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Karleen Delaurier-Lyle served as a 2023 Core Emerging Leader (EL). As one of 49 library workers chosen from across the U.S. and Canada, she participated in six-months of project planning work groups, networking with peers, and gained an inside look into the ALA structure. The program culminated in a presentation of…Continue Reading
We are pleased to share that today our illustrious President Wendy Tressler received the Service Excellence Award from the Ohio Library Council! Wendy is the Director of Capital Planning and Project Management for the Columbus Metropolitan Library. As the program for the award ceremony (pictured below) reads: “Wendy Tressler is…Continue Reading
We’re excited to announce that Nadia Orozco-Sahi has been selected as the recipient of the 2023 Career LIFT Award, sponsored by OCLC and Core. They are the Library Services Coordinator at the University of New Mexico. Core is dedicated to cultivating and amplifying the collective expertise of library workers in core functions…Continue Reading
The scholarship application for Core AvramCamp has been extended through Wednesday, September 6. AvramCamp is a one-day unconference for women and non-binary people in library technology, at the Core Forum in New Orleans, LA. Several $500 travel scholarships will be awarded competitively based on the Planning Committee’s ranking of applications…Continue Reading
William Lee Potter has been selected to receive the 2023 Christian Larew Memorial Scholarship ($3,000), sponsored by Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures and Baker & Taylor. This scholarship is for master’s level study, with an emphasis on library technology and/or automation, at a library school program accredited by the American Library…Continue Reading
Do you want to participate in Core AvramCamp, a one-day unconference for women and non-binary people in library technology, at the Core Forum in New Orleans, LA? Would travel funding help you to attend? AvramCamp is offering several $500 travel scholarships thanks to OCLC! Scholarships will be awarded competitively based…Continue Reading
Applications are now open for the 2024 Emerging Leaders program, which puts participants on the fast track to volunteering within ALA and other professional library-related organizations. Core is sponsoring three ELs, and the deadline to apply is September 9, 2023. Each of Core’s Emerging Leaders will receive $1,000 ($500 for…Continue Reading
Core is pleased to announce our new Career LIFT Award to support skill development and networking opportunities for information professionals. Sponsored by OCLC, it consists of up to $1,500 the recipient may use on professional development including, but not limited to, ALA and/or Core membership dues, attending the ALA Annual…Continue Reading
The Core PR Xchange Committee is delighted to announce the winners of this year’s PR Xchange Awards Competition. This year, we have awarded 27 print winners and 34 electronic winners. Congratulations to those libraries! The PR Xchange Committee is charged with coordinating the annual awards competition, under the direction of…Continue Reading
The 2023 John Cotton Dana (JCD) Award winners, recognized for their strategic communications efforts, have been selected. The John Cotton Dana Awards provide up to eight grants for libraries that demonstrate outstanding library public relations. The award is managed by the American Library Association’s (ALA) Core Division and EBSCO Information…Continue Reading
