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Intellectual Freedom Round Table. General Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award. Nominations due February 1, 2025.

IFRT Seeks Nominations for the 2025 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award

The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) Coalition Building Committee is accepting nominations for the 2025 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award. This award consists of a citation and $1,000, which will be presented at the 2025...

The renovated interior of Brown County Library's East branch in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

American Libraries recognizes 12 libraries in its 2024 Library Design Showcase

Twelve new and renovated libraries, as well as their architects, have been recognized in American Libraries’ 2024 Library Design Showcase.

Aram Public Library receives 2024 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award

The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), has announced that the Aram Public Library is the recipient of the 2024 Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Award.

Freedom to Read Foundation Awards Citation honoring Girl Scout Kate Lindley

Today the Freedom to Read Foundation Board of Trustees announced the award of a special citation to Girl Scout Kate Lindley of Hanover County, Virginia in recognition of her Girl Scout Gold Award Project, “Free to Read."

John Cotton Dana Award

2024 John Cotton Dana Awards Announced

The 2024 John Cotton Dana (JCD) Award winners, recognized for their strategic communications efforts, have been selected. The John Cotton Dana Awards provide up to eight grants for libraries that demonstrate outstanding library public relations. The award...

IIDA: The Commercial Interior Design Association & ALA: American Library Association logos

IIDA Announces Winners of the 2024 Library Interior Design Awards

Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Library Interior Design Awards. This biennial competition recognizes excellence in library interior...

Text of I Love My Librarian Award 2025 on a heart shape

Nominate your librarian for the national I Love My Librarian Award

The American Library Association (ALA) invites library users nationwide to nominate their favorite librarians for the prestigious I Love My Librarian Award.

Photos of the 2024 recipients of the Core Career LIFT Award, starting in the upper left corner moving clockwise: Kristin Lansdown (sponsored by OCLC), Enito Mock (sponsored by OCLC), Rachel Wells (sponsored by Lyrasis), and Anne Morgan (sponsored by EBSCO).

Congratulations to the 2024 Winners of the Core Career LIFT Award

CHICAGO-- Congratulations to the 2024 recipients of the Core Career LIFT Award. The recipients are: Kristin Lansdown LIFT Award Sponsored by OCLC In her position as the Librarian and Inclusion, Diversity, Equity & Accessibility (IDEA) Coordinator, Kristin...

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Madison Leigh Comer Awarded the 2024 Core Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship

CHICAGO--Madison Leigh Comer has been selected to receive the 2024 Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship in Library and Information Technology ($3,000), sponsored by Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures and Baker & Taylor. This scholarship is for...

Hanif Abdurraqib

Acclaimed poet, essayist, and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib to headline second annual Rally for the Right to Read

The American Library Association (ALA) and Unite Against Book Bans will host a second annual Rally for the Right to Read: Voters Unite Against Book Bans at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront on Friday, June 28, 2024.

Sustainability Round Table

Kent County Public Library to receive 2024 Citation for Wellness in the Workplace

The Sustainability Round Table commends Kent County Public Library as the recipient of the 2024 Citation for Wellness in the Workplace.

Michele Fenton and Brett Spencer to receive Innovation and Advocacy in Library History Award

The Library History Round Table of the American Library Association is pleased to announce it has chosen two honorees for the Innovation and Advocacy in Library History Award, Michele Fenton and Brett Spencer.

2024 Distinguished Service in Library History Award presented to Wayne Wiegand

The Library History Round Table of the American Library Association is pleased to announce it has bestowed the Distinguished Service in Library History Award in Wayne Wiegand.

Eve Lacey wins LHRT Donald G. Davis Article Award

The Library History Round Table of the American Library Association is pleased to announce the winner of the 2024 Donald G. Davis Article Award.

Nominations open for ALA honorary membership

Nominations are being accepted for ALA honorary membership