Annual award of $2,000 (up to half of which can be used to cover expense of attending ALA Annual Conference to receive award) that recognizes one librarian who, or library that has created an innovative service for a minority business community, or has been recognized by that community as an outstanding service provider, presented by the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA). Deadline for receiving submissions is the busienss day nearest December 15.
Dun & Bradstreet Award for Outstanding Service to Minority Business Communities
Dun & Bradstreet Award for Outstanding Service to Minority Business Communities is an annual award of $2,000 (up to half of which can be used to cover expense of attending ALA Annual Conference to receive award) that recognizes one librarian who, or library that has created an innovative service for a minority business community, or has been recognized by that community as an outstanding service provider. "Minority business" is defined as Hispanics, African Americans, Asians, Native Americans, or People from the Indian Subcontinent, as classified by the U. S. Government for minority-owned businesses. The award is based on the library or librarian's impact on the community. Sponsor: Dun & Bradstreet
The jury for choosing an award recipient is a standing committee of BRASS consisting of five members (including a chair appointed by the BRASS Vice-Chair/Chair-Elect), at least one of whom is a public librarian. Members serve two-year terms. Consecutive terms are not permitted. Deadline for receiving submissions is the busienss day nearest December 15. Nominees will be reviewed in a closed meeting of the committee during Midwinter.
Letters of nomination can be sent to the chair or members of the committee via information obtained using this link.
Further information can be found at the BRASS Web site, use this link.
Recipients
2000 — Anne McCarthy Kennedy and the Newburgh (NY) Free Library's Business Resource and Information Exchange (BRIX)
2001 — June Evans
2002 — Queens Borough Public Library
2003 — New York Public Library’s St. George Library Center
2004 — Nettie Seaberry
2005 — No award given
2006 — Orange County Public Library (Calif.)
2007 — Liz Kudwa