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PLA receives ASAE Power of A Summit and Gold Awards for Every Child Ready to Read Literacy program
CHICAGO – The Public Library Association (PLA) has earned 2016 American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) Power of A Summit and Gold Awards for its co-creation and implementation of Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR), a research-based program that...
South Carolina State Library chosen as site for 2017 Arbuthnot Lecture
ORLANDO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) announced that the 2017 May Hill Arbuthnot Committee has selected the South Carolina State Library and the city of Columbia, South Carolina to serve as the host site for the 2017 May Hill...
Quaker day school library wins 91´«Ã½â€™s 2016 Jaffarian Award for Greensboro sit-in program
CHICAGO — The library at Friends Seminary, a private Quaker day school in New York City, has been recognized by the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) for creating an exceptional program for eighth-graders about the Greensboro sit-ins of 1960. As the...
Veterans Memorial Elementary School named National School Library Program of the Year
CHICAGO – Veterans Memorial Elementary School, located in Naples, Florida, is the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2016 National School Library Program of the Year (NSLPY) Award recipient. Sponsored by Follett, the NSLPY Award annually...
FTRF Names Katie Chamberlain Kritikos as Conable Scholarship recipient
CHICAGO — The Freedom to Read Foundation (FTRF) has selected Katie Chamberlain Kritikos as the recipient of the 2016 Gordon M. Conable Conference Scholarship. The Conable Scholarship will provide for Kritikos’s expenses to attend the 2016 American Library...
ASCLA selects its 2016 award winners
CHICAGO — The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) 2016 Award winners have been selected. The awards program recognizes outstanding achievement within the library profession by librarians and libraries for significant...
2016 AIA/91´«Ã½ Library Building Award winners announced
CHICAGO — The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) have selected seven projects to receive the 2016 AIA/91´«Ã½ Library Building Awards. This awards program was developed to encourage and recognize excellence in...
United for Libraries presents Public Service Award to House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania — On May 2, 2016, House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi was given United for Libraries’ Public Service Award for her support for libraries of all types in Washington, D.C. Though Pelosi was unable to accept the award, her policy...
Announcing the winners of the John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Awards for 2016
Announcing the winners of the John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Awards for 2016 April 29, Chicago, IL — After many hours of deliberation – made especially challenging by the high quality of the dozens of entries in this year’s John Cotton Dana...
ASCLA selects its 2016 award winners
The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) has selected its 2016 Award winners. The awards program recognizes outstanding achievement within the library profession by librarians and libraries for significant current or past...
91´«Ã½ announces 2016 winner of L. Ray Patterson Copyright Award
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Office for Information Technology Policy (OITP) today named the Copyright Review Management System (CRMS)—a product developed by staff at the University of Michigan’s HathiTrust digital library with...
2017 Arbuthnot Lecture Site Application Deadline Extended
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the 2017 May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture Committee are proud to announce the opening of the application to host the 2017 event featuring Newbery Honor and National Book Award winning author...
Fader to support 2016 ALSC Spectrum Scholar
CHICAGO – Ellen Fader, past-president (2005-2006) of The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has provided a generous donation to the Spectrum Scholarship for a third year. Her contribution will support a student through the 2016-2017 school...
Dr. June Abbas Wins 2016 LITA/OCLC Kilgour Research Award
Dr. June Abbas, Professor of Library and Information Studies at the University of Oklahoma, has been selected as the recipient of the 2016 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology sponsored by OCLC and the Library and...
CHICAGO – Ann Yawornitsky, Jennifer Sarnes and Melissa Zawaski from Wilson Southern Middle School in Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania, are the recipients of the 2016 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Roald Dahl Miss Honey Social Justice Award...
