EBSCO Conference Sponsorship Winners Announced

CHICAGO — The EBSCO/ ALA Conference Sponsorship Award has been awarded to the following librarians to receive the 2025 EBSCO Conference Sponsorship. This award reimburses $1,000 of actual expenses to attend ALA’s Annual Conference.

• Rebecca Langner, Assistant Director, West Bridgewater Public Library, West Bridgewater, MA
• Matthew Good, Instructional Technology Librarian, Ursinus College Collegeville, PA
• Diana Hernandez, Senior Librarian, New York Public Library, Bronx, NY
• Kieran Hickey, Collection Development and Analysis Librarian, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY
• Rhiannon Payte, Circulation Manager, South Sioux City Public Library, South Sioux City, NE
• Nandi Prince, Assistant Professor, Ursula C. Schwerin Library – New City College of Technology: Brooklyn, NY
• Caroline Pynes, Director, Chichester Town Library, Chichester, NH
• Wendy Rivera, Adult Services Manager – Elwood Public Library, Elwood IN
• Sarah Sansbury, Teacher Librarian, DeKalb County Schools, GA
• Hannah Tanna, Reader Services & Instruction Librarian, E.J. Pratt Library, Victoria University at University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

The 2025 EBSCO/ALA Conference Sponsorship Jury is comprised of Clare Howley, Circulation Supervisor, Sacramento Public Library; MacKenzie Ledley, Executive Director, Pulaski County Public Library, Lynda Salem Poling, Senior Librarian - Access Services, Department of Library, Arts and Culture; and Jos N. Holman, Jury Chair, County Librarian, Tippecanoe County Public Library

More information about the EBSCO Conference Sponsorship Award, including how to submit a nomination, is available at the ALA website, www.ala.org.

The EBSCO Information Services Library Staff Development Award is sponsored by EBSCO Information Services. EBSCO is a leading provider of online research content and search technologies serving academic, school and public libraries; healthcare and medical institutions; corporations; and government agencies around the world.

About the American Library Association
The American Library Association (ALA) is the only non-partisan, nonprofit organization dedicated entirely to America’s libraries and library professionals. For almost 150 years, ALA has provided resources to inspire library and information professionals to transform their communities through essential programs and services. The ALA serves academic, public, school, government, and special libraries, advocating for the profession and the library’s role in enhancing learning and ensuring access to information for all. For more information, visit www.ala.org.