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Awards to Apply for
12:06 PM EST 11/6/04
From the GLA listserv:

Library Journal is thrilled to announce the creation of a new award to acknowledge the critical work small and rural libraries do every day. The first winner of the annual award, co-sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will be announced in our Feb. 1, 2005 issue. The deadline for nominations is Dec. 1, 2004.

The guidelines below are also available at:

http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA477632
Re: Awards to Apply for
2:41 PM EST 11/9/04 as a reply to Max Anderson.
Don't forget about WJ awards, where libraries 'compete' only with libraries with similar service populations:
http://webjunction.org/do/Navigation?category=546
Re: Awards to Apply for
12:44 PM EDT 8/10/05 as a reply to Max Anderson.
LJ Best Small Library Nominations are due by November 1, 2005. They are seeking nominations for its second annual Award for the Best Small Library in America, co-sponsored by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The award honors the public library that most profoundly demonstrates outstanding service to populations of 25,000 or less.

Nominees will be judged for: creatitivy in developing services and programs that can be replicated by other libraries, innovation in introducing and supporting public access computing, educating patrons in its use, and measuring its impact, use of technology to expand the reach of library services, demonstrated community support, success in developing cooperation with other libraries and partnerships with other agencies and businesses, evidence of library's role as community center, and significant increase in library use, particularly by new users.

Anyone can nominate a library (ANYONE) - and the winning library will receive a $10,000 cash award, a feature story in LJ in February 2006, and membership and conference costs for two to attend PLA in Boston in 2006! Go here for more information:

<a href="http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA606273.html">
http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA606273.html</a>
Awards to Apply for - Outstanding Southeastern Library Program Award
10:20 AM EST 11/21/05 as a reply to Max Anderson.
Outstanding Southeastern Library Program Award
Call for Nominations

For the Biennial Meeting: Joint Conference with the Tennessee Library
Association, Memphis, TN, April 6-7, 2006.

Purpose:To recognize an outstanding program of service in an academic, public, school, or special library in a Southeastern Library Association member state. Criteria: Any academic, public, school, or special library in the member states of the SELA may be cited for an outstanding program of service. Programs of service may include, but are not limited to library activities, projects, or programs. The program of service must take place during the biennium in which the nomination is made. The
minimum time span for a nominated library program must not be less than three months, including the development and evaluation stages of the program. The person making the nomination must be a member of SELA.

Nomination applications for the award should include the following information: SELA member's name Library's name, address, telephone number; Beginning and ending dates of the program; Narrative statement describing the program, its goals and steps to achieve the goals, and special contribution of the program/project; and Supporting documents related to program publicity.

Nomination deadline is January 10, 2006.

Please contact Nanette Kicker or Catherine Lee, Co-Chairs, to submit a nomination or request additional information. Nominations, including the application and supporting documents can be mailed, emailed or faxed to either of the co-chairs. It is requested that an electronic copy of the
application be provided for distribution to the committee.

Nanette Kicker
Sequoyah Regional Library System
116 Brown Industrial Parkway
Canton, GA 30114
Email: kickern@seqlib.org
Phone: 770-479-3090, Ext. 21
Fax: 770-479-3069

Catherine A Lee
Cape Fear Community College
411 N. Front Street
Wilmington, NC 28401
Email: clee@cfcc.edu
Phone: 910-362-7033
Fax: 910-362-7005

Good luck everyone!
2nd Annual SirsiDynix-ALA-APA Award
11:02 AM EST 12/2/05 as a reply to Max Anderson.
The American Library Association-Allied Professional Association (ALA-APA) is seeking nominations for the second annual SirsiDynix-ALA-APA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Promoting Salaries and Status for Library Workers. The application deadline is NOW Friday, December 16, 2005.

The $5,000 award is given to an individual, group of individuals, or an institution that has made an outstanding contribution to improving the salary and status of library workers in a local, regional, or national setting. The major requirement is that the nominee's achievement(s) has been notable. The recipient will be recognized at the ALA-APA Networking Breakfast at the ALA Annual Conference

To apply online, visit
<a href="http://www.ala-apa.org/salaries/sirsidynixaward.html" target="_blank">http://www.ala.apa.org/salaries/sirsidynixaward.html</a>
Self-nominations are accepted. EACH NOMINATION REQUIRES THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE TO SUBMIT NOMINATION FORMS ON BEHALF OF THE NOMINEE. Only the first three letters of support will be considered by the jury. All nominations should be submitted electronically. Supplemental materials may be faxed to 312-944-6131, Attn: SirsiDynix Award, or mailed to:
SirsiDynix Award, ALA-APA, 50 East Huron, Chicago, IL 60611.
For more information, contact jgrady@ala.org.
Peter McDonald, Syracuse University, is jury chair (NY)

The ALA-APA Dynix Award Jury and employees of the SirsiDynix Corporation are not eligible for this award. The SirsiDynix Corporation is a leading provider of information technology to libraries and consortia worldwide.
Award Winners: Why and How
11:18 AM EST 12/2/05 as a reply to Max Anderson.
Passing this on from the GLA (Georgia) list:

Hello!

I am editor of the Perspectives feature in Public Libraries, the
journal of the Public Library Association. Each issue features 4 to 7
essays on a particular topic. For the Mar/Apr, 2006, issue it's "Award
Winners: Why and How."

I'd like to hear from award winners. That could be you, a staff member, or your entire library. The award can be from PLA, from ALA, from your state association, or from another entity. The award can be for contribution to librarianship, or for a book, or for a building, or for a program, or for another (interesting) reason. The idea is to hear from a variety of award winners: what was won, when it was won, why it was won, how you decided to enter, and **how the award made a difference**. How did you tell your patrons / local government about the award? What was their reaction? Did good stuff happen because you got the award? (And if there was a dark side, what was it?)

Essays should be 750-1000 words, +/-. Photos are welcome. The essay-writer does not need to be a member of PLA. Submit as a Word document attached to e-mail. You will receive two complimentary copies of the Mar/Apr issue.

Due date: January 2, 2006.

If you have any questions, let me know!

Nann Blaine Hilyard, director
Zion-Benton Public Library
2400 Gabriel Ave.
Zion, IL 60099
847-872-4680 x 110
847-872-4942 fax
www.zblibrary.org
Re: Awards to Apply For
4:25 PM EST 12/5/05 as a reply to Max Anderson.
Just noting that Sam's Club stores have an annual award (one per store) coming from the Sam's Club Foundation. This was $2000 last year.

We won one by, I think, being the only ones aware of it. :-)

Just contact your local Sam's Club and try to find who's the person collecting nominations.
Re: Awards to Apply For
12:42 PM EST 12/6/05 as a reply to Bob Watson.
Awesome - thanks for the heads up!

Congrats on winning by the way.