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Honors and Awards

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ATTENTION: This page is for past awards ONLY and is no longer current.

For information regarding the 2015 awarding process, please visit http://www.njla.org/awards

Nominations for 2014 Honors & Awards will be accepted from December 1, 2013 through March 1, 2014.

Check out the complete list of 2013 NJLA Award Winners here.

Also, check out photos from the 2013 Annual Conference & the Awards Reception on the NJLA Flickr Page.

See the 2014 NJLA Award Criteria below for details on each award!

These awards are chosen from a selection of nominations as recognized by the NJLA membership (you!), and are presented by NJLA at an Awards Reception at the Annual Conference.

Other awards presented by NJLA are those chosen directly by specific Sections and Committees, including: awards given by the College & University Section, the Garden State Children's and Teen Book Awards, the History & Preservation Section's Susan Swartzburg Award, and the super secret President's Award.

2015 NJLA Award Criteria:

Intellectual Freedom Award

Journalism Award

Librarian of the Year Award

Library Champion Award

Library Service Award/Trustee Recognition Award

NJLA/NJASL Amy Job Partnership Award

Public Relations and Marketing Award

PR/Marketing Rubric: check this out to get a better idea of what the committee looks for in a winning nomination.

Rising Star Award

SUBCOMMITTEE FUNCTIONS

To identify and establish appropriate honors and awards to recognize individuals and/or groups for meritorious accomplishments in the field of library service.
To recommend to the Executive Board particular individuals or groups to be honored by appropriate citation at the Annual meeting.
To consider for recognition by resolution, persons or groups who have made significant contributions to the profession, including those of notable achievements, recent retirees and those who have died, and to report these names to the Executive Board for their consideration.
To recommend to the Executive Board any submission to any national awards, Including a NJ trustee for the ALA library trustee citation.
To draft and present all citations and resolutions for the approval of the Executive Board, then to the membership for consideration
To file a copy of each resolution in the Archive and to send a copy to the person concerned or, in the case of a deceased person, to the next of kin.