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List Of ALA Awards
The American Library Association is a professional society for librarians and some other information service providers. Its awards program includes "Books, Print & Media Awards"; professional recognition within the library sciences; and scholarships, fellowships and grants. Some of the former are annual book awards with great public visibility. Book, print and media awards ;Key * Award: Name of the award or list * First: Year the honor was inaugurated (first awarded) :: Two years such as "1958 –1966" signify the honor has been discontinued and was last awarded in the latter year. * Type: one of * Admin.: ALA Division responsible for the award * Class: one of the following, if any ** Recommended lists ("Best of ...") = lists of multiple recommended works ** Youth Media Awards = honoring work(s) for children or young adults and/or their creators ** Libraries and librarianship = honoring work about libraries, etc. * Mo.: Month of announcement Grants and fellowships ALA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Library Association
The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world, with 49,727 members as of 2021. History During the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876, 103 librarians, 90 men and 13 women, responded to a call for a "Convention of Librarians" to be held October 4–6 at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. At the end of the meeting, according to Ed Holley in his essay "ALA at 100", "the register was passed around for all to sign who wished to become charter members," making October 6, 1876, the date of the ALA’s founding. Among the 103 librarians in attendance were Justin Winsor (Boston Public, Harvard), William Frederick Poole (Chicago Public, Newberry), Charles Ammi Cutter (Boston Athenaeum), Melvil Dewey, and Richard Rogers Bowker. Attendees came from as far west as Chicago and from England. The ALA wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
