Advancement of Literacy Award

Honors a publisher, bookseller, hardware and/or software dealer, foundation or similar group (i.e., not an individual) that has made a significant contribution to the advancement of adult literacy.

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Year Began: 1985 - Year Terminated: 2009

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Frequency: Annual

Date Terminated

2009

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Professional Recognition Information

	Title	Year
	Project Read, San Francisco Public Library 2009 - Recipient(s)	2009 - Recipient(s)

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	Mid South Reads (TN) 2008 - Recipient(s)	2008 - Recipient(s)

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	Jacksonville (Fla.) Public Library Foundation 2007 - Recipient(s)	2007 - Recipient(s)

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	READ San Diego 2006 - Recipient(s)	2006 - Recipient(s)

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	Verizon Foundation 2005 - Recipient(s)	2005 - Recipient(s)

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	NBC News 2004 - Recipient(s) Elizabeth Fischer, Subrata De (producers), Tom Brokaw (news anchor) of Dateline NBC, NBC News for the one-hour documentary " A Loss for Words"	2004 - Recipient(s)

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NBC News

2004 - Recipient(s)

Elizabeth Fischer, Subrata De (producers), Tom Brokaw (news anchor) of Dateline NBC, NBC News for the one-hour documentary " A Loss for Words"

2004 - Recipient(s)

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	Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities - Prime Time Family Reading Time 2003 - Recipient(s)	2003 - Recipient(s)

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	Center for Literacy,Philadelphia, Pennsyvlania 2002 - Recipient(s)	2002 - Recipient(s)

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	The Providence Journal (R.I.) 2001 - Recipient(s)	2001 - Recipient(s)

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	Starbucks Foundation (Seattle, Wash.) 2000 - Recipient(s)	2000 - Recipient(s)

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	Mount Clemens Rotary Club 1999 - Co-Winner(s)	1999 - Co-Winner(s)
	Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund 1999 - Co-Winner(s)	1999 - Co-Winner(s)

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	Second Start Adult Literacy Program (Oakland, Calif.) 1998 - Recipient(s)	1998 - Recipient(s)

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	Signal Hill Publications 1997 - Recipient(s)	1997 - Recipient(s)

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	Illinois Secretary of State 1996 - Winner(s)	1996 - Winner(s)

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	Warner Cable-Columbus Division 1995 - Winner(s)	1995 - Winner(s)

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	California State Library Foundation 1994 - Winner(s)	1994 - Winner(s)

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	Friends of Literacy through Libraries (Broward County, Fla.) 1993 - Winner(s)	1993 - Winner(s)

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	Bell Atlantic Foundation 1992 - Winner(s)	1992 - Winner(s)

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	Baker & Taylor 1991 - Winner(s)	1991 - Winner(s)

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	Michigan Literacy, Inc. 1990 - Winner(s)	1990 - Winner(s)

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	Project Plus 1989 - Winner(s)	1989 - Winner(s)

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	Gannett Foundation 1988 - Winner(s)	1988 - Winner(s)

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	Fearon Publications 1987 - Winner(s)	1987 - Winner(s)

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	New Readers Press 1986 - Winner(s)	1986 - Winner(s)

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	B. Dalton Bookseller 1985 - Winner(s)	1985 - Winner(s)

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