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Troy, Alabama librarian chosen for national public service honor
Dr. Christopher A. Shaffer recipient of the prestigious 2015 I Love My Librarian Award NEW YORK – Today, Dr. Christopher A. Shaffer, dean of university libraries at Troy (Alabama) University, will receive the I Love My Librarian Award for his outstanding...
Kansas City, Missouri librarian chosen for national public service honor
April Roy recipient of the prestigious 2015 I Love My Librarian Award NEW YORK – Today, April Roy, manager of the Kansas City (Missouri) Public Library’s Lucile H. Bluford Branch, will receive the I Love My Librarian Award for her outstanding public...
Chelcie Rowell named 2016 ALCTS Emerging Leader
CHICAGO — Chelcie Rowell, digital initiatives librarian at the Z. Smith Reynolds Library at Wake Forest University has been selected as the ALCTS-sponsored Emerging Leader for 2015-2016. The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services, ALCTS...
ALSC selects Meredith Steiner as 2016 Emerging Leader
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), announced Meredith Steiner of the San Francisco Public Library as its representative in the 2016 Emerging Leader program. For the past...
Esposito, Sexton, Shea and Wilson receive 2016 Penguin Young Readers Group Award
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2016 Penguin Young Readers Group Award to Elizabeth Esposito, South Huntington Public Library, Huntington Station, New York; Kristel Sexton, Ypsilanti District Library...
ALSC now accepting applications for 2016 Bookapalooza Program
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Grants Administration Committee are now accepting online applications for the 2016 Bookapalooza Program. This program offers select libraries a collection of materials to be used in...
Nominate an academic librarian for the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award
CHICAGO — LITA is seeking nominees for the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award, which recognizes outstanding achievements (including risk-taking) by academic librarians who have contributed significantly to improvements in the areas of library automation...
Apply for the LITA/Library Hi Tech Award for Tech Education
CHICAGO — Nominations are being accepted for the 2016 LITA/Library Hi Tech Award, which is given each year to an individual or institution for outstanding achievement in educating the profession about cutting edge technology within the field of library...
LIS Students: Apply for the LITA/Ex Libris Writing Award
CHICAGO — The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), is pleased to offer an award for the best unpublished manuscript submitted by a student or students enrolled in an 91´«Ã½-accredited...
Nominations sought for prestigious Kilgour Research Award
CHICAGO — The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), and OCLC, Inc. invite nominations for the 2015 Frederick G. Kilgour Award for Research in Library and Information Technology. The...
CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is accepting nominations for the inaugural Newlen-Symons Award for Excellence in Serving the GLBT Community. The award, to be given for the first time this year, will honor recent library initiatives that...
ALSC now accepting applications for 2016 ALSC/Candlewick Press 'Light the Way' Grant
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Library Service to Special Population Children and Their Caregivers Committee are now accepting online applications for the 2016 Light the Way: Library Outreach to the Underserved...
PLA now accepting nominations for nine service awards and grants
CHICAGO — Through the generosity of sponsors, the Public Library Association (PLA) is offering nine awards/grants designed to highlight the best in public library service and to honor those bringing innovation, creativity and dedication to public...
Nominations will close Sept. 28 for 2015 I Love My Librarian Award
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is reminding library users that nominations for its prestigious 2015 I Love My Librarian Award will close on Monday, Sept. 28. Library users nationwide can nominate their favorite librarians who have...
ALSC now accepting applications for 2016 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Grants Administration Committee are now accepting online applications for the 2016 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award. This $4,000 award, made possible by an annual gift from...
