Professional Recognition
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¾«¶«´«Ã½Professional Recognition Awards
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The ¾«¶«´«Ã½Professional Recognition Awards program honors individuals, groups, or organizations that have shown outstanding leadership for the development, promotion, and improvement of library and information services and the profession of librarianship.
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Historic Professional Recognition Awards
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Historic Professional Recognition Awards are formal ¾«¶«´«Ã½honors that are no longer bestowed. While no longer offered, these awards hold significant historical value, reflecting past excellence or contributions that have already been recognized. The legacy of historic awards can still inspire and provide context for present and future acknowledgements in similar domains.
¾«¶«´«Ã½Honorary Membership
Upcoming deadlines
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Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award
School librarians are invited to apply for a $5,000 award recognizing outstanding humanities programming in kindergarten through twelfth grade.
¾«¶«´«Ã½John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award
Honoring outstanding effective strategic communication campaigns that show results, no matter what size or type of library.