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Mark Puente recipient of 2015 EMIERT Distinguished Librarian Award
CHICAGO – Mark Puente, director of diversity and leadership programs at the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) is the recipient of the 2015 91´«Ã½ Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) Distinguished...
United for Libraries names Roy B. Martin, IV 91´«Ã½ Trustee Citation recipient
BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania - United for Libraries has named Roy B. Martin, IV, a Trustee at Norfolk (Virginia) Public Library, as a recipient of the 91´«Ã½ Trustee Citation. The 91´«Ã½ Trustee Citation, established in 1941 to recognize public library trustees for...
Blue Valley High School named National School Library Program of the Year
CHICAGO — Blue Valley High School, located in Stilwell, Kansas, is the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2015 National School Library Program of the Year (NSLPY) Award recipient. Sponsored by Follett, the NSLPY annually recognizes a school...
CHICAGO – School librarians Stephanie Meurer and Jennifer Milstead, and language arts teacher, Erin Kelley, from Sierra Middle School in Parker, Colorado, are the recipients of the 2015 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Collaborative...
CHICAGO – Ann M. Martin, retired educational specialist of Henrico County Schools and a past president of AASL, is the recipient of the 2015 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Distinguished Service Award. Sponsored by Baker and Taylor, the...
Diana Rendina transforms school library and receives AASL Frances Henne Award
CHICAGO – Diana Rendina, school librarian at Stewart Middle Magnet School in Tampa, Florida, is the recipient of the 2015 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Frances Henne Award. Sponsored by ABC-CLIO, the $1,250 award recognizes a school...
CHICAGO – Carolyn Kirio, school librarian at Kapolei Middle School in Hawaii, is the recipient of the 2015 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Information Technology Pathfinder Award. Sponsored by Follett, the $1,500 award recognizes and...
Sarah Hill elected for 2016-2017 YALSA presidency
CHICAGO — Members of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), selected Sarah Hill as the division’s next president-elect. Hill will begin her term as president-elect in June 2015, becoming...
Angela Hartman’s genocide project receives AASL Roald Dahl’s Miss Honey Social Justice Award
CHICAGO – School Librarian Angela Hartman from Hutto High School in Hutto, Texas, is the recipient of the 2015 American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Roald Dahl’s Miss Honey Social Justice Award. Sponsored by Penguin Random House, Hartman will...
School library champion Lenny Santamaria receives AASL Distinguished School Administrator Award
CHICAGO – Lenny Santamaria, principal of Myra S. Barnes Intermediate School 24 in Staten Island, N.Y., is the recipient of the 2015 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Distinguished School Administrator Award. Sponsored by ProQuest, the $2...
Frederick Ruffner honored with National Friends of Libraries U.S.A. Award
NEW YORK -- Frederick Ruffner (1926-2014), founder of the Literary Landmarks™ program, was posthumously honored with United for Libraries’ National Friends of Libraries U.S.A. Award on May 4. United for Libraries Executive Director Sally Gardner Reed...
Announcing the 2015 winners of the John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Awards
CHICAGO — This year the John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Awards website received 77 entries, and as in years past, the judges had many inspiring, thoughtful and exceptionally well-executed entries to choose from, making their job of selecting the...
91´«Ã½ Excellence in Library Programming Award to Oklahoma State University Library
CHICAGO — The Oklahoma State University Library, (Stillwater, Oklahoma) has been named the 2015 winner of the 91´«Ã½ Excellence in Library Programming Award. The award, supported by 91´«Ã½’s Cultural Communities Fund, recognizes a library that demonstrates...
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), is pleased to announce that the Andrew G. Truxal Library at Anne Arundel Community College has been chosen to receive the 2015 Community and Junior College Libraries Section (CJCLS) EBSCO...
2015 ASCLA Award winners announced
CHICAGO — The Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) 2015 Award winners have been selected. The awards program recognizes outstanding achievement within the library profession by librarians and libraries for significant...
