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PREVIOUS BEST OF SHOW WINNERS

 

2007

 

ADULT & FAMILY READING CLUB MATERIALS / ONE BOOK MATERIALS

 

$6,000,000+ Best of Show Chicago Public Library (Chicago, IL)

Honorable Mention Brooklyn Public Library (Brooklyn, NY)

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999 Best of Show West Orange Public Library (West Orange, NJ)

Honorable Mention Grayslake Area Public Library (Grayslake, IL)

 

$500,000-1,999,999 Best of Show Fond du Lac Public Library (Fond du Lac, WI)

 

$0-499,999 Best of Show Lyman Branch Library (Lyman, WY)

 

ANNUAL REPORTS

 

$6,000,000+ Best of Show University of Kentucky Libraries (Lexington, KY)

Honorable Mention University of Illinois Library at Urbana-Champaign

(Urbana, IL)

Honorable Mention Cornell University Library (Ithaca, NY)

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999 Best of Show Ypsilanti District Library (Ypsilanti, MI)

Honorable Mention Bellingham Public Library (Bellingham, WA)

Honorable Mention Orion Township Public Library (Lake Orion, MI)

 

$500,000-1,999,999 Best of Show Mary Kintz Bevevino Library, College Misericordia

(Dallas, PA)

 

$0-499,999 Best of Show Campbell County Public Library (Rustburg, VA)

 

BIBLIOGRAPHIES & BOOKLISTS

 

$6,000,000+ Best of Show Durham County Library (Durham, NC)

Honorable Mention San Francisco Public Library (San Francisco, CA)

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999 Best of Show Kansas City, Kansas, Public Library (Kansas City, KS)

Honorable Mention Shaker Heights Public Library (Shaker Heights, OH)

 

$500,000-1,999,999 Best of Show Fond du Lac Public Library (Fond du Lac, WI)

 

CALENDARS & NEWSLETTERS

 

$6,000,000+ Best of Show Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas

(Austin, TX)

Honorable Mention Ann Arbor District Library (Ann Arbor, MI)

Honorable Mention Brooklyn Public Library (Brooklyn, NY)

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999 Best of Show Ela Area Public Library (Lake Zurich, IL)

Honorable Mention Warren-Newport Public Library (Gurnee, IL)

Honorable Mention Orion Township Public Library (Lake Orion, MI)

 

$500,000-1,999,999 Best of Show Jackson County Public Library (Seymour, IN)

Honorable Mention Cromaine District Library (Hartland, MI)

 

$0-499,999 Best of Show Vogel Library, Wartburg College (Waverly, IA)

 

CHILDREN’S READING CLUB

 

$6,000,000+ Best of Show Southfield Public Library (Southfield, MI)

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999 Best of Show Rancho Mirage Public Library (Rancho Mirage, CA)

Honorable Mention Weber County Library (Ogden, UT)

 

FUNDRAISING MATERIALS

 

$6,000,000+ Best of Show Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)

Honorable Mention Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, MI)

Honorable Mention Memphis Public Library (Memphis, TN)

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999 Best of Show Weber County Library (Ogden, UT)

Honorable Mention Champaign Public Library (Champaign, IL)

Honorable Mention Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library

(Chattanooga, TN)

 

$500,000-1,999,999 Best of Show Martinsburg Public Library (Martinsburg, WV)

 

$0-499,999 Best of Show Kinyaa'aanii Charlie Benally Library, Dine College

(Tsaile, AZ)

 

PRINTED MATERIALS PROMOTING WEBSITES

 

$6,000,000+ Best of Show West Bloomfield Township Public Library (West

Bloomfield, MI)

Honorable Mention Clinton-Macomb Public Library (Clinton

Township, MI)

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999 Best of Show First Regional Library (Hernando, MS)

 

$500,000-1,999,999 Best of Show Kent Library, Southeast Missouri State University

(Cape Girardeau, MO)

 

0-$499,999 Best of Show Kinyaa'aanii Charlie Benally Library, Dine College

(Tsaile, AZ)

 

SERVICES AVAILABLE / ORIENTATION MATERIALS / POLICY MATERIALS

 

$6,000,000+ Best of Show Cornell University Library (Ithaca, NY)

Honorable Mention Santa Monica Public Library (Santa Monica, CA)

Honorable Mention West Bloomfield Township Public Library (West

Bloomfield, MI)

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999 Best of Show Weber County Library (Ogden, UT)

Honorable Mention Oshawa Public Libraries (Oshawa, Ontario, Canada)

 

$500,000-1,999,999 Best of Show Nagemeyer Learning Resource Center, Central

Piedmont Community College (Charlotte, NC)

 

$0-499,999 Best of Show Hackney Library, Barton College (Wilson, NC)

 

SPECIAL PROGRAMS & EVENTS

 

$6,000,000+ Best of Show Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas

(Austin, TX)

Honorable Mention Cornell University Library (Ithaca, NY)

Honorable Mention Berkeley Public Library (Berkeley, CA)

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999 Best of Show Wyoming State Library

Honorable Mention Shaker Heights Public Library (Shaker Heights, OH)

 

$500,000-1,999,999 Best of Show Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library,

Texas Tech University (Lubbock, TX)

 

WEB PAGE / HOME PAGE

 

$6,000,000+ Best of Show San Mateo County Library (San Mateo, CA)

Honorable Mention Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas (Austin,

TX)

Honorable Mention Wayne State University Library (Detroit, MI)

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999 Best of Show Champaign Public Library (Champaign, IL)

 

$500,000-1,999,999 Best of Show Kankakee Public Library (Kankakee, IL)

Honorable Mention Wilkinson Public Library (Telluride, CO)

 

$0-499,999 Best of Show Lawrence High School Library (Lawrence, KS)

Honorable Mention Campbell County Public Library (Rustburg, VA)

 

YOUNG ADULT READING CLUB

 

$6,000,000+ Best of Show Orange County Library System (Orlando, FL)

Honorable Mention Ann Arbor District Library (Ann Arbor, MI)

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999 Best of Show Hedburg Public Library (Janesville, WI)

 

 

2006

 

ADULT & FAMILY READING CLUB MATERIALS / ONE BOOK MATERIALS

 

$6,000,000+ Best of Show San Francisco Public Library (San Francisco, CA)

Honorable Mention Ann Arbor District Library (Ann Arbor, MI)

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999 Best of Show West Orange Public Library (West Orange, NJ)

Honorable Mention Mount Prospect Public Library (Mount Prospect, IL)

Honorable Mention Champaign Public Library (Champaign, IL)

 

$500,000-1,999,999 Honorable Mention Rancho Mirage Public Library (Rancho Mirage, CA)

$0-499,999 Honorable Mention Lawrence High School Library (Lawrence, KS)

 

ANNUAL REPORTS

 

$6,000,000+ Best of Show Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)

Honorable Mention Marquette University, Raynor Memorial Libraries

(Milwaukee, WI)

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999 Best of Show Champaign Public Library (Champaign, IL)

Honorable Mention Braswell Memorial Library (Rocky Mount, NC)

 

$0-499,999 Best of Show Campbell County Public Library (Rustburg, VA)

Honorable Mention Lawrence High School Library (Lawrence, KS)

 

BIBLIOGRAPHIES & BOOKLISTS

 

$6,000,000+ Best of Show District of Columbia Public Library (Washington, DC)

Honorable Mention Birmingham Public Library (Birmingham, AL)

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999 Best of Show Wyoming State Library (Cheyenne, WY)

Honorable Mention Public Libraries of Saginaw (Saginaw, MI)

$500,000-1,999,999 Best of Show Rancho Mirage Public Library (Rancho Mirage, CA)

Honorable Mention Fond Du Lac Public Library (Oshkosh, WI)

 

CALENDARS & NEWSLETTERS

 

$6,000,000+ Best of Show Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas (Austin, TX)

Honorable Mention Tisch Library at Tufts University (Medford, MA)

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999 Best of Show University of the Pacific Library (Stockton, CA)

Honorable Mention Wyoming State Library (Cheyenne, WY)

 

$500,000-1,999,999 Best of Show Jefferson County Library Cooperative (Birmingham, AL)

 

$0-499,999 Best of Show Sherman Library (Sherman, CT)

 

CHILDREN’S READING CLUB

 

$6,000,000+ Best of Show Southfield Public Library (Southfield, MI)

Honorable Mention Allen County Public Library (Fort Wayne, IN)

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999 Best of Show Fargo Public Library (Fargo, ND)

Honorable Mention Cumberland County Public Library (Fayetteville, NC)

 

$500,000-1,999,999 Best of Show Weber County Library (Ogden, UT)

Honorable Mention Rancho Mirage Public Library (Rancho Mirage, CA)

 

FUNDRAISING MATERIALS

 

$6,000,000+ Best of Show Howard County Library (Columbia, MD)

Honorable Mention Binghamton University Libraries (Binghamton, NY)

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999 Best of Show Burlingame Public Library (Burlingame, CA)

Honorable Mention Public Libraries of Saginaw (Saginaw, MI)

 

$500,000-1,999,999 Best of Show Rancho Mirage Public Library (Rancho Mirage, CA)

Honorable Mention Rock Island Public Library (Rock Island, IL)

 

PRINTED MATERIALS PROMOTING WEBSITES

 

$6,000,000+ Best of Show Washington State University Libraries (Pullman, WA)

Honorable Mention Virginia Tech Libraries (Blacksburg, VA)

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999 Best of Show Sandhill Regional Library System (Rockingham, NC)

Honorable Mention Elihu Burritt Library, Central Connecticut State University

(New Britain, CT)

 

$500,000-1,999,999 Honorable Mention Swarthmore College (Swarthmore, PA)

SERVICES AVAILABLE / ORIENTATION MATERIALS / POLICY MATERIALS

 

$6,000,000+ Best of Show Connecticut State Library (Hartford, CT)

Honorable Mention Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County

(Charlotte, NC)

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999 Best of Show Campbell County Public Library (Gillette, WY)

Honorable Mention Burlingame Public Library (Burlingame, CA)

 

$500,000-1,999,999 Best of Show Utah Valley State College (Orem, UT)

Honorable Mention O’Keefe Library, St. Ambrose University (Davenport, IA)

 

$0-499,999 Best of Show Hocking College Library (Nelsonville, OH)

Honorable Mention Decatur Public Library (Decatur, TX)

 

SPECIAL PROGRAMS & EVENTS

 

$6,000,000+ Best of Show Jacksonville Public Library (Jacksonville, FL)

Honorable Mention Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County

(Charlotte, NC)

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999 Best of Show Champaign Public Library (Champaign, IL)

Honorable Mention Booth Library, Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, IL)

 

$500,000-1,999,999 Best of Show Weber County Library (Odgen, UT)

Honorable Mention Musselman Library, Gettysburg College (Gettysburg, PA)

 

$0-499,999 Best of Show Campbell County Public Library (Rustburg, VA)

Honorable Mention Benedictine University Library (Lisle, IL)

 

WEB PAGE / HOME PAGE

 

$6,000,000+ Best of Show Ann Arbor District Library (Ann Arbor, MI)

Honorable Mention Tacoma Public Library (Tacoma, WA)

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999 Best of Show Hedberg Public Library (Janesville, WI)

Honorable Mention Davenport Public Library (Davenport, IA)

 

$500,000-1,999,999 Best of Show Vogel Library, Wartburg College (Waverly, IA)

Honorable Mention Madison-Jefferson County Public Library (Madison, IN)

 

$0-499,999 Best of Show Pineville-Bell Public Library (Pineville, KY)

Honorable Mention Campbell County Public Library (Rustburg, VA)

 

YOUNG ADULT READING CLUB

 

$6,000,000+ Best of Show Orange County Library System (Orlando, FL)

Honorable Mention Ann Arbor District Library (Ann Arbor, MI)

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999 Best of Show Cumberland County Public Library (Fayetteville, NC)

Honorable Mention Oshkosh Public Library (Oshkosh, WI)

 

$500,000-1,999,999 Best of Show Kankakee Public Library (Kankakee, IL)

 

2005

 

(Not listed)

 

 

2004

 

ANNUAL REPORTS

 

Under $1,999,999           No winner

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999     Winner:  Ypsilanti District Library, Ypsilanti, Mich.

 

Above $6,000,000          Winner:  University of Illinois Library, Urbana, Ill.

Winner:  Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, Calif.

                                    Honorable Mention:  Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN

                        Honorable Mention: The Friends of the St. Paul Public Library, St. Paul, Minn.

                                    Honorable Mention:  Nashville Public Library, Nashville, Tenn.

 

BIBLIOGRAPHIES/BOOKLISTS

 

Under $1,999,999           Winner:  Pasadena City College Library, Pasadena, Calif.

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999     Winner:  Oshkosh Public Library, Oshkosh, Wis.

 

Above $6,000,000          Winner:  Cuyahoga County Public Library, Parma, Ohio

                                    Honorable Mention:  Orange County Library System, Orlando, Fla.

 

CALENDARS OF EVENTS

 

Under $1,999,999           Winner:  Jewish Community Library of Los Angeles, Los Angeles

                                    Honorable Mention:  Clark County Public Library, Winchester, Ky.

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999     Winner: Teton County Library, Jackson, Wyo.

                                    Winner:  Sequoyah Regional Library System, Canton, Ga.

Honorable Mention:     West Bloomfield Township Public Library, West Bloomfield, Mich.

 

Above $6,000,000          Winner:  Howard County Library, Columbia, Md.

                                    Honorable Mention:  Richland County Public Library, Columbia, S.C.

 

DIVERSITY

 

Under $1,999,999           No winner

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999     No winner

 

Above $6,000,000          Winner: Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor, Mich.

                                    Winner:  San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco

 

 

FUNDRAISING MATERIALS/PROGRAMS/EVENTS

 

Under $1,999,999           Winner:  Paso Robles Public Library, Paso Robles, Calif.

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999     Winner:  Abilene Public Library, Abilene, Texas

                                    Honorable Mention:  Ypsilanti District Library, Ypsilanti, Mich.

 

Above $6,000,000          Winner:  Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, N.Y.

                                    Honorable Mention:  Howard County Library, Columbia, Md.

                                    Honorable Mention:  MIT Libraries, Cambridge, Mass.

 

SPECIAL EVENTS/PROGRAMS

 

Under $1,999,999           Honorable Mention:  Lawrence High School Library, Lawrence, Kan.

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999     Winner:  West Bloomfield Township Public Library, West Bloomfield, Mich.

 

Above $6,000,000          Winner:  Southfield Public Library, Southfield, Mich.

                                    Honorable Mention:  Grand Rapids Public Library, Grand Rapids, Mich.

                                    Honorable Mention:  Greenwich Library, Greenwich, Conn.

 

NEWSLETTERS

 

Under $1,999,999           Honorable Mention:  Fond Du Lac Public Library, Fond Du Lac, Wis.

Honorable Mention:     Adult Literacy Program of San Benito County, San Juan Bautista, Calif.

                                   

$2,000,000-5,999,999     Winner:  Ypsilanti District Library, Ypsilanti, Mich.

                                    Honorable Mention:  Burlingame Public Library, Burlingame, Calif.

 

Above $6,000,000          Winner:  Metropolitan Library System, Oklahoma City, Okla.

                                    Winner:  Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington

                                    Honorable Mention:  Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County,

Charlotte, N.C.

                                    Honorable Mention:  San Diego State University, Library and Information

Access, San Diego

                                    Honorable Mention:  MIT Libraries, Cambridge, Mass.

 

ORIGINAL CHILDREN’S SUMMER READING CLUB MATERIALS

 

Under $1,999,999           Honorable Mention: Rancho Mirage Public Library, Rancho Mirage, Calif.

                                    Honorable Mention:  Jackson County Public Library, Seymour, Ind.

 

$2,000,000-5,999,999     Winner:  West Orange Public Library, West Orange, N.J.

Honorable Mention: