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Beth Cottingham President of the Friends of the Spicewood (Texas) Community Library, receives United for Libraries Outstanding Friend Conference Grant sponsored by ThriftBooks
Beth Cottingham, President of the Friends of the Spicewood (Texas) Community Library, was the 2022 recipient United for Libraries Outstanding Friend Conference Grant sponsored by ThriftBooks. She received free registration to the ALA Annual Conference and $1000 for travel expenses.…
Susan McDermott receives 2022 ALA Trustee Citation
Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Public Library Board of Trustees member Susan McDermott was presented with this 2022 ALA Trustee Citation Conference in Washington, D.C., on June 24. Established in 1941 to recognize public library trustees for distinguished service to library development,…
Applications for the United for Libraries Outstanding Friend Conference Grant sponsored by ThriftBooks due May 27
Applications for the United for Libraries Outstanding Friend Conference Grant sponsored by ThriftBooks are due May 27. Apply now. The United for Libraries Outstanding Friend Conference Grant provides free registration to the ALA Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., June 23-28,…
Nominations for ALA Trustee Citation due May 20
United for Libraries has extended the deadline for accepting nominations for the ALA Trustee Citation. Nominations will be accepted through May 20. The ALA Trustee Citation is presented during the Opening General Session at the ALA Annual Conference. Established in…
Friends of Maxwell Memorial Library and Friends of the Lewis County Public Library win National Friends of Libraries Week Awards
Congratulations to the Friends of Maxwell Memorial Library (Camillus, N.Y.) and the Friends of the Lewis County Public Library (Hohenwald, Tenn.)! These two groups are winners of United for Libraries’ National Friends of Libraries Week Awards for 2021. Each group…
Nominations for ALA Trustee Citation due April 7
United for Libraries is accepting nominations for the ALA Trustee Citation through April 7. The ALA Trustee Citation is presented during the Opening General Session at the ALA Annual Conference. Established in 1941 to recognize public library Trustees for distinguished…
Applications for John Cotton Dana Awards due April 1
Friends of the Library groups are among those eligible to apply for the John Cotton Dana Award, one of the most prestigious awards given to libraries The John Cotton Dana Award honors outstanding library public relations. Up to eight $10,000…