New Jersey State Library awarded ASCLA Leadership Achievement Award

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March 10, 2005

New Jersey State Library awarded ASCLA Leadership Achievement Award

CHICAGO —The Library Development Bureau of the New Jersey State Library, Trenton, is the 2005 recipient of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies (ASCLA) Leadership Achievement Award presented by the ASCLA, a division of the American Library Association (ALA).

The ASCLA Leadership Achievement Award is a citation presented to recognize leadership and achievement in consulting, multi-type library cooperation and state library development. The award recognizes sustained activity that has been characterized by professional growth and effectiveness and has enhanced the status of these areas of activity.

“The Library Development Bureau of the New Jersey State Library has transformed itself into a dynamic, exciting and enthusiastic service component which has initiated many new programs important to the state’s libraries,” stated Barratt Wilkins, ASCLA awards committee chair. “The Bureau is to be commended for its infectious enthusiasm and group dynamic illustrated in their innovative programs.”

Wilkins added, “The Library Development Bureau of the New Jersey State Library has a new staff and the freedom to develop services much needed by libraries in the state. It has brought forth a renaissance of innovation for New Jersey libraries and programs.”

The award will be presented June 26, 2005, from 8:30 to 10 a.m., at the ASCLA President’s Program and Award Ceremony, “Advocacy Is Not Enough – Using Evidence-Based Outcome Measures to Demonstrate Library Impact,” during the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.