[Publib] FW: Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award

[Andrea Berstler]

First off, let me say that I think it is a great thing to honor librarians -
They never get the accolades they deserve; 
however may I also say that while I understand that ALA is helping to
sponsor this award, there are a lot of very good librarians who, for various
reasons, do not have an "ALA accredited" Masters. It seems a shame that they
are immediately counted out. 


Andrea Berstler - Director 
The Village Library of Morgantown 
PO Box 797, 207 N Walnut St 
Morgantown, PA 
www.villagelibrary.org 



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From: American Library Association [mailto:mhumphrey at ala.org] 
Sent: Friday, August 15, 2008 11:37 AM
To: jacquelyn.Siminitus at att.com
Subject: Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My
Librarian Award

CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK/NEW YORK TIMES
I LOVE MY LIBRARIAN AWARD ANNOUNCED 

Nominations for public librarians open August 15
              
Carnegie Corporation of New York has awarded the American Library
Association $489,000 to support the new Carnegie Corporation of New
York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award. 

Administered by the ALA's Public Information Office and Campaign for
America's Libraries, the award will launch this year and will continue
annually through 2013.  The award encourages library users 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 for public librarians run from August 15 through October 1.
Nominations for school and academic librarians begin September 2 and
continue through October 15.   

"In our democratic society, the library stands for hope, for learning,
for progress, for literacy, for self-improvement and for civic
engagement. The library is a symbol of opportunity, citizenship,
equality, freedom of speech and freedom of thought, and hence, is a
symbol for democracy itself," said Vartan Gregorian, president of
Carnegie Corporation of New York. 

"We're thrilled to be working with the Carnegie Corporation of New York
and the American Library Association to honor librarians who play such a
vital role in our communities," said Scott Heekin-Canedy, president of
The New York Times.  "What began as a local Times initiative in New York
City seven years ago has grown to a national awards program and now we
are proud to be co-presenting the award with the Carnegie Corporation of
New York and the ALA." 

"This award will continue to raise awareness of the valuable
contributions of today's librarians and the ways they make a difference
in people's lives and their communities, schools and campuses," said ALA
President Jim Rettig.   
   
Up to 10 librarians in public, school and academic libraries will be
selected each year and each will be honored at a ceremony and reception
in New York at TheTimesCenter, hosted by The New York Times.  Each
winner also will receive a $5,000 cash award, a plaque and a $500 travel
stipend to attend the awards reception.  In addition, a plaque will be
given to each award winner's library. 

Nominees will be judged by a selection committee based on quality of
service to library users, demonstrated knowledge of the library and its
resources and commitment shown in helping library users. 

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. 

For more information, visit www.ilovelibraries.org/ilovemylibrarian. 

The Carnegie Corp. of New York was created by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 to
promote "the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding."
For more than 95 years, the corporation has carried out Carnegie's
vision of philanthropy by building on his two major concerns:
international peace and advancing education and knowledge. As a private
grant-making foundation, the corporation will invest more than $100
million this year in nonprofits to fulfill Carnegie's mission, "to do
real and permanent good in this world." The corporation's capital fund,
originally donated at a value of about $135 million, had a market value
of $3 billion on Sept. 30, 2007. 

The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT), a leading media company with
2007 revenues of $3.2 billion, includes The New York Times, the
International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, 16 other daily
newspapers, WQXR-FM and more than 50 Web sites, including NYTimes.com,
Boston.com and About.com.  The Company's core purpose is to enhance
society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news,
information and entertainment. 

The American Library Association is the oldest and largest library
association in the world, with more than 65,000 members. Its mission is
to promote the highest quality library and information services and
public access to information.

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