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Ken Haycock Award for Promoting Librarianship

An annual award consisting of $1,000 and a gold-framed citation, honoring an individual for contributing significantly to the general public’s recognition and appreciation of librarianship, outside the usual awareness of activities expected of a professional

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Highsmith Library Innovation Award

The Highsmith Library Innovation Award recognizes a public library's innovative and creative service program to the community. Any innovative, cutting-edge program, activity or service will be considered. Has your library developed a dynamic solution to a

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Bernadine Abbott Hoduski Founders Award

The Bernadine Abbott Hoduski Founders Award recognizes documents librarians who may not be known at the national level but who have made significant contributions to the field of state, international, local, or federal documents. This award recognizes those

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Special Collections and Archives

Honors Award

The award recognizes lifetime achievement and contributions to map librarianship.

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Paul Howard Award for Courage

A bi-annual award consisting of $1,000 and a 24k gold-framed citation of achievement honoring a librarian, library board, library group, or an individual who has exhibited unusual courage for the benefit of library programs or services.
Courage is defined by

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Intellectual Freedom
I Love My Librarian Award 2025

I Love My Librarian Award

The award encourages library users to recognize the accomplishments of librarians for their efforts to improve the lives of people in their community.

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