Awards (Professional Recognition)

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Nicole A. Cooke wins the Joseph W. Lippincott Award

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Dr. Nicole A. Cooke is the recipient of the 2024 Joseph W. Lippincott Award.

Photo in order: Ms. Kristina Holzweiss, Educational Technology Specialist, Ms. Trish Sergi, Library Media Specialist, and Dr. Sarah Wasser, Library Media Specialist

Syosset High School named National School Library of the Year

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CHICAGO – Syosset High School, located in Syosset, New York, is the recipient of the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2024 National School Library of the Year (NSLY) Award. Sponsored by Follett Content Solutions, the NSLY Award annually...

Robert Maxwell Awarded 2024 Margaret Mann Citation

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CHICAGO—Robert L. Maxwell has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 Margaret Mann Citation, sponsored by OCLC and Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures. Maxwell is currently Special Collections and Ancient Studies Catalog Librarian at the Brigham...

Gabriela Gualano receives AASL Frances Henne Award

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Gabriela Gualano, teacher librarian at Paul Revere Middle School in Los Angeles, California, is the recipient of the 2024 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Frances Henne Award. Sponsored by Bloomsbury Libraries Unlimited, the $1,250 award recognizes a school librarian with five years or less experience who demonstrates leadership qualities with students, teachers, and administrators. The award will enable Gualano to attend an AASL National Conference for the first time.

/Information Today, Inc. announce 2024 Library of the Future Award

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The Las Vegas–Clark County Library District (LVCCLD) has been selected to receive the 2024 /Information Today, Inc., Library of the Future Award. The award, sponsored by the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () and Information Today Inc., annually recognizes innovative planning, application, or development of focused patron support relating to information technology in libraries, and is given to an individual library or library consortium, group, or support organization.

Jennie Pu, recipient of the 2024  Ernest A. DiMattia Award for Innovation and Service to Community and Profession.

Jennie Pu to receive Ernest A. DiMattia Award

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Jennie Pu has been named the 2024 winner of ’s Ernest A. DiMattia Award for Innovation and Service to Community and Profession.

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Loida Garcia-Febo to receive Medal of Excellence Award

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Loida Garcia-Febo, International Library Consultant, Brooklyn, New York has been awarded the Medal of Excellence Award.

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Showcase Your Library’s Interior Design Work by Applying for the 2024 /IIDA Library Interior Design Awards

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Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) are currently accepting applications for the 11th annual IIDA/ Library Interior Design Awards honoring excellence in library interior design and promoting extraordinary interior spaces across nine categories. Winners and their clients will be honored and showcased during an awards ceremony at the Annual Conference in San Diego. The submission deadline has been extended through April 9.

Garza de Cortés named recipient of ALSC's 2024 Distinguished Service Award

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Oralia Garza de Cortés is the 2024 recipient of the Association for Library Service to Children’s (ALSC) Distinguished Service Award. This prestigious award honors an individual who has made significant contributions to library service to children and to ALSC. Oralia Garza de Cortés is a children’s librarian, family literacy expert, writer, and Latino children’s literacy advocate whose career spans over forty years in the field.

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Rose Brock to receive Scholastic Library Publishing Award

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Rose Brock, Ph.D. has been named the 2024 winner of ’s Scholastic Library Publishing Award. This award of $1,000 and certificate of achievement, sponsored by the Scholastic Library Publishing Company, recognizes a librarian whose unusual contribution to the stimulation and guidance of reading by children and young people exemplifies outstanding achievement in the profession.

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Susan Spicer to receive Sullivan Award for Public Library Administrators Supporting Services to Children

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Susan Spicer, Early Learning Program Manager for the Salt Lake County Library in Utah, has been selected to receive the 2024 Sullivan Award for Public Library Administrators Supporting Services to Children. This award, sponsored by the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app (), annually recognizes an individual who has shown exceptional understanding and support of public library service to children while maintaining administrative responsibilities.

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Felton Thomas, Jr. Receives 2024 Equality Award

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Cleveland Public Library (CPL) Executive Director and CEO Felton Thomas, Jr. was selected to receive the 2024 °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () Equality Award.

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Cathi Fuhrman receives the AASL Intellectual Freedom Award

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Cathi Fuhrman, a school librarian at State College Area High School, Pennsylvania, is the recipient of the 2024 American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) Intellectual Freedom Award. Established in 1982 and sponsored by ProQuest, the award is given for upholding the principles of intellectual freedom as set forth by AASL and .

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°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app President Emily Drabinski to be honored with award from The Publishing Triangle

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The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () is pleased to share that President Emily Drabinski will receive the Torchbearer Award from The Publishing Triangle, the association of LGBTQ+ people in publishing.

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Samantha Peter chosen as the 2024 recipient of the LIRT Librarian Recognition Award

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The Library Instruction Round Table (LIRT) of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app has chosen Samantha Peter, Chair of Research & Instruction and Instructional Design Librarian at the University of Wyoming Libraries, as the 2024 recipient of the LIRT Librarian Recognition Award.

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Rosetta G. Le receives AASL Distinguished School Administrator Award

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Rosetta G. Le, Principal at Suncrest Elementary School, is the recipient of the 2024 American Association of School Librarians (AASL) Distinguished School Administrator Award.

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Submissions Now Open for the 2024 John Cotton Dana Awards

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Up to eight $10,000 awards will be provided by the H.W. Wilson Foundation in 2024. Libraries of all types and sizes are encouraged to submit entries for a 2024 John Cotton Dana Award. Entries should highlight a strategic communications campaign from the past year. Examples of past campaigns have included rebranding efforts, promotion of archives and special collections, awareness campaigns, community partnerships and special events. Entries may be submitted by any library, Friends group, consulting agency or service provider, unless they are represented on the JCD committee.

Ann Sparanese is the 2024 recipient of SRRT’s Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice and Equality

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The Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app has named Ann Sparanese as the 2024 winner of the Herb Biblo Outstanding Leadership Award for Social Justice and Equality. The $4000 award is funded by an SRRT/...

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Applications Open for Core LIFT Award for Professional Development

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Core is pleased to announce applications are open for the Career LIFT Award to support skill development and networking opportunities for information professionals. Sponsored by OCLC, it consists of up to $1,500 the recipient may use on professional...

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Submit a Nomination for the Core/OCLC Margaret Mann Citation for Cataloging and Classification

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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...