Fred Reuland
Marketing Specialist
312-280-5032
For Immediate Release
June 20, 2006
LAMA Public Relations and Marketing Section
announces 2006 Best of Show winners
CHICAGO - The Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2006 Best of Show competition, sponsored by LAMA/Public Relations and Marketing Section/Swap and Shop Committee.
The awards recognize excellence in 11 categories, including reading club materials, annual reports, newsletters and - new this year - web sites and home pages, among other categories. Winners were selected for four ranges of library budget, allowing all types of libraries - regardless of budget - to participate in the competition. A panel of public relations and library experts evaluated more than 360 pieces from all types of libraries across North America. Entries were judged on content, originality, design, format and effectiveness.
Swap & Shop winners and honorable mention recipients will receive awards Sunday, June 25 at 12:30 p.m. at the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans.
This year's honorees are:
ADULT & FAMILY READING CLUB MATERIALS / ONE BOOK MATERIALS
$6,000,000+
Best of Show
San Francisco Public Library (San Francisco, Calif.)
Honorable Mention
Ann Arbor District Library (Ann Arbor, Mich.)
$2,000,000-5,999,999
Best of Show
West Orange Public Library (West Orange, N.J.)
Honorable Mention
Mount Prospect Public Library (Mount Prospect, Ill.)
Honorable Mention
Champaign Public Library (Champaign, Ill.)
$500,000-1,999,999
Honorable Mention
Rancho Mirage Public Library (Rancho Mirage, Calif.)
$0-499,999
Honorable Mention
Lawrence High School Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
ANNUAL REPORTS
$6,000,000+
Best of Show
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
Honorable Mention
Marquette University
Raynor Memorial Libraries (Milwaukee, Wis.)
$2,000,000-5,999,999
Best of Show
Champaign Public Library (Champaign, Ill.)
Honorable Mention
Braswell Memorial Library (Rocky Mount, N.C.)
$0-499,999
Best of Show
Campbell County Public Library (Rustburg, Va.)
Honorable Mention
Lawrence High School Library (Lawrence, Kan.)
BIBLIOGRAPHIES & BOOKLISTS
$6,000,000+
Best of Show
District of Columbia Public Library (Washington, D.C.)
Honorable Mention
Birmingham Public Library (Birmingham, Ala.)
$2,000,000-5,999,999
Best of Show
Wyoming State Library (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
Honorable Mention
Public Libraries of Saginaw (Saginaw, Mich.)
$500,000-1,999,999
Best of Show
Rancho Mirage Public Library (Rancho Mirage, Calif.)
Honorable Mention
Fond Du Lac Public Library (Oshkosh, Wis.)
CALENDARS & NEWSLETTERS
$6,000,000+
Best of Show
Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas (Austin, Texas)
Honorable Mention
Tisch Library at Tufts University (Medford, Mass.)
$2,000,000-5,999,999
Best of Show
University of the Pacific Library (Stockton, Calif.)
Honorable Mention
Wyoming State Library (Cheyenne, Wyo.)
$500,000-1,999,999
Best of Show
Jefferson County Library Cooperative (Birmingham, Ala.)
$0-499,999
Best of Show
Sherman Library (Sherman, Conn.)
CHILDREN'S READING CLUB
$6,000,000+
Best of Show
Southfield Public Library (Southfield, Mich.)
Honorable Mention
Allen County Public Library (Fort Wayne, Ind.)
$2,000,000-5,999,999
Best of Show
Fargo Public Library (Fargo, N.D.)
Honorable Mention
Cumberland County Public Library (Fayetteville, N.C.)
$500,000-1,999,999
Best of Show
Weber County Library (Ogden, Utah)
Honorable Mention
Rancho Mirage Public Library (Rancho Mirage, Calif.)
FUNDRAISING MATERIALS
$6,000,000+
Best of Show
Howard County Library (Columbia, Md.)
Honorable Mention
Binghamton University Libraries (Binghamton, N.Y.)
$2,000,000-5,999,999
Best of Show
Burlingame Public Library (Burlingame, Calif.)
Honorable Mention
Public Libraries of Saginaw (Saginaw, Mich.)
$500,000-1,999,999
Best of Show
Rancho Mirage Public Library (Rancho Mirage, Calif.)
Honorable Mention
Rock Island Public Library (Rock Island, Ill.)
PRINTED MATERIALS PROMOTING WEB SITES
$6,000,000+
Best of Show
Washington State University Libraries (Pullman, Wash.)
Honorable Mention
Virginia Tech Libraries (Blacksburg, Va.)
$2,000,000-5,999,999
Best of Show
Sandhill Regional Library System (Rockingham, N.C.)
Honorable Mention
Elihu Burritt Library
Central Connecticut State University, (New Britain, Conn.)
$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, Conn.)
Honorable Mention
Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County (Charlotte, N.C.)
$2,000,000-5,999,999
Best of Show
Campbell County Public Library (Gillette, Wyo.)
Honorable Mention
Burlingame Public Library (Burlingame, Calif.)
$500,000-1,999,999
Best of Show
Utah Valley State College (Orem, Utah)
Honorable Mention
O'Keefe Library
St. Ambrose University (Davenport, Iowa)
$0-499,999
Best of Show
Hocking College Library (Nelsonville, Ohio)
Honorable Mention
Decatur Public Library (Decatur, Texas)
SPECIAL PROGRAMS & EVENTS
$6,000,000+
Best of Show
Jacksonville Public Library (Jacksonville, Fla.)
Honorable Mention
Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg Count (Charlotte, N.C.)
$2,000,000-5,999,999
Best of Show
Champaign Public Library (Champaign, Ill.)
Honorable Mention
Booth Library, Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, Ill.)
$500,000-1,999,999
Best of Show
Weber County Library (Odgen, Utah)
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, Ill.)
WEB PAGE/HOME PAGE
$6,000,000+
Best of Show
Ann Arbor District Library (Ann Arbor, Mich.)