ALA Medal of Excellence

An annual award consisting of a bronzed medal and a 24k gold-framed citation of achievement for recent creative leadership of high order, particularly in the fields of library management, library training, cataloging and classification, and the tools and techniques of librarianship.
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Year Began: 1953

Award name changed in 2020, from the Melvil Dewey Medal to the ALA Medal of Excellence. 

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Frequency: Annual

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