• Best Paper Award for an ACRL/NEC member with the best scholarly library/information science paper. $250/year and complimentary registration/travel stipend to attend the ACRL/NEC Annual Conference. Deadline: February 10, 2012
• Continuing Education Scholarship to enable a member of ACRL/NEC to pursue continuing education or professional development opportunities related to librarianship. Up to $500/year and complimentary registration/travel stipend to attend the ACRL/NEC Annual Conference. Deadline: February 10, 2012
• ACRL/NEC Annual Conference Scholarships for Librarians and Library Staff to enable up to 6 librarians or library staff who have never attended the Chapter’s Annual Conference to attend it. Covers registration/travel stipend to attend the ACRL/NEC Annual Conference.Deadline: February 10, 2012
• ACRL/NEC Annual Conference Scholarships for Library School Students to enable up to 6 library school students, or December 2010/January 2011 library school graduates, to attend the ACRL/NEC Annual Conference. Covers registration/travel stipend to the ACRL/NEC Annual Conference. Deadline: February 10, 2012

New this year!  View a list of our Past Award Winners.

If you have questions or would like to learn more you can visit the Scholarship & Awards website or send an email to scholarships@acrlnec.org.

Thank you!

Committee Members

• Nancy George (Co-Chair), Salem State College
• Laura Kohl (Co-Chair), Bryant University
• Louise Buckley, University of New Hampshire
• Mary Piorun, University of Massachusetts-Medical
• Christine Turner, University of Massachusetts-Amherst
• Janice Wilbur, Assumption College
• Stephanie St. Laurence, Tufts University
• Dawn Emsellem, Salve Regina University

VLA is now accepting nominations for:

1) The 2012 Sarah C. Hagar Award which is for outstanding service in or significant contribution to the field of librarianship in Vermont. Nominees must be working in a Vermont library and a member of VLA.

2) The 2012 Trustee of the Year Award for achievement by a trustee on behalf of his or her library, either during the previous year or during his/her years of service.

For more information about the awards, please see:  http://www.vermontlibraries.org/awards

To nominate someone, please send the nominee’s name, the name of his/her library, and a letter explaining why this person should receive the award, along with your name, library telephone number and email address by March 16, 2012  to the committee. If more than one person signs a nominating letter, please designate one signatory as the contact person. Letters of support from community members or colleagues are extremely important as they are very helpful to the committee.

Don’t delay-write that letter today!  Questions? Please ask Grace Greene at 828-6954 or email:grace.greene@state.vt.us Electronic submissions are preferred.

The recipient will receive a $3000 cash award and a citation.

Applicants for this award will be evaluated based on their contribution to the field of business librarianship. These contributions may include, but are not limited to: authorship of a seminal book or articles in business librarianship; development of an imaginative and successful program centered around business within a library; teaching business librarianship in a particularly creative and substantive manner; and displaying strong leadership in a professional association geared to business librarianship.

NOMINATIONS –

To submit a nomination, please download and complete the nomination form, and follow the submission instructions therein.  For more information, as well as link to the nomination form, please see:  http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/rusa/awards/businesslib/index.cfm

The award and citation will be presented at the RUSA Awards ceremony at the 2012 ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim.

Please email, fax, or mail the nomination packet by DECEMBER 15, 2011, to the Committee Chair, Patricia Kenly.

Patricia Kenly
Business Reference Librarian
Georgia Institute of Technology
Library & Information Center
704 Cherry St.
Atlanta, GA  30332-0900
Email:  patricia.kenly@library.gatech.edu
Fax:  404-894-8190

There will be two openings on the DCF committee for the upcoming year. This is a great opportunity for someone who loves to read children’s books to meet with others with the same passion for bringing books and children together.  Anyone interested in applying should email a letter of interest, a resume and two reviews, one positive and one negative, of children’s books of their choice, to Grace Greene (grace.greene@state.vt.us) by January 27, 2012. The new members will be selected in February, and will begin their  duties in the summer.  Terms are for three years, with a chance to renew for a second term.

Questions? Please ask.

Grace

The award invites library users nationwide to recognize the accomplishments of librarians in public, school, college, community college and university libraries for their efforts to improve the lives of people in their community. Nominations are being accepted online at atyourlibrary.org/ilovemylibrarian through Sept. 12.

Up to 10 librarians will be selected. Each will receive a $5,000 cash award, a plaque and will be honored at an awards ceremony and reception in New York, hosted by The New York Times, in December.

Over the past three years, 30 librarians from across the country have won the I Love My Librarian Award. Last year, more than 2,000 library users nationwide nominated a librarian. Previous winners have been lauded for starting community gardens, helping students with severe disabilities read classic works of literature, for helping non-traditional students learn new technology to get better jobs and more. For more information on previous winners, visit atyourlibrary.org/ilovemylibrarian.

Each nominee must be a librarian with a master’s degree from a program accredited by the ALA in library and information studies or a master’s degree with a specialty in school library media from an educational unit accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. Nominees must be currently working in the United States in a public library, a library at an accredited two- or four-year college or university or at an accredited K-12 school.

The Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award is administered by the Campaign for America’s Libraries, ALA’s public awareness campaign that promotes the value of libraries and librarians. The Campaign is made possible by ALA’s Library Champions, corporations and foundations.

Contact:
Megan Humphrey
Campaign for America’s Libraries manager
800/545-2433, ext. 4020
mhumphrey@ala.org
www.atyourlibrary.org

The committee is always eager to get suggestions for the next year’s list from you and from your students. Use this easy online form to recommend the books. The books must be of interest to kids in grades 9-12, currently available in paperback, and first published in 2007-2011. Thanks for your suggestions!\

Grace Worcester Greene
Youth Services Consultant
Vermont Department of Libraries
Tel.: 802-828-6954
Email: grace.greene@state.vt.us

• A letter of interest
• Your resume
• Two reviews, one positive and one negative, of recent books of your choice. The reviews for the DCF application must be of books appropriate for grades 4-8, and the reviews for the GMBA application must be of books appropriate for high school students.

Deadline for both is:  JUNE 1, 2011

Questions? Please ask.

Grace Worcester Greene
Youth Services Consultant
Vermont Department of Libraries
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609
Tel.: 802-828-6954
Fax: 802-828-1481
Email: grace.greene@state.vt.us

The DCF list is here: http://libraries.vermont.gov/libraries/cbec/dcf

And the GMBA list is here: http://libraries.vermont.gov/sites/libraries/files/gmba/gmbamasterlist11-12.pdf

Voting on the 2010-2011 lists:

To vote for the DCF winner, please use the online form at www.dcfaward.org. Deadline is April 15.

To vote for the GMBA winner, please use the forms here: http://libraries.vermont.gov/libraries/gmba Votes are due on Friday, May 6.

Happy reading!

Deadline for nominations is Friday, February 18, 2011

Eligibility for nomination is as follows:

• Nominees may be NETSL/NELA members, but membership in the Association is not a requirement.
• A nomination must be accompanied by a written statement that includes the reasons for nomination and a narrative summary of the nominee’s career and achievements. The person’s resume or CV may be used to meet this requirement.
• You do not have to be a NETSL member to make a nomination.
• Please send you nominations and the above documentation to the NETSL Vice-President no later than Friday, February 18, 2011. Contact information for Helen Linda, NETSL Vice President, appears below.

Current members of the NETSL Executive Board are not eligible for consideration.

Details can be seen at http://nela.camp9.org/netsl/awards

Please send nominations and inquiries to:

Helen Linda
NETSL Vice-President/President-Elect
celestihel@gmail.com
802-322-1602

NETSL is a section of the New England Library Association and is affiliated with the ALCTS Council of Regional Groups. For more information on NETSL, visit our website at: http://nelib.org/netsl/

VLA is now accepting nominations for two awards:

1. The 2011 Sarah C. Hagar Award which is for outstanding service in or significant contribution to the field of librarianship in Vermont. Nominees must be working in a Vermont library and a member of VLA.
2. The 2011 Trustee of the Year Award for achievement by a trustee on behalf of his or her library, either during the previous year or during his/her years of service.

To nominate someone, please send the nominee’s name, the name of his/her library, and a letter explaining why this person should receive the award, along with your name, library telephone number and email address by March 11, 2011  to the address below (email or snail mail). If more than one person signs a nominating letter, please designate one signatory as the contact person. Letters of support from community members or colleagues are highly encouraged and very helpful to the committee.

Don’t delay-write that letter today! Questions? Please ask Grace Greene at (802)828-6954 or email: grace.greene@state.vt.us>.

VLA Awards Committee
C/o Grace Greene
Vermont Department of Libraries
109 State Street
Montpelier, VT 05609
grace.greene@state.vt.us