CHICAGO—Seangill 'Peter' Bae, Circulation Services Director of Firestone Library at Princeton University, was selected as the 2017 winner of the Virginia Boucher-OCLC Distinguished ILL Librarian Award, administered by the Sharing and Transforming Access...
Erin Cavell named 2017 winner of Morningstar Public Librarian Support Award
CHICAGO--Erin Cavell, Small Business Librarian at Minneapolis Central Library, Hennepin County Library has been selected as the 2017 Morningstar Public Librarian Support Award, administered by the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of RUSA...
Raymond Pun named winner of Emerald Research Grant for 鈥淢apping Collaborations鈥
CHICAGO—Raymond Pun, First Year Student Success Librarian at California State University, Fresno was named the 2017 winner of the Emerald Research Grant, administered by the Business and Reference Services Section of the Reference and User Services...
David Wright wins NoveList鈥檚 Margaret E. Monroe Award for library adult services
CHICAGO— David Wright, Readers’ Services Librarian at Seattle Public Library, was selected as the 2017 NoveList’s Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award winner for his outstanding contributions to readers’ advisory and adult services. As a...
Schaeffer named 2017 ACRL/EBSS Distinguished Librarian
CHICAGO – Deborah L. Schaeffer, instruction and reference librarian and liaison librarian to the School of Social Work (retired) at California State University-Los Angeles, is the recipient of the 2017 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL)...
Leuzinger named 2017 Marta Lange/SAGE-CQ Press Award winner
CHICAGO – Julie A. Leuzinger, associate librarian and head of library learning services at the University of North Texas, has been awarded the 2017 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Politics, Policy, and International Relations Section...
鈥淭he Jacket from Dachau鈥 Libguide wins award for excellence in reference services
CHICAGO—“ The Jacket from Dachau: One Survivor’s Search for Justice, Identity, and Home” Libguide was selected as the 2017 winner of the ReferenceUSA Award for Excellence in Reference and Adult Services for its well-organized and accessible presentation...
Ross Atkinson award given to Jeanne Drewes
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is pleased to name Jeanne Drewes, chief of the Binding & Collections Care Division and the Deacidification Program at the Library of Congress, as the 2017 recipient of the Ross...
Nevada County (California) Community Library awarded 2017 Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Grant
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2017 Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Program Grant to the Nevada County Public Library, Nevada City, California. The grant is designed to encourage outstanding summer reading...
Brian E. Coutts named winner of RUSA鈥檚 Isadore Gilbert Mudge award
CHICAGO— Brian E. Coutts, Professor and Head of the Department of Library Public Services at Western Kentucky University, was selected as the 2017 winner of the Isadore Gilbert Mudge Award, RUSA’s highest honor, for his distinguished contributions to...
Lisa Hinchliffe named inaugural recipient of the Larry Romans Mentorship Award
CHICAGO - The 91传媒 (91传媒) Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender and Government Documents Round Tables (GLBTRT and GODORT) are proud to announce Lisa Hinchliffe as the first-ever recipient of the Larry Romans Mentorship Award. The...
Robert Bremer recipient of Ulrich鈥檚 Serials Librarianship Award
CHICAGO—The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) congratulates the recipient of the 2017 Ulrich’s Serials Librarianship Award, Robert Bremer. Presented by the Continuing Resources Section (CRS) of ALCTS, this award consists of...
