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Middletown, Del. librarian selected for prestigious national public service honor
Christine Payne recipient of the Carnegie Corporation of New York/ New York Times I Love My Librarian Award NEW YORK — Today, Christine Payne, librarian at Appoquinimink High School library in Middletown, Del., will receive the Carnegie Corporation of New...
Santa Ana, Calif. librarian selected for prestigious national public service honor
David Lopez recipient of the Carnegie Corporation of New York/ New York Times I Love My Librarian Award NEW YORK — Today, David Lopez, librarian at the Santa Ana (Calif.) Public Library, will receive the Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I...
Roanoke, Va. librarian selected for prestigious national public service honor
Lynn Hancock Hurt recipient of the Carnegie Corporation of New York/ New York Times I Love My Librarian Award NEW YORK — Today, Lynn Hancock Hurt, coordinator of Library Services for Brown Library at Virginia Western Community College, will receive the...
Frankfort, Ky. librarian selected for prestigious national public service honor
Jessica Elaine Holmes recipient of the Carnegie Corporation of New York/ New York Times I Love My Librarian Award NEW YORK — Today, Jessica Elaine Holmes, librarian at Westridge Elementary School Library Media Center in Frankfort, Ky., will receive the...
Oakland, Calif. librarian receives prestigious national public service honor
Michael Beller receives Carnegie Corporation of New York/ New York Times I Love My Librarian Award NEW YORK — Today, Michael Beller, head of reference and access services librarian at F.W. Olin Library, Mills College in Oakland, Calif., will receive the...
Eaglecrest High School celebrates National School Library of the Year recognition
CHICAGO – In a ceremony attended by district administrators, school staff and students, Eaglecrest High School in Centennial, Colo., celebrated its recognition as the 2014 American Association of School Librarians (AASL) National School Library Program of...
Bredberg, Long, Morefield, Thompson receive Penguin Young Readers Group Award
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2015 Penguin Young Readers Group Award to Emily Bredberg, Lakeside Elementary School, Coppell (Texas) Independent School District; Stephanie Long, Frederick County (Maryland)...
Apply now for $5,000 91´«Ã½ award for library programming excellence
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is now accepting nominations for its 2015 91´«Ã½ Excellence in Library Programming Award. The $5,000 award, supported by 91´«Ã½’s Cultural Communities Fund, recognizes a library that demonstrates excellence by...
ACRL seeks nominations for 2015 awards
CHICAGO – This year marks the 75 th Anniversary of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL), an achievement made possible by the efforts of its leaders and members serving the higher education community. As ACRL celebrates its milestone of...
Applications for 91´«Ã½ Trustee Citation due Jan. 15
PHILADELPHIA — United for Libraries is accepting applications for the 91´«Ã½ Trustee Citation through Jan. 15, 2015. The 91´«Ã½ Trustee Citation, established in 1941 to recognize public library trustees for distinguished service to library development...
LITA/Library Hi Tech award nominations sought
CHICAGO — Nominations are being accepted for the 2015 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 through communication in...
LITA/Ex Libris seeking LIS student authors
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...
School librarians invited to apply for $5,000 humanities programming prize
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) Public Programs Office is now accepting nominations for the 2015 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award for Exemplary Humanities Programming. School libraries, public or private, that served children...
AASL awards showcase the best in transformative teaching and learning
CHICAGO — Applications for the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2015 awards season are now available using AASL’s online awards application. AASL members are encouraged to nominate a colleague or themselves to be lauded for their...
ALSC now accepting applications for 2015 Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Grant
CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Grants Administration Committee are now accepting online applications for the 2015 ALSC/Baker & Taylor Summer Reading Grant. This $3,000 grant, made possible by Baker & Taylor, is...
