EBSCO Information Services, US, has announced that the deadline is approaching for libraries interested in submitting entries for the first ever LibraryAware Community Award. Submissions must be postmarked by February 1. The award recognises cities and towns and their libraries, or library systems, that have demonstrated their ability to make the community aware of what the library can do for them—and have delivered on that promise. The award is given by Library Journal and underwritten by LibraryAware, a product of the NoveList division of EBSCO Publishing.
The LibraryAware Community Award highlights the value that communities throughout the US and Canada derive from their libraries and focuses on the outcomes of work by libraries—through the development of effective programmes, services, partnerships and communications—that result in better communities and an increased understanding of how libraries contribute to a community's well-being.
The award will be given annually to a community of any size and its library during National Library Week. It will be presented to the city or town officials and the library director. The city or town will receive a plaque identifying it as a 'LibraryAware' community. The winning library will receive $10,000, with second place receiving $7500, and third place receiving $5000. The first winners will be announced in April 2013 and the winning library will be featured in an article in Library Journal that same month.
Additional information about the submission guidelines is available on the Library Journal website at: http://lj.libraryjournal.com/awards/libraryaware-community-award/.
