<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra">FYI,</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra">Suzanne L. Sager</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 7:37 AM, Don Wood <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:dwood@ala.org" target="_blank">dwood@ala.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Call for Nominations for the John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The <a href="http://www.ala.org/ifrt/awardsfinal/Immroth_Award/immroth" target="_blank">John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award</a> honors intellectual freedom fighters in and outside the library profession who have demonstrated remarkable personal courage in resisting censorship. The award consists of $500 and a citation. Individuals, a group of individuals or an organization are eligible for the award.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Sponsor and Deadline<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award is sponsored by the Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) of the American Library Association (ALA). The deadline for nominations is December 1 of each year. NOTE: The deadline for 2014 has been extended to February 17, 2015.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Nominations<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Established in 1979, upon the death of John Phillip Immroth, this award honors the courage, dedication, and contribution of a living individual or group who has set the finest kind of example for the defense and furtherance of the principles of intellectual freedom. The award consists of a citation and a $500 prize.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">John Phillip Immroth was a teacher, author, scholar, advocate, and defender of First Amendment rights. He was the founder and first Chair of the Intellectual Freedom Round Table in 1973. His impact on the ideal of intellectual freedom and its practice was great.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The Immroth nomination form is available at <a href="http://www.ala.org/ifrt/awardsfinal/Immroth_Award/immroth" target="_blank">http://www.ala.org/ifrt/awardsfinal/Immroth_Award/immroth</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Nominations and supporting evidence should be sent to: Shumeca Pickett, ALA, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Telephone: <a href="tel:312-280-4220" value="+13122804220" target="_blank">312-280-4220</a> or <a href="tel:800-545-2433%2C%20ext.%204220" value="+18005452433" target="_blank">800-545-2433, ext. 4220</a>. Fax: <a href="tel:312-280-4227" value="+13122804227" target="_blank">312-280-4227</a>. E-mail: <a href="mailto:spickett@ala.org" target="_blank">spickett@ala.org</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>Past Immroth Award Winners: </b><a href="http://www.ala.org/ifrt/awardsfinal/Immroth_Award/pastrecipientsimmroth" target="_blank">http://www.ala.org/ifrt/awardsfinal/Immroth_Award/pastrecipientsimmroth</a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">American Library Association l 50 E. Huron St. l Chicago, IL 60611<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="tel:%28312%29%20280-4220" value="+13122804220" target="_blank">(312) 280-4220</a> l <a href="tel:%28800%29%20545-2433%20x4220" value="+18005452433" target="_blank">(800) 545-2433 x4220</a> toll-free l <a href="tel:%28312%29%20280-4227" value="+13122804227" target="_blank">(312) 280-4227</a> fax<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:rgb(136,136,136);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Suzanne L. 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