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Vinton librarian receives I Love My Librarian AwardÂ
Renee Greenlee recognized with national public service honor CHICAGO – Renee Greenlee, former children and family services librarian at the Marion Public Library (MPL) in Marion, Iowa, and current director of the Vinton Public Library in Vinton, Iowa, is...
Decorah librarian receives I Love My Librarian AwardÂ
Shannon Horton recognized with national public service honor CHICAGO – Shannon Horton, teacher librarian at the Decorah Community School District in Decorah, Iowa, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Recognized by the American Library...
Westover librarian receives I Love My Librarian AwardÂ
John Paul Mahofski recognized with national public service honor CHICAGO – John Paul Mahofski, librarian at the Eastern Correctional Institution for the State of Maryland (ECI) in Westover, Maryland, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award...
George Mason University librarian receives I Love My Librarian AwardÂ
George Oberle recognized with national public service honor CHICAGO – George D. Oberle, director of the Center for Mason Legacies, history librarian, and assistant term professor at George Mason University (GMU), is a winner of this year’s I Love My...
St. Louis librarian receives I Love My Librarian AwardÂ
Melissa Pillot recognized with national public service honor CHICAGO – Melissa Pillot, librarian and media specialist at Forsyth School in St. Louis, Missouri, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Recognized by the American Library...
San Antonio librarian receives I Love My Librarian AwardÂ
Talamantes recognized with national public service honor CHICAGO – Arnulfo Talamantes, librarian at Sul Ross Middle School in San Antonio, Texas, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Recognized by the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½)...
10 winners receive prestigious I Love My Librarian Award for outstanding public service
CHICAGO – Today the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) announced 10 winners of the coveted I Love My Librarian Award. Honorees are exceptional librarians from academic, public and school libraries who were nominated by patrons nationwide for their...
YALSA announces 2022 William C. Morris finalists
CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), selected five books as finalists for the 2022 William C. Morris Award, which honors the year’s best books written for young adults by a...
Lauren Tubbs Chosen as a 2022 Core Emerging Leader
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Lauren Tubbs has been named as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Currently working as the program manager for the University of Alabama in Birmingham, Ala. and an adjunct professor...
Elizabeth Dawson Selected as a 2022 Core Emerging Leader
CHICAGO—Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Elizabeth Dawson has been named as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Dawson is the Technical Services Librarian at Arizona Western College in Yuma, Ariz., which she joined after...
Victoria Kowanetz Named a 2022 Core Emerging Leader
CHICAGO —Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures is pleased to announce that Victoria Kowanetz has been selected as a Core Emerging Leader (EL). Kowanetz is the Assistant Community Library Manager at Queens Public Library (QPL) at Poppenhusen in College...
Libraries invited to apply for programming support with the second annual Peggy Barber Tribute Grant
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) invites library workers to apply for the second annual Peggy Barber Tribute Grant, a programming grant named after the transformative 91´«Ã½ leader responsible for the creation of National Library Week and the...
91´«Ã½ invites applications for third annual Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) invites library workers to apply for the Libraries Transform Communities Engagement Grant, an annual award supporting innovative and meaningful community engagement efforts in libraries. Applications will...
2021 YALSA Teens’ Top Ten titles announced
CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½, has officially announced the 2021 Teen’s Top Ten winners. The Teens’ Top Ten is a “teen choice” list, where teens nominate and choose their...
CHICAGO — The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) is pleased to announce 100 small and rural libraries selected in the third round of Libraries Transforming Communities (LTC): Focus on Small and Rural Libraries. The libraries, selected through a...
