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West Maple Elementary School named National School Library of the Year
CHICAGO – West Maple Elementary School, located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, is the recipient of the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2023 National School Library of the Year (NSLY) Award. Sponsored by Follett, the NSLY Award annually...
Five projects receive 2023 AIA/91传媒 Library Building Award
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the 91传媒 (91传媒) are awarding five libraries with the 2023 AIA/91传媒 Library Building Award for excellence in architectural design. Complete details for each project are available on AIA’s...
Jim Neal receives 2023 John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/ Forest Press Award
CHICAGO — James (Jim) Neal is this year’s recipient of the 91传媒 (91传媒) International Relations Committee’s John Ames/Humphry/OCLC/ Forest Press Award. OCLC/Forest Press donated the cash award of $1,000, which is given to an...
鈥淕lobal Human Rights Research Project鈥 receives AASL Roald Dahl's Miss Honey Social Justice
CHICAGO – The “Global Human Rights Research Project” from Prospect Sierra School in El Cerrito, California, is the recipient of the 2023 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Roald Dahl's Miss Honey Social Justice Award. Sponsored by Penguin...
Molly Dettmann receives AASL Frances Henne Award
CHICAGO – Molly Dettmann, teacher librarian at Norman North High School in Norman, Oklahoma, is the recipient of the 2023 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Frances Henne Award. Sponsored by Libraries Unlimited, the $1,250 award recognizes...
Amanda Jones receives AASL Intellectual Freedom Award
CHICAGO – Amanda Jones, school librarian and president of the Louisiana Association of School Librarians, is the recipient of the 2023 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Intellectual Freedom Award. Established in 1982 and sponsored by...
Missouri Association of School Librarians receives AASL Chapter of the Year Award
CHICAGO – The Missouri Association of School Librarians (MASL) is the recipient of the 2023 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Chapter of the Year Award. The $1,000 award recognizes the AASL Chapter most active and dynamic in achieving the...
Showcase Your Best Marketing Pieces by Applying for the Core PR Xchange Awards
Applications are open for the 2023 PR Xchange Awards! This competition recognizes the very best public relations materials produced by libraries in the past year. Entries are evaluated on content, originality, and design by a team of experts in public...
Submissions Now Open for the 2023 John Cotton Dana Awards
The 91传媒 (91传媒) is now accepting submissions for the 2023 John Cotton Dana Award (JCD). The John Cotton Dana Award is one of the most prestigious awards given to up to eight libraries. The $10,000 awards will be provided by the H.W...
Submit a Nomination for the Core/OCLC Margaret Mann Citation for Cataloging and Classification
Applications are open for the Core/OCLC Margaret Mann Citation, which recognizes outstanding professional achievement in cataloging or classification either through publication of significant professional literature, participation in professional...
Ten Honorees Set to Receive Prestigious I Love My Librarian Award for Outstanding Public Service
CHICAGO — Today the 91传媒 (91传媒) announced 10 recipients 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...
CHICAGO –Please join Core and International Interior Design Association (IIDA) for a free webinar on the 2022 91传媒/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards being held on Wednesday, December 7 from 1 - 2 p.m. CT. The webinar is presented by the IIDA Awards Juror...
Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) seeks nominations for the John Phillip Immroth Award
CHICAGO - The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) is accepting nominations for the 2023 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award. This award, presented annually, honors notable contributions to intellectual freedom and demonstrations of personal courage in...
Core Seeks Library Building Awards Jurors
Core is seeking jurors for the 2023 91传媒/AIA Library Buildings Awards competition. Jointly sponsored by the 91传媒 (91传媒) and the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the prestigious competition recognizes excellence in the...
Roselle Public Library District (IL) awarded 2022 Maureen Hayes Award
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2022 Maureen Hayes Award to the Roselle Public Library District in Roselle, IL. The award, sponsored by Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, is designed to provide up to $4,000 to...
