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Core is pleased to announce applications are open for the 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…Continue Reading
The ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards are opening on January 12th! The 10th biennial awards honor excellence in library interior design and celebrate extraordinary interior spaces that impact communities worldwide. Save the date to enter your completed library or concept designs so you don’t miss early-bird pricing! Visit IIDA to…Continue Reading
We are very excited to announce the call for the 2025 PR Xchange Awards Competition! Libraries everywhere are producing creative and engaging promotional materials: newsletters, program announcements, annual reports, advocacy materials, fundraising messages, reading celebrations, and much more. Now is the time to receive recognition for your library’s dedicated and…Continue Reading
The 2024-2025 PR Xchange Awards committee seeks volunteers to participate as virtual judges for this year’s PR Xchange Awards Competition. Virtual judging will start in early April 2025. Virtual judges are asked to complete judging within 3-4 weeks. We plan to announce the winners by early May 2025. We are…Continue Reading
We are very excited to announce the call for the 2025 PR Xchange Awards Competition! Libraries everywhere are producing creative and engaging promotional materials: newsletters, program announcements, annual reports, advocacy materials, fundraising messages, reading celebrations, and much more. Now is the time to receive recognition for your library’s dedicated and…Continue Reading
The John Cotton Dana Award honors outstanding effective strategic communication campaigns that show results, no matter what size or type of library. In recognition of their achievement, John Cotton Dana Award winners receive a $10,000 cash development grant from the H.W. Wilson Foundation. Winners also have the opportunity to show…Continue Reading
Please consider nominating a colleague or self-nominating for the ALA Core Margaret Mann Citation, a prestigious award that recognizes outstanding professional achievement in cataloging or classification, either through publication of significant professional literature, participation in professional cataloging associations, or valuable contributions to practice in individual libraries. The winner receives a…Continue Reading
We invite you to celebrate and support Core’s mission to strengthen the library profession. By donating to Core, you can help us amplify the positive change our members create in our libraries nationwide. Your gift, no matter the size, will help us advance our mission and build resources, leadership, and…Continue Reading
We are now accepting applications for the Online Course Scholarship for Library Professionals from Developing Countries to participate in our online Fundamentals courses held between September 11, 2024 and December 22, 2024. One free seat per session is available to librarians and information professionals from developing countries. For full information…Continue Reading
The John Cotton Dana Awards provide up to eight grants for libraries that demonstrate outstanding library public relations. The 2024 award winners, recognized for their strategic communications efforts, have been selected. This award is managed by the Core: Leadership, Infrastructure, Futures division of the American Library Association and EBSCO Information Services and consists…Continue Reading
