AL Focus video features Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award

Contact: Steve Zalusky


Manager of Communications,


ALA Public Information Office


(312) 280-1546

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For Immediate Release


December 23, 2008

AL Focus video features Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award

CHICAGO – The latest AL Focus video features the ceremony for the Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award. It can be seen at the
American Libraries Web site,
http://alfocus.ala.org/videos/i-love-my-librarian-award-ceremony, or by visiting Visibility @ your library
http://www.pio.ala.org/visibility.

Ten winners of the inaugural award were recognized at a ceremony hosted by the New York Times Dec. 9. The award, administered by the ALA's Public Information Office and the Campaign for America's Libraries, recognizes public, school, and college librarians for service to their communities, schools, and campuses.

More than 3,200 library users sent in nominations.

If you want to read more about the winners, visit the award Web site,
http://www.ilovelibraries.org/ilovemylibrarian.

Visibility @ your library provides librarians and library supporters with news and information about important communications issues from ALA’s Public Information Office and the Campaign for America’s Libraries.