Achievement

Annual

Next Deadline

March 1, 2021

Eligibility

Nominee libraries need to be located in the United States or its territories. Nominated librarians should have an MLS (or equivalent), but it is not required.

Please fill out the online application, which includes a narrative and supporting documentation.

One $10,000 cash award given annually to a library in the U.S. If a suitable candidate is not found, the award will not be presented that year. In addition, four runner-up awards consisting of $1,000 in Penguin Random House books.

Obligation

The award will be presented during the 91��ý President’s Program Awards Reception at the 91��ý Annual Conference. Attendance is strongly recommended.

Notification

Winners will be notified in May.

Date Terminated

2021

The Penguin Random House Library Award for Innovation recognizes U.S. libraries and librarians who create lasting innovative community service programs that successfully inspire and connect with new readers.

EMIERT Distinguished Librarian Award

JAMUNDSEN — Thu, 20 Oct 2016 21:35:52 +0000

EMIERT Distinguished Librarian Award JAMUNDSEN Thu, 10/20/2016 - 16:35

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EMIERT Distinguished Librarian Award

Opportunity Type

Advocacy

About

This award replaces the award previously sponsored by GALE known as the GALE Multicultural Award (http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/gale-multicultural-award).

Annual

Next Deadline

November 1, 2019

The recipient of the award receives a commemorative plaque and a $500 honorarium to be presented during the EMIERT President’s Program at the 91��ý Annual Conference.

Notification

The deadline is October 31. The winner will be announced at 91��ý Midwinter and will receive the award at 91��ý Annual Conference.

EMIERT Awards Committee Chair
Hazel Walker
East Carolina University
Teaching Resource Center
Joyner Library
Greenville, NC 27858-4353
T. 252.328.4994
walkerh@ecu.edu

EMIERT Staff Liaison
John L. Amundsen, MLIS
Program Officer, Outreach and Communications
Office for Diversity, Literacy, and Outreach Services
91��ý
50 East Huron Street
Chicago, IL 60611
T 312.280.2140 | F 312.280.3256
jamundsen@ala.org

The EMIERT Distinguished Librarian Award recognizes significant accomplishments in library services that are national or international in scope and that include improving, spreading, and promoting multicultural services in libraries. Nominees must have a Master's of Library Science degree from an 91��ý accredited institution.

Persons in the library world are eligible to be considered for the award based on outstanding achievement and leadership in serving the community by significant collection building and outreach services, and/or developing creative multicultural materials and programs. Emphasis here is multicultural/multiethnic as distinguished from multilingual.

ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award

COLLIS — Tue, 03 May 2016 14:34:10 +0000

ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award COLLIS Tue, 05/03/2016 - 09:34

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ULS Outstanding Professional Development Award

Opportunity Type

Annual

Next Deadline

December 4, 2020

Eligibility

Any individual who holds, or has recently held an appointment as a librarian, archivist or curator at a public, academic or national library, archive or museum. Award winners must be members of ACRL and ULS, or join ACRL and ULS upon receiving the award.

Criteria

At least two of the following four criteria need to be met:

Electronic submissions through the online submission form are required. Nominations should include:
Questions or requests for assistance in compiling a nomination should be directed to Amanda R. Peters, arforres@umich.edu.

$1,000 and a plaque, sponsored by Library Juice Academy.

Contact

Chase Ollis

collis@ala.org

Date Began

2015

Established in 2015, this award is intended to recognize librarians, archivists or curators whose contributions to providing professional development opportunities for librarians have been especially noteworthy or influential. The effect of these contributions may be the result of continuous or distinguished service to the profession, but may also be the result of extraordinarily active, innovative or collaborative work that deserves national recognition.

Ernest A. DiMattia, Jr. Award for Innovation and Service to Community and Profession

RGERBER — Wed, 02 Sep 2015 14:36:28 +0000

Ernest A. DiMattia, Jr. Award for Innovation and Service to Community and Profession RGERBER Wed, 09/02/2015 - 09:36

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dimattia ernest

Opportunity Type

Annual

Next Deadline

February 1, 2025

Eligibility

The candidate shall be an administrator in a public library setting who participates in the life of the community using membership in and volunteer service through a broad range of community organizations and projects.

Criteria

The following criteria are among those to be considered, but are not all required in a winner:

Please complete the online application, including evidence of impact on the community through extraordinary innovation and service. This may include honors and awards, press reports of successful projects, letters of support from community leaders as well as from the staff and the governing body of the candidate’s library, as well as any other examples.

Contact

Marsha Burgess

awards@ala.org

91��ý

Governance Office

225 N. Michigan Avenue

Suite 1300

Chicago, IL 60601

312-280-3247

Date Began

2015

The candidate for this award shall demonstrate leadership qualities in anticipating emerging trends in services, products and technologies that will enhance the library’s position in its community. The candidate will participate in the life of the community using membership in and volunteer service through a broad range of community organizations and projects. Sharing these traits and philosophies through active participation in professional activities will be a plus. If a suitable candidate is not found, the award will not be presented in that year.

Roald Dahl's Miss Honey Social Justice Award

ACLINE — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 17:11:37 +0000

Roald Dahl's Miss Honey Social Justice Award ACLINE Wed, 07/16/2014 - 12:11

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dahl

Opportunity Type

Intellectual Freedom

Service to Children & Young Adults

Annual

Next Deadline

February 1, 2016

Eligibility

The applicants will be a school librarian who has worked with a teacher(s) to execute a project, event, or program to further social justice using resources of the school library.
The following criteria will be used in the selection process:
The school librarian must be a personal member of AASL.
The librarian has made a significant effort to teach the concept of social justice in creative, inspiring ways. This might include, but not be limited to, teaching about civil liberties, human rights, international justice, genocide studies, and local issues of justice. For example, applicants may design a special lesson, course of study, create a school or district project, or lead their students in some way to address social justice.
Close attention will be focused on applicants who follow the “spirit” of social justice in their classroom; namely, those who possess the ability to expose injustice while at the same time inspiring their students to repair the world through justice, service, or advocacy.

Criteria

The applicants will be a school librarian who has worked with a teacher(s) to execute a project, event, or program to further social justice using resources of the school library.
The school librarian must be a personal member of AASL.
The librarian has made a significant effort to teach the concept of social justice in creative, inspiring ways. This might include, but not be limited to, teaching about civil liberties, human rights, international justice, genocide studies, and local issues of justice. For example, applicants may design a special lesson, course of study, create a school or district project, or lead their students in some way to address social justice.
Close attention will be focused on applicants who follow the “spirit” of social justice in their classroom; namely, those who possess the ability to expose injustice while at the same time inspiring their students to repair the world through justice, service, or advocacy.
The project will be judged on:
The degree of joint effort, over a significant period of time, between the school librarian and classroom teacher(s);
The use of appropriate school library resources to convey a child’s sense of justice as exemplified by many of the characters in the works of Roald Dahl.

To apply, go to www.ala.org/aasl/awards

Monetary amount:
$2,000 to the librarian
Up to $1,000 in reimbursement towards travel and housing to attend the AASL awards presentation at the 91��ý Annual Conference
$5,000 book donation by Penguin Random House

Roald Dahl’s Miss Honey Social Justice Award recognizes and encourages collaboration and partnerships between school librarians and teachers in teaching social justice through joint planning of a program, unit or event in support of social justice using school library resources. The award is to acknowledge teaching by school librarians and the use of school library resources to convey a child’s sense of justice as exemplified by many of the characters in the works of Roald Dahl. The Roald Dahl’s Miss Honey Social Justice Award recognizes AASL members who have collaboratively designed a lesson, event, or course of study on social justice.

Innovation in Instruction Award

LSWADER — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:51:13 +0000

Innovation in Instruction Award LSWADER Wed, 07/16/2014 - 10:51

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innovation in instruction

Opportunity Type

Annual

Next Deadline

January 15, 2015

Eligibility

The award is open to all types of libraries, academic and non-academic alike. Practice(s) will be examined before scholarship, with points given for low-cost and easily reproducible innovations. Only one member of the library applicant nomination group needs to be a librarian.

Criteria

The award will be given to a library that has done one (or more) of the following:

To nominate your own or another Library for the Award, please submit a letter and any other supporting media to address the specific criteria. The nomination packet should also include 3 letters of support and the following identifying information:
Your Name; Address; Phone number; Email address
Name; Address; Name of Library Contact Person; Phone number; Email address
Send all nomination materials to the LIRT Awards Committee Chairperson by the deadline.

The award winner will receive $1,000 cash award, a plaque, and a $500 travel stipend to be used to attend the 91��ý Annual Conference.

Notification

The award winner will be notified following the 91��ý Midwinter Meeting, no later than February 15th.

Given to acknowledge a Library's contributions to the development, advancement, and support of information literacy instruction.

Librarian Recognition Award

LSWADER — Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:29:16 +0000

Librarian Recognition Award LSWADER Wed, 07/16/2014 - 10:29

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Librarian recognition

Opportunity Type

Annual

Next Deadline

January 15, 2015

Eligibility

The award is open to any librarian who participates in instruction/information literacy activities in any type of library. Instruction need not be the main focus of their position.

Criteria

The award will be awarded based on any of the following:

To nominate yoursefl for another individual for the LIRT LIbrarian Recognition Award, please submit a letter and any other supporting media to address the specific criterion. The nomination packet should also include 3 letters of support and the following identifying information:
Your Name; Address; Phone number; email address
Name; Current Position; Address; Phone number; Email address
Send all nomination materials by the deadline to the Chairperson of the LIRT Awards Committee.

The award winner(s) will recieve a $1,000 cash award, a plaque, and a $500 travel stipend to be used to attend the 91��ý Annual Conference.

Notification

The award winner will be notified following the 91��ý Midwinter Meeting, no later than February 15th.

Contact

Lorelle Swader

Given to acknowledge a librarian's contribution to the development, advancement, and support of information literacy and instruction.

The Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced With Adversity

CMALDEN — Wed, 29 Jan 2014 16:41:49 +0000

The Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced With Adversity CMALDEN Wed, 01/29/2014 - 10:41

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Lemony snicket

Opportunity Type

Advocacy

Intellectual Freedom

Annual

Next Deadline

February 1, 2025

Eligibility

Nominee must be a librarian.

Click Here to Apply - Lemony Snicket Application The following information must be addressed in the online application:

The prize will be a generous amount of cash from Mr. Snicket's disreputable gains ($10,000), along with an odd, symbolic object from his private stash, and a certificate, which may or may not be suitable for framing.

Notification

The award will be presented during the Awards Reception at the 91��ý Annual Conference.

Contact

Marsha Burgess

awards@ala.org

91��ý

Governance Office

225 N. Michigan Avenue

Suite 1300

Chicago, IL 60601

312-280-3204

Date Began

2014

It is of the opinion of Lemony Snicket, author, reader, and alleged malcontent, that librarians have suffered enough. Therefore he is establishing an annual prize honoring a librarian who has faced adversity with integrity and dignity intact. The prize will be a generous amount of cash from Mr. Snicket's disreputable gains, along with an odd, symbolic object from his private stash, and a certificate, which may or may not be suitable for framing. It is Mr. Snicket's hope, and the 91��ý's, that the Snicket Prize will remind readers everywhere of the joyous importance of librarians and the trouble that is all too frequently unleashed upon them.

BRASS Academic Business Librarianship Travel Award

LWOOD — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 18:28:40 +0000

BRASS Academic Business Librarianship Travel Award LWOOD Mon, 01/14/2013 - 12:28

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BRASS Academic Business Librarianship Travel Award

Opportunity Type

Articles, Papers & Research

Advocacy

Architecture & Design

Articles, Papers & Research

Intellectual Freedom

Special Collections and Archives

Service to Children & Young Adults

Support Staff

Technology

About

2012 Joel Glogowski

Annual

Next Deadline

December 13, 2014

Eligibility

The winner does not need to be a member of 91��ý, RUSA, or BRASS but preference will be given to those that are, indeed members. Applicants should be an academic librarian with five or fewer years of experience in business librarianship or be a new (less than five years) member to BRASS.

To nominate a deserving candidate, download and complete the nomination form, and follow the submission instructions therein.
For more information, contact the committee chair via phone or e-mail.

Winner will receive a citation and $1250 to support travel to 91��ý Annual Conference.
*Monetary award amounts are subject to change without notice and are contingent upon donor funding supplied at the time the award is presented. Questions about these awards should be directed to the committee chairperson or to Leighann Wood, RUSA awards program coordinator, at lwood@ala.org.

Date Began

2012

Established in 2012, this award presents a citation and $1,250 to an individual new to the field of academic business librarianship in order to support attendance to the 91��ý Annual Conference.

RSS Service Achievement Award

LWOOD — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 17:24:36 +0000

RSS Service Achievement Award LWOOD Fri, 04/27/2012 - 12:24

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RSS service achievement

Opportunity Type