[CLClist] CLA Awards

[Barbara Bailey]

The deadline for CLA Awards is fast approaching, Friday, March 7. Please take a few minutes and consider nominating someone, yourself included for 1 of the following awards:

Outstanding Librarian: honors the career accomplishments of a librarian who has demonstrated an outstanding record of service to both his or her library and to the library profession. Preference will be given to nominees who have achieved in more than one area. The nominee must be a CLA member.

Special Acheivement: honors an individual who has implemented a significant project or initiated an innovative prgram during the year. This award may be given to the same individual more than once. The Awards Committee reserves the right to present more than one Special Achievement Award.

Intellectual Freedom Award: recognizes an individual for the demonstration of extraordinary personal courage in defense of intellectual freedom or the implementation of a successful and creative project developed to raise awaareness of intellectual freedom issues or for a published work on intellectual freedom.

News Media Award: honors an individual journalist or news organization for coverage of libraries and/or the principles of librarianship in an exemplary way during the past year. Copies of articles and other material should be submitted with the nomination.

Adeline Mix Award: honors a full or part-timew student in an approved graduate and undergraduate program and enables the student to attend the CLA Annual Conference in 2008. $250 will be awarded to cover conference registration, meals and accommodations. Applicant must be a CLA member.

Support Staff of the Year: promotes the role and image of library assistants and support staff in the library and information science fields.

Supporter of Support Staff of the Year: recognizes library administrative staff who promote the role of library assistants and support staff in the library and information science fields. Must currently bye working in a library/information science position in Connecticut.

For an application and further information, visit the CLA web page: www.ctlibraryassociation.org.<http://www.ctlibraryassociation.org.>


Barbara J. Bailey, M.L.S.
Director
Welles-Turner Memorial Library
2407 Main Street
Glastonbury, CT 06033
Voice: (860)652-7717
Fax: (860)652-7721
E-mail: barbara.bailey at glastonbury-ct.gov