Rainbow Round Table (RRT)
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Rainbow Round Table (RRT) of the American Library Association is committed to serving the information needs of the LGBTQIA+ professional library community, and the LGBTQIA+ information and access needs of individuals at large. We are committed to encouraging and supporting the free and necessary access to all information, as reflected by the missions of the American Library Association.
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RRT News
2026 W.Y. Boyd Literary Novel Award Winner- Robert Inman for the book "Villages"
CHICAGO — Villages by Robert Inman is the winner of the 2026 W.Y. Boyd Literary Novel Award “for excellence in military fiction.” The book was published by Livingston Press, an imprint of The University of West Alabama in 2025.
2026 ALA EBSCO Information Services Library Staff Development Award Winner- Olympic Library Leadership Incubator
CHICAGO —The American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce that the 2026 ALA EBSCO Information Services Library Staff Development Award has been awarded to the Washington Library Association (WLA) for the Olympic Library Leadership Incubator (OLLI) program
2026 Joseph W. Lippincott Award Winner - Sara Kelly Johns
CHICAGO — Sara Kelly Johns is the recipient of the 2026 Joseph W. Lippincott Award. This award is sponsored by Joseph W. Lippincott III and presented by the American Library Association (ALA) for distinguished service in the profession of librarianship.
