Awards (Professional Recognition)
American Libraries recognizes 12 libraries in its 2024 Library Design Showcase
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Twelve new and renovated libraries, as well as their architects, have been recognized in American Libraries’ 2024 Library Design Showcase.
Aram Public Library receives 2024 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award
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The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app (), has announced that the Aram Public Library is the recipient of the 2024 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award.
Freedom to Read Foundation Awards Citation honoring Girl Scout Kate Lindley
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Today the Freedom to Read Foundation Board of Trustees announced the award of a special citation to Girl Scout Kate Lindley of Hanover County, Virginia in recognition of her Girl Scout Gold Award Project, “Free to Read."
2024 John Cotton Dana Awards Announced
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The 2024 John Cotton Dana (JCD) Award winners, recognized for their strategic communications efforts, have been selected. The John Cotton Dana Awards provide up to eight grants for libraries that demonstrate outstanding library public relations. The award...
IIDA Announces Winners of the 2024 Library Interior Design Awards
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Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Library Interior Design Awards. This biennial competition recognizes excellence in library interior...
Nominate your librarian for the national I Love My Librarian Award
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The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () invites library users nationwide to nominate their favorite librarians for the prestigious I Love My Librarian Award.
Congratulations to the 2024 Winners of the Core Career LIFT Award
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CHICAGO-- Congratulations to the 2024 recipients of the Core Career LIFT Award. The recipients are: Kristin Lansdown LIFT Award Sponsored by OCLC In her position as the Librarian and Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility (IDEA) Coordinator, Kristin...
Madison Leigh Comer Awarded the 2024 Core Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship
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CHICAGO--Madison Leigh Comer has been selected to receive the 2024 Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship in Library and Information Technology ($3,000), sponsored by Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures and Baker & Taylor. This scholarship is for...
Acclaimed poet, essayist, and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib to headline second annual Rally for the Right to Read
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The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () and Unite Against Book Bans will host a second annual Rally for the Right to Read: Voters Unite Against Book Bans at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront on Friday, June 28, 2024.
Kent County Public Library to receive 2024 Citation for Wellness in the Workplace
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The Sustainability Round Table commends Kent County Public Library as the recipient of the 2024 Citation for Wellness in the Workplace.
Michele Fenton and Brett Spencer to receive Innovation and Advocacy in Library History Award
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The Library History Round Table of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app is pleased to announce it has chosen two honorees for the Innovation and Advocacy in Library History Award, Michele Fenton and Brett Spencer.
2024 Distinguished Service in Library History Award presented to Wayne Wiegand
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The Library History Round Table of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app is pleased to announce it has bestowed the Distinguished Service in Library History Award in Wayne Wiegand.
Eve Lacey wins LHRT Donald G. Davis Article Award
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The Library History Round Table of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app is pleased to announce the winner of the 2024 Donald G. Davis Article Award.
Nominations open for honorary membership
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Nominations are being accepted for honorary membership
AASL Announces 2024 Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning
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CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has released its annual list of Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning. The Best Digital Tools provide opportunities for school librarians to enhance learning, engage learners, and...
announces 2024 recipients of distinguished library Intellectual Freedom Awards
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The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award; 2024 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award; and the 2024 Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award.
2024 EBSCO Information Services Library Staff Development Award winner announced
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Winner of the 2024 EBSCO Information Services Library Staff Development Award
2024 Core PR Xchange Award Winners Announced
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The Core PR Xchange Committee is delighted to announce the winners of this year's PR Xchange Awards Competition. This year, we have awarded 27 print winners and 27 electronic winners. Congratulations to those libraries! The PR Xchange Committee is charged...
Dr. Danielle Maurici-Pollock receives Beta Phi Mu Award
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Dr. Danielle Maurici-Pollock receives Beta Phi Mu Award
Patty Hector receives the 2024 Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity
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Patty Hector receives the 2024 Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity