Dun & Bradstreet Award for Outstanding Service to Minority Business Communities recipient named

Contact: Eileen Hardy


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For Immediate Release


March 5, 2003

Dun & Bradstreet Award for Outstanding Service to Minority Business Communities recipient named

The New York Public Library's St. George Library Center is the 2003 recipient of the Dun & Bradstreet Award for Outstanding Service to Minority Business Communities. The award is sponsored by Dun & Bradstreet and presented by the Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).

The award, $2,000 and a citation, is given to a librarian 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 New York Public Library's St. George Library Center is recognized for creating and presenting educational programs, conducting collection development projects, and providing staff training to strengthen and promote access to business information resources on Staten Island, home to many minority and immigrant groups," stated Cynthia Churchwell, award committee chair.

The award will be presented at the RUSA Awards Ceremony on June 23, 2003, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m., during the ALA Annual Conference in Toronto. Robert Bellinger, associate director of Staten Island Branches, New York Public Library, will be accepting the award on behalf of the library.