ALA Council approves new Penguin Random House Library Award for Innovation Through Adversity
The American Library Association (ALA) Council, at a Sunday session during the ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits,
approved the new
Penguin Random House Library Award for Innovation Through Adversity. Nominations are due
March 16.
The award, which ALA intends to present at its Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., recognizes
the staff of U.S. libraries who overcome adversity to create lasting innovative community service programs that inspire and connect with readers.
The award is open to public, school, and academic libraries. The $10,000 cash prize given to a library is sponsored
by the Penguin Random House Foundation. In addition, four runner-up awards consisting of $1,000 in Penguin Random House books will be awarded to eligible libraries.
Skip Dye, Vice President, Library Marketing and Sales Operations for Penguin Random House said: “Libraries are
essential and invaluable assets to community, providing a safe space for freedom of expression, diversity, and education. On behalf of Penguin Random House, it’s a privilege to recognize and honor libraries that effectively overcome adversity in support of
their local community.”
Jury chair, Andrea Lapsley stated, “We are excited that the award is open to all libraries. Librarians or library
staff will be recognized, and the funds will be used for their library. Although we do not want libraries to experience hardships, this is a way to recognize those that innovate and excel during times of crisis. We thank the Penguin Random House Foundation
for their sponsorship of this significant award.”
The nomination must show evidence of hardship, including economic difficulties or natural disasters, and demonstrate
successful partnership(s) that work to overcome the hardship. Partners can include schools, local business, museums, and other community organizations. The nomination should focus on innovative and unique programming that may include new technology, reading
methods or formats, outreach, etc. Nominees are not required to have a Master’s in Library Science degree but is preferred.
The award application can be found online at
http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/penguin-random-house-library-award-innovation-through-adversity. The deadline for applications is March 16. The award will be present at the ALA annual conference in Washington, D.C. on Sunday,
June 23 during the ALA President’s Program.
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