NY Times Expands Librarian Awards to Academic Librarians

-- Library Journal, 07/21/2006

The New York Times Librarian Awards, now in its sixth year, will now honor academic librarians as well as public librarians. Last year, the program honored 27 public librarians. This year, the program will honor 21 public librarians and three academic librarians. Public librarian nominations, which come from the public, will be accepted until September 15, and aim to honor those who provide outstanding community service on a consistent basis. Nominations for the academic librarian awards will come from students, faculty, and administrators at universities and colleges nationwide. The nomination process will begin in September and last through October 20.

Winners will be selected by a committee of library luminaries and announced in the Times in December. Each winner will receive $2500 and a commemorative plaque from the newspaper. Alyse Myers, senior VP, chief marketing officer, the New York Times Media Group, said, "The Times remains strongly committed to the values promoted by all libraries—literacy, education and information access—and we are very glad to have this enhanced opportunity to celebrate the important work performed by librarians in both the public and academic sector."

Click here to print nomination forms for the public librarian awards, made by the public and due by September 15. Academic librarian nominations from students, faculty, and staff will be accepted starting in October.