Literacy &amp; Social Responsibility

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.

Roald Dahl's Miss Honey Social Justice Award

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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.

The Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced With Adversity

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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

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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.

Equality Award

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Equality Award CMALDEN Mon, 02/27/2012 - 19:57

Name Sort

Equality Award

Opportunity Type

Annual

Next Deadline

February 1, 2025

Criteria

What impact do you believe this work has had on individuals? What impact do you believe this work has had on the library and information science profession? What impact do you believe this work has had outside the profession?

Please complete the online application, submitting all supporting documentation as attachments.

Application Link

Contact

Marsha Burgess

awards@ala.org

91��ý

Governance Office

225 N. Michigan Avenue

Suite 1300

Chicago, IL 60601

312-280-3204

Date Began

1984

An annual award consisting of $1000 and a 24k gold-framed citation of achievement given to an individual or group for outstanding contribution toward promoting equality in the library profession. The contribution may be either a sustained one or a single outstanding accomplishment. The award may be given for an activist or scholarly contribution in such areas as pay equity, affirmative action, legislative work and non-sexist education.

Jackie Eubanks Memorial Award

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Jackie Eubanks Memorial Award alaorg-admin Mon, 02/27/2012 - 19:57

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Eubanks Memorial Award Jackie

Opportunity Type

External Link

About

Annual

Next Deadline

November 30, 2009

Contact

Isaac Tufvesson

Date Began

1995

Date Terminated

2007

The award recognizes outstanding achievement in promoting the acquisition and use of alternative materials in libraries. Such achievement may take the form of, but is not limited to: developing specialized collections; making or moderating presentations; publishing reviews, articles or books, including bibliographies and indexes; actively participating in professional organizations; organizing events or exhibits; developing and maintaining an alternative Web site useful to librarians; and other as determined relevant by the jury.

Literacy Award

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Literacy Award alaorg-admin Mon, 02/27/2012 - 19:57

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Literacy Award

Opportunity Type

About

Annual

Next Deadline

February 27, 2012

Application Link

ALTAFF

Contact

Beth Nawalinski

Date Began

1998

Date Terminated

2004

The ALTA Literacy Award is given annually to a library trustee or an individual who in a volunteer capacity has made a significant contribution to addressing the problem of illiteracy in the United States, particularly as it relates to the role of the public library.

Advancement of Literacy Award

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Advancement of Literacy Award alaorg-admin Mon, 02/27/2012 - 19:57

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Advancement of Literacy Award

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