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James L. Mullins wins 2016 Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award
CHICAGO — James L. Mullins, dean of libraries and Esther Ellis Norton professor at Purdue University, has been named the 2016 winner of the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award. Mullins will receive a cash award and citation during the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference in...
PLA awards recognize 13 individuals and public libraries representing excellence
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) has announced 13 2016 award winners honoring the best in public library service, innovation and outreach. The Allie Beth Martin Award, sponsored by Baker & Taylor, recognizes a public librarian for...
Bezhigoogahbow Library Receives 2016 Light the Way Grant
CHICAGO -- The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), has announced that Bezhigoogahbow Library (Leech Lake Tribal College) is the recipient of the 2016 ALSC/Candlewick Press "Light the...
Tickets available for 2016 Arbuthnot Lecture featuring Pat Mora
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Santa Barbara Public Library System announced that tickets for the 2016 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture featuring Pat Mora are now available. The lecture, titled "Bookjoy! ¡Alegría...
Brumfield named 2016 Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award winner
CHICAGO – Elizabeth Brumfield, distance services librarian at Prairie View A&M University, has been named the 2016 recipient of the Routledge Distance Learning Librarianship Conference Sponsorship Award. This annual award, sponsored by Routledge/Taylor &...
Holliday wins 2016 ACRL/IS Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award
CHICAGO – Wendy Holliday, head of teaching, learning and research services at Northern Arizona University, is the winner of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section’s (IS) Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award. The...
Pearl Ly receives ACRL CJCLS EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Leadership Award
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is pleased to announce that Pearl Ly, director of the learning commons at Skyline College in San Bruno, California, has been chosen to receive the 2016 Community and Junior College...
School librarians invited to apply for $5,000 humanities programming prize
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) Public Programs Office announced. Nominations for the 2016 Sara...
CHICAGO – Heather Jagman, coordinator of reference, instruction and academic engagement at DePaul University; and Troy A. Swanson, department chair, library and teaching and learning librarian at Moraine Valley Community College, have been chosen as the...
McConnell and Baker receive 91´«Ã½ GLBTRT Award for Political Activism
CHICAGO — Michael McConnell and Jack Baker have been named the inaugural recipients of the 91´«Ã½’s (91´«Ã½) Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) Award for Political Activism. The award will be presented on Monday...
Kahl named 2016 Marta Lange/SAGE-CQ Press Award winner
CHICAGO – Chad Kahl, interim associate dean for public services and information technology at Illinois State University, has been awarded the 2016 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Law and Political Science Section (LPSS) Marta Lange...
Merolli receives ACRL CLS Innovation in College Librarianship Award
CHICAGO – Barbara Merolli, science librarian at the College of the Holy Cross, has been named the 2016 recipient of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) College Libraries Section (CLS) Innovation in College Librarianship Award for her...
Figueroa named 2016 ACRL WESS-SEES De Gruyter Grant winner
CHICAGO – Patricia Figueroa, curator of the Iberian and Latin American Collection at Brown University, has been selected to receive the 2016 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Western European Studies Section (WESS) / Slavic and East...
Pagowsky receives inaugural ACRL ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) is pleased to announce that Nicole Pagowsky, research and learning librarian/ instruction coordinator at the University of Arizona, has been chosen to receive the 2016 University Libraries...
Collins, Kearns and Pitts win 2016 ACRL IS Innovation Award
CHICAGO — Heather Collins, Sara Kearns and Joelle Pitts have been selected to receive the 2016 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section (IS) Innovation award for their work on the New Literacies Alliance (NLA) project, an...
