CURRENT AND PREVIOUS BEST OF SHOW WINNERS

Past Years: 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002

2012

Adult and Family Reading Programs 2 – 6 M:

Honorable mention: Grayslake Area Public Library (print)

Adult and Family Reading Programs 6 – 20 M:

Best of show: Kitsap Regional Library (print)       

Honorable mentions: Grand Rapids Public Library (print); Warren-Newport Public Library (print)

Annual Reports Under 2 M:

Honorable mention: Helen Matthes Library (print)


Annual Reports 2 – 6 M:

Best of show: Ypsilanti District Library (print); North Dakota State Library (electronic)

Honorable mention: Cedar Rapids Public Library (print)


Annual Reports 6 – 20 M:

Best of show: Grand Rapids Public Library (print); Poudre River Public Library District (electronic)

Honorable mentions: Kitsap Regional Library (print); Chesterfield County Public Library (print); William H. Hannon Library (print)                                      


Annual Reports Over 20 M:

Best of Show: Robert W. Woodruff Library (print)

Honorable mention: San Diego County Libraries (electronic)


Bibliographies and Booklists 6 – 20 M:

Best of show: Kitsap Regional Library (print)

Honorable mention: Grand Rapids Public Library (print)


Bibliographies and Booklists Over 20 M:

Honorable mention: Boston Public Library (print)


Calendars of Events/Newsletters Under 2 M:

Best of Show: Chelsea District Library (electronic)

Honorable mention: Mill Valley Public Library (print)


Calendars of Events/Newsletters 2 – 6 M:

Best of show:  City of Rancho Mirage Public Library (print); Delaware County District Library (print)
Honorable mention: Ypsilanti District Library (print)

Calendars of Events/Newsletters 6 – 20 M:

Best of Show: Howard County Library System (print)

Honorable mentions:    

Ann Arbor District Library (print

Chesterfield County Public Library (print)
Springfield-Greene County Library (print)

Warren Newport Public Library (print)

Calendars of Events/Newsletters Over 20 M:

Best of show: Woodruff Library, Emory University (print); San Diego County Libraries (electronic)

Children’s and Young Adult Reading Programs 2 – 6 M:

Best of Show: Rolling Meadows Library (print)

Honorable Mention: City of Rancho Mirage Public Library (print); Burlingame Public Library (print)

Children’s and Young Adult Reading Programs 6 – 20 M:

Best of Show: Kitsap Regional Library (print); Wake County Public Libraries (electronic)
Honorable mentions: Chesterfield County Public Library (print); Weber County library (print)

Fundraising Materials 2 – 6 M:

Honorable mentions: Leatherby Libraries (print); Lawrence Public Library (print)

Fundraising Materials 6 – 20 M:

Best of show: Kitsap Regional Library (print); Albert S. Cook Library, Towson University (print)

Honorable mentions: Springfield-Greene County Library District (print); Weber County Library (print)

Fundraising Materials Over 20 M:

Honorable mention: Cornell University Library (print)


Materials Promoting Websites Under 2 M:

Best of show: Chelsea District Library (electronic)


Materials Promoting Websites 6 – 20 M:             

Best of show: Grand Rapids Public Library (print)

Honorable mentions: Kenton County Public Library (print); Oak Park Public Library (print); Springfield-Greene County Library District (print); Scottsdale Public Library (electronic)

QR Code Signage 2 – 6 M:

Best of show: Delaware County District Library (print)


QR Code Signage 6 – 20 M:

Best of show: University of California, Santa Barbara (print); Arlington Public Library (electronic)
Honorable mention: Springfield-Greene County Library District (print)

Services Available Under 2 M:

Honorable mention: Schaeffer Library, Union College (print)


Services Available 2 – 6 M:

Best of show: Kennedy Library, Cal Poly (print); Limestone Public Library (electronic)

Services Available 6 – 20 M:

Best of show: University of North Texas Libraries (print); Arlington Public Library (electronic)

Honorable mentions: University of Kansas Libraries (print); Chesterfield County Public Library (print); University of Washington (print)

Services Available Over 20 M:

Best of show: University of Maryland (print)

Honorable mention: Cornell University Library (print); Arizona State University (electronic); Texas Tech University (electronic)

Social Media Integration Under 2 M:

Honorable mention: Bismarck Veterans Public Library (electronic)


Social Media Integration 6 – 20 M:

Honorable mention: Kenton County Public Library (print)


Special Programs and Events 2 – 6 M:

Best of show: City of Rancho Mirage Public Library (print); Kennedy Library, Cal Poly (electronic)

Honorable mentions: Shaker Heights Public Library (print)


Special Programs and Events 6 – 20 M:

Best of show: Kitsap Regional Library (print); University of Kansas (print); Poudre River Public Library District (electronic)

Honorable mentions: Grand Rapids Public Library (print); University of Buffalo Libraries (print); William H. Hannon Library, Loyola (print)

Special Programs and Events Over 20 M:

Best of show: Boston Public Library (print)

Honorable mention: Orange County Public Library  (print)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

 

2011

Advocacy - Print

$2-6M

  • Best in Show: West Bloomfield Twp. Public Library
  • Honorable Mention: Cecil County Public Library

$6-20M

  • Best in Show: New Jersey State Library
  • Honorable Mention: Grand Rapids Public Library
  • Honorable Mention: Greenville County Library System

$20M+

  • Honorable Mention: University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Advocacy - Video

Under $2M

$20M+

Annual Reports - Print

Under $2M

  • Best in Show: Mill Valley Public Library

$2-6M

  • Best in Show: Shaker Heights Public Library (OH)
  • Honorable Mention: Ypsilanti District Library

$6-20M

  • Best in Show: Grand Rapids Public Library
  • Honorable Mention: University of Kansas (KU) Libraries

$20M+

  • Best in Show: Cornell University Library
  • Honorable Mention: King County Library System

Bibliographies and Booklists - Print

Under $2M

  • Honorable Mention: Lawrence High School Library

$2-6M

  • Best in Show: West Bloomfield Twp. Public Library
  • Honorable Mention: Warren County Public Library

$6-20M

  • Best in Show: Des Moines Public Library
  • Honorable Mention: Tacoma Public Library

$20M+

  • Best in Show: King County Library System
  • Honorable Mention: Hennepin County Library, Minnesota

Calendars/Newsletters - Print

Under $2M

  • Best in Show: Noreen Reale Falcone Library, Le Moyne College

$2-6M

  • Best in Show: Ypsilanti District Library
  • Honorable Mention: Ela Area Public Library

$6-20M

  • Best in Show: William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
  • Honorable Mention: Ann Arbor District Library

$20M+

  • Best in Show: University at Buffalo Libraries
  • Honorable Mention: King County Library System
  • Honorable Mention: Prince George's County Memorial Library System

Fundraising - Print

$2-$6M

  • Best in Show: Shaker Heights Public Library (OH)
  • Honorable Mention: Burlingame Public Library

$6-20M

  • Best in Show: Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, VA
  • Honorable Mention: Greenville County Library System
  • Honorable Mention: University of Kansas (KU) Libraries

$20M+

  • Best in Show: UBC Library
  • Honorable Mention: University of Pennsylvania Libraries

Fundraising - Video

$6-20M

Reading Programs Adult and Family - Print

$2-6M

  • Best in Show: Burlingame Public Library
  • Honorable Mention: Ela Area Public Library

$6-20M

  • Best in Show: Kitsap Regional Library
  • Honorable Mention: Ann Arbor District Library

Reading Programs Adult and Family - Video

$6-20M

Reading Programs Children - Print

Under $2M

  • Honorable Mention: Lawrence High School Library

$2-6M

  • Best in Show: Wyoming State Library
  • Honorable Mention: West Bloomfield Twp. Public Library
  • Honorable Mention: Shaker Heights Public Library (OH)

$6-20M

  • Best in Show: Ann Arbor District Library
  • Honorable Mention: Grand Rapids Public Library

Services/Orientation/Policy - Print

Under $2M

  • Best in Show: Indiana University East Campus Library

$2-6M

  • Best in Show: West Bloomfield Twp. Public Library
  • Honorable Mention: Towson University Albert S. Cook Library

$6-20M

  • Best in Show: J. Murrey Atkins Library
  • Honorable Mention: Illinois State University Milner Library
  • Honorable Mention: Ann Arbor District Library

$20M+

  • Best in Show: Texas Tech University Libraries
  • Honorable Mention: King County Library System
  • Honorable Mention: University of Pittsburgh Library System (ULS)

Services/Orientation/Policy - Video

$2-6M

$6-20M

Special Programs and Events - Print

Under $2M

  • Best in Show: Winnefox Library System (or the Oshkosh Public Library)

$2-6M

  • Best in Show: Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources, Valparaiso University
  • Honorable Mention: Ela Area Public Library
  • Honorable Mention: National University Library
  • Honorable Mention: Sonoma State University Library

$6-20M

  • Best in Show: Des Moines Public Library
  • Honorable Mention: Z Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University
  • Honorable Mention: Kitsap Regional Library

$20M+

  • Best in Show: Metropolitan Library System
  • Honorable Mention: Hennepin County Library, Minnesota

Special Programs and Events - Video

$6-20M

$20M+

   2010 - "PR Xchange"

Annual Reports

$2-6M

  • Honorable Mention: Ypsilanti District Library (MI)

$6-20M

  • Best in Show: American University Library

$20M+

  • Best in Show: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Honorable Mention: Sheridan Libraries, Johns Hopkins University

Bibliographies and Booklists

Under $2M

  • Best in Show: Goucher College Library

$2-6M

  • Best in Show: Rancho Mirage Public Library (CA)

$6-20M

  • Best in Show: Grand Rapids Public Library (MI)
  • Honorable Mention: West Bloomfield Township Public Library (MI)

$20M+

  • Best in Show: Cuyahoga County Public Library (OH)

Calendars and Newsletters

Under $2M

  • Honorable Mention: Musselman Library, Gettysburg College

$2-6M

  • Best in Show: Bloomfield Township Public Library (MI)

$6-20M

  • Honorable Mention: Ann Arbor District Library (MI)
  • Honorable Mention: Loudoun County Public Library (Leesburg, VA)

$20M+

  • Best in Show: Metropolitan Library System of Oklahoma County
  • Honorable Mention: Washington University Libraries

Fundraising Materials

Under $2M

  • Honorable Mention: Goucher College Library

$6-20M

  • Best in Show: Appalachian State University: Belk Library and Information Commons
  • Honorable Mention: Lexington Public Library (KY)

Print Materials Promoting Websites

$2-6M

  • Best in Show: Wilkinson Public Library (Telluride, CO)

$20M+

  • Best in Show: University of Pittsburgh Libraries
  • Honorable Mention: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Reading Programs: Adult and Family

Under $2M

  • Honorable Mention: Goucher College Library

$2-6M

  • Honorable Mention: Burlingame Public Library (CA)
  • Honorable Mention: Oshkosh Public Library (WI)

$6-20M

  • Best in Show: Weber County Library (UT)
  • Honorable Mention: Grand Rapids Public Library (MI)

$20M+

  • Best in Show: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Reading Programs: Children and Young Adult

$2-6M

  • Honorable Mention: Rancho Mirage Public Library (CA)

$6-20M

  • Best in Show: Ann Arbor District Library (MI)
  • Best in Show: Deschutes Public Library (OR)
  • Honorable Mention: Saint Paul Public Library (MN)

$20M+

  • Best in Show: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
  • Honorable Mention: Cuyahoga County Public Library

Services Available / Orientation Materials / Policy Materials

$2-6M

  • Best in Show: Ypsilanti District Library (MI)
  • Honorable Mention: Franklin Township Public Library (NJ)

$6-20M

  • Best in Show: Illinois State University Milner Library

$20M+

  • Honorable Mention: University of California San Diego Libraries

Special Programs and Events

Under $2M

  • Honorable Mention: Lawrence High School Library (KS)

$2-6M

  • Best in Show: Booth Library, Eastern Illinois University
  • Honorable Mention: Langsdale Library, University of Baltimore

$6-20M

  • Best in Show: Weber County Library (UT)
  • Honorable Mention: Kanawha County Public Library (WV)

$20M+

  • Best in Show: San Francisco Public Library
  • Honorable Mention: King County Library System (WA)

Videos

$2-6M

  • Honorable Mention: Westlake Porter Public Library (OH)

$6-20M

  • Best in Show: Monroe County Public Library (IN)
  • Honorable Mention: Kanawha County Public Library (WV)
  • Honorable Mention: Kenton County Public Library (KY)

$20M+

  • Honorable Mention: Metropolitan Library System of Oklahoma County

Web Pages / Home Pages

$20M+

  • Best in Show: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

   2009 - "PR Masterpieces"

Adult and Family Reading Materials/One Book Materials

$6,000,000 and up

  • Best of Show: Weber County Library (Ogden, UT)
  • Honorable Mention: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: Burlingame Public Library (CA)

Annual Reports

$6,000,000 and up

  • Best of Show: Cuyahoga County Public Library
  • Honorable Mention: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: Delaware Division of Libraries

$500,000-1,999,999

  • Best of Show: Wilkinson Public Library (Telluride, CO)

Bibliographies and Booklists

$6,000,000 and up

  • Best of Show: Cuyahoga County Public Library
  • Honorable Mention: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Calendars of Events/Newsletters

$6,000,000 and up

  • Best of Show: Ann Arbor District Library
  • Honorable Mention: West Bloomfield Township Public Library (MI)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: Warren-Newport Public Library (Gurnee, IL)
  • Honorable Mention: Lake Villa Library District (Lake Villa, IL)

Children's Reading Club Materials

$6,000,000 and up

  • Best of Show: Douglas County Libraries (Castle Rock, CO)
  • Honorable Mention: West Bloomfield Township Public Library (MI)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: Shaker Heights Public Library (OH)

$500,000-1,999,999

  • Best of Show: Cary Area Public Library (Cary, IL)

Fundraising Materials

$6,000,000 and up

  • Best of Show: University of Kentucky Libraries

Printed Materials Promoting Websites

$6,000,000 and up

  • Best of Show: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

$500,000-1,999,999

  • Best of Show: Wilkinson Public Library (Telluride, CO)

Services Available/Orientation Materials/Policy Materials

$6,000,000 and up

  • Best of Show: University of Kentucky Libraries
  • Honorable Mention: Douglas County Library District (Castle Rock, CO)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: Delaware Division of Libraries

$500,000-1,999,999

  • Best of Show: Howell Carnegie District Library (MI)

Special Programs and Events

$6,000,000 and up

  • Best of Show: Ann Arbor District Libraries
  • Honorable Mention: Douglas County Library District (Castle Rock, CO)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: Warren-Newport Public Library (Gurnee, IL)
  • Honorable Mention: Delaware Division of Libraries
  • Honorable Mention: Bloomfield Township Public Library (MI)

$500,000-1,999,999

  • Best of Show: Cary Public Library (IL)

Under $499,000

  • Best of Show: Lawrence High School

Young Adult Reading Club Materials

$6,000,000 and up

  • Best of Show: Ann Arbor District Library
  • Honorable Mention: Douglas County Library District (Castle Rock, CO)

Web Pages/Home Pages

$6,000,000 and up

  • Best of Show: University of Texas at Arlington
  • Honorable Mention: University of Kentucky Libraries

Videos 30 Seconds and Under

$6,000,000 and up

  • Best of Show: University of Kentucky Libraries

Videos 31 Seconds to 5 Minutes

$6,000,000 and up

  • Best of Show: New Jersey State Library
  • Honorable Mention: Cuyahoga County Public Library

$500,000-1,999,999

  • Best of Show: Howell Carnegie Library District

Under $499,000

  • Best of Show: Lawrence High School Library (KS)

   2008

   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)

Under $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)

Under $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)

Under $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)

Under $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)

Under $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)

Under $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)

Under $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)

Under $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)

Under $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)

Under $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)

Under $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)

Under $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)

Under $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

   2004

Annual Reports

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: University of Illinois Library (Urbana, IL)
  • Best of Show: Los Angeles Public Library (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Honorable Mention: Allen County Public Library (Fort Wayne, IN)
  • Honorable Mention: The Friends of the St. Paul Public Library (St. Paul, MN)
  • Honorable Mention: Nashville Public Library (Nashville, TN)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: Ypsilanti District Library (Ypsilanti, MI)

Bibliographies / Booklists

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: Cuyahoga County Public Library (Parma, OH)
  • Honorable Mention: Orange County Library System (Orlando, FL)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: Oshkosh Public Library (Oshkosh, WI)

Under $1,999,999

  • Best of Show: Pasadena City College Library (Pasadena, CA)

Calendars of Events

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: Howard County Library (Columbia, MD)
  • Honorable Mention: Richland County Public Library (Columbia, SC)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: Teton County Library (Jackson, WY)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: Sequoyah Regional Library System (Canton, GA)
  • Honorable Mention: West Bloomfield Township Public Library (West Bloomfield, MI)

Under $1,999,999

  • Best of Show: Jewish Community Library of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Honorable Mention: Clark County Public Library (Winchester, KY)

Diversity

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: Ann Arbor District Library (Ann Arbor, MI)
  • Best of Show: San Francisco Public Library (San Francisco, CA)

Fundraising Materials / Programs / Events

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: Brooklyn Public Library (Brooklyn, NY)
  • Honorable Mention: Howard County Library (Columbia, MD)
  • Honorable Mention: MIT Libraries (Cambridge, MA)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: Abilene Public Library (Abilene, TX)
  • Honorable Mention: Ypsilanti District Library (Ypsilanti, MI)

Under $1,999,999

  • Best of Show: Paso Robles Public Library (Paso Robles, CA)

Special Events / Programs

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: Southfield Public Library (Southfield, MI)
  • Honorable Mention: Grand Rapids Public Library (Grand Rapids, MI)
  • Honorable Mention: Greenwich Library (Greenwich, CT)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: West Bloomfield Township Public Library (West Bloomfield, MI)

Under $1,999,999

  • Honorable Mention: Lawrence High School Library (Lawrence, KS)

Newsletters

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: Metropolitan Library System (Oklahoma City, OK)
  • Best of Show: Folger Shakespeare Library (Washington D.C.)
  • Honorable Mention: Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (Charlotte, NC)
  • Honorable Mention: San Diego State University, Library and Information Access (San Diego, CA)
  • Honorable Mention: MIT Libraries (Cambridge, MA)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: Ypsilanti District Library (Ypsilanti, MI)
  • Honorable Mention: Burlingame Public Library (Burlingame, CA)

Under $1,999,999

  • Honorable Mention: Fond Du Lac Public Library (Fond Du Lac, WI)

Under $1,999,999

  • Honorable Mention: Adult Literacy Program of San Benito County (San Juan Bautista, CA)

Original Children's Summer Reading Club Materials

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: Baltimore County Public Library (Towson, MD)
  • Honorable Mention: Newark Public Library (Newark, NJ)
  • Honorable Mention: Los Angeles Public Library (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Honorable Mention: Halifax Public Libraries (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: West Orange Public Library (West Orange, NJ)
  • Honorable Mention: West Bloomfield Township Public Library (West Bloomfield, MI)

Under $1,999,999

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

Under $1,999,999

  • Honorable Mention: Jackson County Public Library (Seymour, IN)

Original Young Adult Summer Reading Club Materials

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: Baltimore County Public Library (Towson, MD)
  • Honorable Mention: Los Angeles Public Library (Los Angeles, CA)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: Oshkosh Public Library (Oshkosh, WI)

Original Adult Reading Club Materials

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: District of Columbia Public Library (Washington D.C.)
  • Best of Show: Kalamazoo Public Library (Kalamazoo, MI)

Under $1,999,999

  • Honorable Mention: Hutchinson Public Library (Hutchinson, KS)

Services Available / Orientation Materials / Policy Materials

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: Southfield Public Library (Southfield, MI)
  • Honorable Mention: San Jose Public Library (San Jose, CA)
  • Honorable Mention: Saint Paul Public Library (St. Paul, MN)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Honorable Mention: Tuscaloosa Public Library (Tuscaloosa, AL)
  • Honorable Mention: Weber County Library (Ogden, UT)
  • Honorable Mention: Union County Public Library (Monroe, NC)

Web Site Promotional Materials

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: Brooklyn Public Library (Brooklyn, NY)
  • Best of Show: Orange County Library System (Orlando, FL)

Judges for the 2004 “Best of Show” Competition:

  • Don Banks, President, Washington Chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA)
  • Jean Craigwell, President, D.C. Library Association
  • J.R. Melvin, President, Art Directors Club of Metropolitan Washington
  • Lisa Osborne Ross, recipient of the Washington Women in Public Relations 2003 award, “Washington PR Woman of the Year"

   2003

Annual Reports

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)
  • Honorable Mention: Folger Shakespeare Library (Washington D.C.)
  • Honorable Mention: Tulsa City-County Library (Tulsa, OK)
  • Honorable Mention: Kansas City Public Library (Kansas City, MO)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: University of Illinois Library (Urbana, IL)

Under $1,999,999

  • Honorable Mention: Westfield Memorial Library (Westfield, NJ)

Bibliographies / Booklists

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: Cuyahoga County Public Library (Parma, OH)
  • Honorable Mention: Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (Charlotte, NC)
  • Honorable Mention: Baltimore County Public Library (Towson, MD)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: Flint Public Library (Flint, MI)
  • Honorable Mention: Morris County Library (Whippany, NJ)

Under $1,999,999

  • Best of Show: Rancho Mirage Public Library (Rancho Mirage, CA)

Calendars of Events

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: Kansas City Public Library (Kansas City, MO)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: Carmel Clay Public Library (Carmel, IN)

Under $1,999,999

  • Best of Show: Mill Valley Public Library (Mill Valley, CA)

Diversity

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: Hennepin County Library (Minnetonka, MN)
  • Honorable Mention: The Newark Public Library (Newark, NJ)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: Flint Public Library (Flint, MI)

Under $1,999,999

  • Best of Show: Santa Fe Springs City Library (Santa Fe Springs, CA)

Fundraising Materials / Programs / Events

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: Howard County Library (Columbia, MD)
  • Honorable Mention: Kansas City Public Library (Kansas City, MO)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Honorable Mention: Lansing Community College Library (Lansing, MI)

Under $1,999,999

  • Honorable Mention: Danbury Library (Danbury, CT)

Special Events / Programs

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: Ela Area Public Library (Lake Zurich, IL)
  • Honorable Mention: Richland County Public Library (Columbia, SC)
  • Honorable Mention: District of Columbia Public Library (Washington, DC)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: Bowdoin College Library (Brunswick, ME)
  • Honorable Mention: William T. Young Library, University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)
  • Honorable Mention: Ames Public Library (Ames, IA)

Under $1,999,999

  • Best of Show: Paul J. Gutman Library, Philadelphia University (Philadelphia, PA)
  • Honorable Mention: Santa Fe Springs City Library (Santa Fe Springs, CA)
  • Honorable Mention: Nashua Public Library (Nashua, NH)
  • Honorable Mention: Danbury Library (Danbury, CT)
  • Honorable Mention: Mill Valley Public Library (Mill Valley, CA)

Newsletters

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County (Charlotte, NC)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: Orion Township Public Library (Lake Orion, MI)

Under $1,999,999

  • Best of Show: Howell Carnegie District Library (Howell, MI)
  • Honorable Mention: Fargo Public Library (Fargo, ND)
  • Honorable Mention: Carnegie Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped (Pittsburgh, PA)

Original Children's Summer Reading Club Materials

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: Arlington County Public Library (Arlington, VA)
  • Honorable Mention: Brooklyn Public Library (Brooklyn, NY)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: Weber County Library (Ogden, UT)
  • Honorable Mention: Winnefox Library System (Oshkosh, WI)

Under $1,999,999

  • Best of Show: Rancho Mirage Public Library (Rancho Mirage, CA)
  • Honorable Mention: Danbury Library (Danbury, CT)

Original Young Adult Summer Reading Club Materials

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: Ann Arbor District Library (Ann Arbor, MI)
  • Honorable Mention: Baltimore County Public Library (Towson, MD)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: Burlingame Public Library (Burlingame, CA)

Under $1,999,999

  • Best of Show:West Orange Public Library (West Orange, NJ)

Original Adult Reading Club Materials

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: Kansas City Public Library (Kansas City, MO)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Honorable Mention: Oshkosh Public Library (Oshkosh, WI)

Services Available / Orientation Materials / Policy Materials

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: Cuyahoga County Public Library (Parma, OH)
  • Honorable Mention: University of Notre Dame Libraries (Notre Dame, IN)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: Shaker Heights Public Library (Shaker Heights, OH)
  • Honorable Mention: Eastern Kentucky University Library (Richmond, KY)

Under $1,999,999

  • Best of Show: Jewish Theological Seminary of America Library (New York, NY)
  • Honorable Mention: Rancho Mirage Public Library (Rancho Mirage, CA)
  • Honorable Mention: The Ames Library, Illinois Wesleyan University (Bloomington, IL)

Web Site Promotional Materials

$6,000,000+

  • Best of Show: Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (Charlotte, NC)
  • Honorable Mention: Broward County Library (Fort Lauderdale, FL)

$2,000,000-5,999,999

  • Best of Show: Public Libraries of Saginaw (Saginaw, MI)

Under $1,999,999

  • Best of Show: Morton Grove Public Library (Morton Grove, IL)

   2002

Annual Reports

  • Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA)
  • Toronto Public Library (Toronto, ON, Canada)
  • Honorable Mention: Minneapolis Public Library (Minneapolis, MN)

Bibliographies

  • Flint Public Library (Flint, MI)
  • Cuyahoga County Public Library (Parma, OH)
  • Honorable Mention: Brooklyn Public Library (Brooklyn, NY)
  • Honorable Mention: Lorain Public Library (Lorain, OH)

Calendars of Events

  • West Bloomfield Township Public Library (West Bloomfield, MI)
  • Richland County Public Library (Columbia, SC)
  • Honorable Mention: Metropolitan Library System (Oklahoma City, OK)

Diversity

  • Flint Public Library (Flint, MI) Central Library (Arlington, VA)

Fundraising

  • Sandusky Library (Sandusky, OH)
  • Kalamazoo Public Library (Kalamazoo, MI)
  • Honorable Mention: Howard County Library (Columbia, MD)
  • Honorable Mention: Pierce County Library System (Tacoma, WA)

Internet

  • Howell Carnegie District Library (Howell, MI)
  • Thomas Jefferson University, Scott Memorial Library (Philadelphia, PA)
  • Halifax Regional Library (Dartmouth, NS, Canada)
  • Honorable Mention: Baltimore County Public Library (Baltimore, MD)
  • Honorable Mention: Loudoun County Public Library (Leesburg, VA)
  • Honorable Mention: Worthington Libraries (Worthington, OH)

Newsletters

  • Howell Carnegie District Library (Howell, MI)
  • Weber County Library (Ogden, UT)
  • Denver Public Library (Denver, CO)
  • Honorable Mention: Morton Grove Public Library (Morton Grove, IL)

Services / Policy / Orientation

  • McCracken County Public Library (Paducah, KY)
  • Flint Public Library (Flint, MI)
  • University of Maryland Libraries (College Park, MD)
  • Honorable Mention: Eastern Kentucky University Libraries (Richmond, KY)
  • Honorable Mention: Nashville Public Library (Nashville, TN)
  • Honorable Mention: Richland County Public Library (Columbia, SC)

Special Events / Programs

  • William P. Faust Public Library of Westland (Westland, MI)
  • Weber County Library (Ogden, UT)
  • Kalamazoo Public Library (Kalamazoo, MI)
  • Honorable Mention: Flint Public Library (Flint, MI)
  • Honorable Mention: Genesee District Library (Flint, MI)
  • Honorable Mention: Baltimore County Public Library (Baltimore, MD)
  • Honorable Mention: San Francisco Public Library (San Francisco, CA)

Children's Summer Reading Program

  • West Orange Public Library (West Orange, NJ)
  • West Bloomfield Township Public Library (West Bloomfield, MI)
  • Toronto Public Library (Toronto, ON, Canada)
  • Honorable Mention: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives (Frankfort, KY)
  • Honorable Mention: Pierce County Library System (Tacoma, WA)

Young Adult Summer Reading Program

  • West Orange Public Library (West Orange, NJ)
  • Laramie County Library System (Cheyenne, WY)
  • Baltimore County Public Library (Baltimore, MD)
  • Honorable Mention: Los Angeles Public Library (Los Angeles, CA)

Adult Summer Reading Program

  • Selco, (Rochester, MN)
  • Prince George's County Memorial Library System (Hyattsville, MD )