Posted tagged ‘Awards’

ALA/IIDA Interior Design Award Entry Form is now available

January 22, 2016

The Online Entry Form for the 2016 ALA/IIDA Library Interior Design Awards is now available.  This biennial competition is co-sponsored by ALA and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA). The awards honor excellence in library interior design. Award winners demonstrate excellence in aesthetics, design, creativity, function and satisfaction of the client’s objectives. The competition is […]

John Cotton Dana Award accepting entries for outstanding library public relations: Eight $10,000 grants will be awarded

December 19, 2012

The American Library Association (ALA) is now accepting submissions for the John Cotton Dana Award (JCD). The award, which is managed by the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) division of ALA, honors outstanding library public relations. Eight $10,000 grants are awarded each year by the H.W. Wilson Foundation and the annual Awards Reception is […]

LLAMA awards competitions see huge increase in number of entries

April 10, 2012

The Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA) announced today that two of its highest profile awards have seen dramatic increases in the number of entries received. The John Cotton Dana Public Relations award received a record breaking 108 entries from public, academic and other types of libraries […]

LLAMA sponsors 27 programs in Anaheim!

April 10, 2012

Members of the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) will present a wide variety of programs for attendees at this year’s ALA annual conference in Anaheim, Calif.  LLAMA programs are sponsored by LLAMA’s seven sections.  Topics include:  leadership, management, buildings and equipment, fund raising, human resources, measurement, assessment and evaluation, public relations and marketing, and […]

PR Xchange Best of Show: We’re Looking for the Best of the Best

March 7, 2011

We know your library has amazing promotional materials: Newsletters, program announcements, reading celebrations, advocacy materials, fundraising messages and more – in either print or video formats! Here’s your chance to show them off! It’s that time of year again—we are looking for entries for the LLAMA/PRMS PR Xchange Best of Show competition! How can you […]

Winners of the 2011 John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Awards

January 20, 2011

New York, NY, January 20, 2011 Five libraries are winners of the John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award, which recognizes and honors outstanding achievement in library public relations. The John Cotton Dana (JCD) honor has been awarded continuously since 1946 and is sponsored by the H.W. Wilson Company, the H.W. Wilson Foundation and the […]

Press Conference Scheduled to Announce John Cotton Dana Award Winners

January 3, 2011

A press conference announcing this year’s winners of the John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award will be held at the San Diego Convention Center, Room 30-D, on Saturday, January 8, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. (The San Diego Convention Center is located at 111 West Harbor Drive in San Diego; phone 619-525-5000 for directions.) […]

John Cotton Dana Public Relations Award Applications Now Available

August 11, 2010

Entries for the 64th John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award are being accepted now through Dec. 4 by the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA). Inaugurated in 1946, the John Cotton Dana Award honors outstanding library public relations programs that support a specific project, goal or activity, or a sustained, ongoing program (e.g. the […]

LLAMA seeks “Best of Show” award entries

February 24, 2009

Exhibit your library public relations masterpieces by entering LLAMA’s annual “Best of Show” awards competition. Sponsored by the Swap & Shop Committee of the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) Public Relations and Marketing Section, the competition recognizes the very best in public relations materials produced by libraries in the 2008 calendar year. Judging in […]

Ray English wins 2009 Hugh C. Atkinson award

February 11, 2009

CHICAGO — Ray English, Azariah Smith Root director of libraries at Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio, has been named the 2009 winner of the Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award. English will receive a cash award and a citation during the American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference in Chicago, at the Library Leadership and Management Association (LLAMA) […]