PLA Awards Presentation

June 25th, 2007 by Andrea Mercado

The award winners are being announced now by Susan Hildreth, PLA president. For details about each award, visit the PLA Awards and Honors page.

ADVANCEMENT OF LITERACY AWARD sponsored by Library Journal
Jacksonville Public Library Foundation (Fla.)

ALLIE BETH MARTIN AWARD sponsored by Baker & Taylor
Barry Trott, Williamsburg Regional Library (Va.)

BAKER & TAYLOR ENTERTAINMENT AUDIO MUSIC / VIDEO PRODUCT AWARD
L.D. Fargo Library (Wis.)

CHARLIE ROBINSON AWARD sponsored by the Baker & Taylor Company
Sandra Feinberg, Middle Country Public Library (N.Y.)

DEMCO NEW LEADERS TRAVEL GRANT sponsored by DEMCO, Inc.
Lisa Chlebanowski, Avondale Public Library (Ariz.)
Janet Eldred, Hollidaysburg Area Public Library (Pa.)
Susan Fisher, Bethesda Public Library (Tenn.)
Terri Romberger, Pasco County Library System (Fla.)

EBSCO EXCELLENCE IN SMALL AND/OR RURAL PUBLIC LIBRARY SERVICE AWARD
Kenai Community Library (Alaska)

GORDON M. CONABLE AWARD sponsored by LSSI
Ken Verdoia, former trustee, Salt Lake County Library (Utah) Board of Directors

HIGHSMITH LIBRARY INNOVATION AWARD
Athens-Clarke County Library (Ga.)

PUBLIC LIBRARIES FEATURE ARTICLE AWARD
First Prize: Meagan Albright, Alvin Library (Fla.)
Second Prize: Mary Cosper LeBoeuf, Terrebonne Parish Library System (La.)

I’ll post the “Grow Your Own @ Your Library” Institutional Scholarship as a separate post, once I have the paper list (Susan Hildreth read them too fast for my fingers!).

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