The Joseph W. Lippincott Award was established in 1938 by the American Library Association."Lippincott and White Awards.” 1938.''Wilson Bulletin for Librarians'' 12 (March):466. It is presented annually to a librarian for distinguished service to the profession of librarianship, such service to include outstanding participation in the activities of the professional library association, notable published professional writing, or other significant activity on behalf of the profession and its aims. It is named for its founder, the publisher

Joseph Wharton Lippincott Joseph Wharton Lippincott (February 28, 1887 – October 22, 1976) was a noted publisher, author, naturalist, and sportsman. He was the grandson of Joshua Ballinger Lippincott, founder of Philadelphia publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, and of ...

of J. B. Lippincott & Co. His son,

Joseph Wharton Lippincott Jr. Joseph Wharton Lippincott Jr., (1914–2003) was Chairman and President of Philadelphia publisher J. B. Lippincott & Co., J. B. Lippincott Company. He was born in Bethayres, Pennsylvania, the son of Joseph Wharton Lippincott and Elizabeth Schuyler ...

, also a publisher, and a chair of

National Library Week First sponsored in 1958, National Library Week (NLW) is a national observance sponsored by the American Library Association (ALA) and Library, libraries across the United States each April, typically the second full week. It promotes library use a ...

regularly attended the annual conference of the American Library Association to present the award. American Library Association logo stacked

Mary Utopia Rothrock Vanderbilt University 1911 yeabook page (cropped)

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