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Suzanne L. Sager<br>
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<td>[alacro-l] I LOVE MY LIBRARIAN AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED</td>
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<p class="MsoNormal">NEWS<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For Immediate Release <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">December <span style="color: rgb(31, 73, 125);">9</span>,
2008<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Megan Humphrey<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Manager, Campaign for America’s Libraries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ALA Public Information Office<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(773) 818-9184<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:mhumphrey@ala.org">mhumphrey@ala.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Diane McNulty <br>
The New York Times <br>
(212) 556-5244<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:diane.mcnulty@nytimes.com">diane.mcnulty@nytimes.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>CARNEGIE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK/NEW YORK TIMES I LOVE MY LIBRARIAN
AWARD
WINNERS ANNOUNCED </b><br>
<br>
(NEW YORK) Librarians in our nation’s 123,000 libraries make a
difference
in the lives of millions of Americans every day. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Today, 10 librarians are recognized for service to
their
communities, schools and campuses as winners of the Carnegie
Corporation of New
York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">More than 3,200 library users nationwide nominated
a
librarian. The 10 award recipients are: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Linda Allen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Libraries Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Pasco County Library System<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Hudson, Fla.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jean Amaral<br>
Reference Librarian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Antioch University New England<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Keene, N.H.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Amy J. Cheney <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Librarian<br>
Alameda County Library, Juvenile Hall<br>
San Leandro, Calif.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Jennifer Lankford Dempsey<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library Media Specialist and Technology Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wrights Mill Road Elementary School<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Auburn, Ala.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Carol W. Levers<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Community Services Librarian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kansas City, Kansas Public Library; Weekend
Supervisor <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Plaza Branch Library, Kansas City Public Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Kansas City, Mo.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. Margaret “Gigi” Lincoln<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library Media Specialist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Lakeview High School Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Battle Creek, Mich.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Iona R. Malanchuk<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Associate University Librarian and Head of the
Education
Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Florida<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Gainesville, Fla.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Elaine McIlroy<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wellfleet Public Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wellfleet, Mass.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Paul McIntosh<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Library Media Specialist<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Wadleigh Secondary School For The Performing and
Visual Arts<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">New York, N.Y.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Arezoo Moseni<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Senior Librarian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The New York Public Library, Mid-Manhattan
Library, The Art
Collection<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">New York, N.Y.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“Librarians are even more important to their
communities in this digital age,” said Vartan Gregorian, president of
Carnegie Corporation of New York. “They are the people many turn to
for help in navigating the complex and information-rich world of the
web where
the quality of the research and reports is not always clear. These ten
librarians deserve applause because their professionalism has won the
attention
and respect of their neighbors.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“The New York Times is proud to collaborate with
the American
Library Association and Carnegie Corporation of New York in recognizing
the
role of librarians in society,” said Janet L. Robinson, president and
chief executive officer of The New York Times Company. “Literacy
and public access to knowledge are critical to our democracy and the
work of
these librarians quite simply, enriches us all.” <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“This award honors the significant relationship
between library users and librarians. It also recognizes these 10
librarians for the notable impact they have on the lives of the people
they
serve and on their communities,” said American Library Association
(ALA)
President Jim Rettig.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Each of the 10 award winners receives a $5,000
cash award
and will be honored at a ceremony and reception in New York at
TheTimesCenter,
hosted by The New York Times on Dec. 9. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Nominations were open to librarians working in
public,
school, college, community college and university libraries. In order
to
be eligible, the nominee had to have received 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 institution accredited by the National Council for the
Accreditation of Teacher Education. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The selection committee is comprised of Dr.
Loriene Roy,
professor at the University of Texas at Austin, School of Information;
Dr.
Rookaya Bawa, program officer at Carnegie Corporation of New York;
Annalisa R.
Crews, library media specialist at Homewood High School, Homewood,
Ala.; Karen
Danczak Lyons, first deputy commissioner of Chicago Public Library;
Diane
McNulty, executive director of Community Affairs and Media Relations at
The New
York Times; and Dr. Laverna M. Saunders, university librarian at
Duquesne
University, Pittsburgh, Pa. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The ALA administered the award through the
Campaign for
America’s Libraries, its public awareness campaign that promotes the
value of libraries and librarians. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The award, which began as The New York Times
Librarian
Awards in 2000, is now a collaborative program of Carnegie Corporation
of New
York, The New York Times and the American Library Association. More
information about the award recipients is available at <a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="http://www.ilovelibraries.org/">www.ilovelibraries.org</a>/ilovemylibrarian.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">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. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The American Library Association is the oldest and
largest
library association in the world, with more than 67,000 members.
Its mission is to promote the highest quality library and information
services and public access to information.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Megan McFarlane<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Campaign Coordinator<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The Campaign for America's Libraries<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone - 312-280-2148<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Email - <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:mmcfarlane@ala.org">mmcfarlane@ala.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">American Library Association<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">50 E. Huron<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Chicago, IL 60611<o:p></o:p></p>
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