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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...
The US ISSN Center and ProQuest receive ALCTS Collaboration Award
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) has chosen The US ISSN Center and ProQuest Metadata Integration & Cataloging Section as the recipients of the ALCTS Outstanding Collaboration Citation for 2015. The Outstanding...
Heather Terrell wins 2015 LITA/Ex Libris Student Writing Award
CHICAGO — Heather Terrell, MLIS degree candidate at San Josẻ State University, has been named the winner of the 2015 LITA/Ex Libris Student Writing Award, sponsored by Ex Libris Group and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a...
Sheble receives ACRL CJCLS EBSCO Community College Learning Resources Leadership Award
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), is pleased to announce that Mary Ann Sheble, dean of learning resources at Oakland Community College Libraries, has been chosen to receive the 2015 Community and Junior College Libraries...
Pam Klipsch receives the 2015 John Philip Immroth Memorial Award
CHICAGO — The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announces that Pam Klipsch is the recipient of the 2015 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award. Klipsch has vigorously defended intellectual freedom throughout...
United for Libraries to dedicate five Literary Landmarks™ for Children’s Book Week
CHICAGO — In celebration of Children’s Book Week (May 4-10, 2015) United for Libraries will dedicate five Literary Landmarks™ celebrating children’s book authors. This program was spearheaded by Rocco Staino of the Empire State Center for the Book and is...
CHICAGO — The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announces that the Delaware Library Association (DLA) Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) is the 2015 recipient of the Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom...
Goebel wins 2015 ACRL WGSS Significant Achievement Award
CHICAGO – Nancy Goebel, head librarian at the Augustana Campus of the University of Alberta, is the winner of the 2015 Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Women and Gender Studies Section (WGSS) Award for Significant Achievement in Women...
Phelps wins 2015 ACRL WGSS Career Achievement Award
CHICAGO – Connie Phelps, librarian, services department, chair at the University of New Orleans, has been selected as the 2015 winner of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Women and Gender Studies Section (WGSS) Career Achievement...
