Awards
2010 Excellence and NextGen Librarian Award winners!
Posted by Jennifer on 8 June, 2010 in Awards
LYRASIS Announces 2010 Excellence
and NextGen Librarian Award Winners
June 8, 2010, Atlanta, GA - LYRASIS is proud to announce the winners of the LYRASIS 2010 Excellence Award and the LYRASIS 2010 NextGen Librarian Award:
Excellence Award
Ray McBride, Director, Florence County Library System, Florence, SC
The Excellence Award honors one individual who has made a significant and [...]
Congratulations to LSU-Alexandria
Posted by Kara on 5 March, 2009 in Awards, Grants, Preservation, disaster
Not only were they awarded a 2008 NEH Preservation Assistance Grant for disaster training, but their narrative was posted as one of the sample narratives on the NEH website. LSU-Alexandria will receive two days of disaster preparedness and response training from SOLINET staff and will use that knowledge to write a disaster plan that will [...]
IMLS Grant awarded to Clemson University Libraries!
Posted by Jennifer on 24 February, 2009 in Awards, Grants
IMLS Announces 2009 Award of 23 Connecting to Collections:
Statewide Planning Grants
Washington, DC—The Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) today awarded 23 Connecting to Collections: Statewide Planning Grants that will be used to create statewide conservation plans for collections held in libraries, museums, and archives. Click here to view the winners of this year’s grants
This [...]
Librarian is one of CNN’s top 10 heroes!
Posted by Jessica on 9 October, 2008 in ALA, Awards, Librarians, Library News
Anderson Cooper just announced the top 10 CNN heroes, each of whom will receive $25K. A top hero will be announced on Thanksgiving day and that individual will receive $100K. Among the ten finalists is Yohannes Gebregeorgis. He is recognized for championing children through his program, Ethiopia Reads. Yohannes also received one [...]
Many SOLINET libraries among the Best College Libraries for 2009
Posted by Jennifer on 31 July, 2008 in Academic Libraries, Awards
The Princeton Review has posted its rankings for “Best College Library” for 2009. Our congratulations to Duke, William & Mary, Emory, and U-Virginia for making the grade!
Among other rankings:
* Clemson, Tulane, and UNC-Chapel Hill were ranked for “Happiest Students.”
* Chapel Hill, U-Georgia, U-Florida, LSU, Duke, and Ole Miss were all ranked as [...]
NCSU Special Collections Staff Member Wins Several Prestigious Awards
Posted by Jennifer on 19 June, 2008 in Awards, Library News, Preservation
Judy Allen Dodson, the Administrative Support Associate in the NCSU Libraries’ Special Collections Research Center, has been awarded the Archie Motley Memorial Scholarship for Minority Students by the Midwest Archives Conference (MAC). The scholarship provides financial assistance to students pursuing graduate education in archival administration and encourages ethnic diversification of the profession. The award is [...]
Love and Forgiveness
Posted by Max on 18 March, 2008 in ALA, Awards
The ALA Public Programs Office is pleased to invite public library applications for Let’s Talk About It: Love and Forgiveness programming grants.
Participating Libraries will promote and present a five-part literary discussion series led by a local scholar and based on one of three themes. Successful applicants will receive training for the library project director at [...]
Let’s Go to Paris!
Posted by Max on 14 January, 2008 in ALA, Awards
The International Relations Committee of the American Library Association announces a call for nominations for ALA Representative to the Board of Trustees of the American Library in Paris.
This two-year appointment would begin in June 2008 with the appointee having to cover costs to attend two board meetings a year in Paris. ALA does not provide [...]
Extraordinary Community Service Honored by IMLS
Posted by Max on 14 November, 2007 in Awards, Library News
News from the Institute of Museum and Library Services:
WASHINGTON, DC–Five museums and five libraries have been selected for the 2007 National Medal for Museum and Library Service, the nation’s highest honor for the extraordinary public service provided by these institutions, announced Anne-Imelda M. Radice, Director of the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services. In keeping [...]
SOLINET is Honored For Gulf Coast Libraries Project
Posted by Laura on 5 September, 2007 in Awards, Grants, Gulf Coast Libraries Project
SOLINET is proud to announce that it has received a certificate of proclamation from Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Mitchell Landrieu for its “Support of Libraries in Hurricane-Affected Areas.”
The proclamation plaque was accepted by SOLINET Executive Director Kate Nevins (left), seen here with Rebecca Hamilton, SOLINET board member and State Librarian for the State Library of Louisiana.
SOLINET [...]