New Jersey Library Association Honors & Awards Subcommittee
Public Relations Spotlight
 Please join us on Thursday, January 28, at 2 p.m. for a special program as we feature the winners of last year's PR awards. Are you looking for new marketing ideas, or tips to brush up on your library's public relations and marketing to better communicate with your stakeholders?
More information, including how to register, can be found here.
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Nominations for the 2021 Honors & Awards will be accepted from Tuesday, December 1, 2020, until Thursday, April 1, 2021. Check the NJLA Award Criteria at the bottom of the page for details on each award.
Click here to submit a nomination: https://forms.gle/SFnXit597GxyKnGC7
Contributions need to be made between April 2020-March 2021 to be considered. Unless specifically noted, both nominators and nominees should be NJLA members in good standing. Any questions? Email Honors & Awards co-Chair Joy Robinson at [email protected]
Check out this video to learn more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx3-2sJFUsc&feature=youtu.be
These awards are chosen from a selection of nominations as recognized by the NJLA membership (you!), and will be presented by NJLA at a virtual Awards Reception at the Annual Conference in June.
Other awards presented by NJLA are those chosen directly by specific Sections and Committees, including: awards given by the College & University Section, the Garden State Children's and Teen Book Awards, the History & Preservation Section's Susan Swartzburg Award, and the super-secret President's Award.
2020 Award Winners Library Champion NJ Department of Education Electronic Resources for Students & Libraries = Success
Library Service Douglas Johnston ESL Volunteer, Piscataway Public Library
Journalism Award Hillary Viders Northern Valley Press
Rising Star Award Kristen Crepezzi Long Beach Island Library Audrey Dingler Cape May County Library Scott Nafie Morris Automated Information Network (MAIN) Timothy Valente James B. Carey Library, Rutgers University
Innovative Program Awards Cherry Hill Public Library Young Entrepreneurs Program & Craft Fair Glen Rock Public Library Immersive Themed Storytimes Newark Public Library Outsider Artz Piscataway Public Library Teen Services Department: Talk It Out
Intellectual Freedom Award Martha Hickson North Hunterdon High School
Susan G. Swartzburg Preservation Award Deb Schiff Piscataway Public Library; The College of New Jersey
Public Relations Awards Information Literature Atlantic County Library System Program Guide Johnson Public Library Teen Summer Reading Guide LMxAC Library Trading Cards NJ State Library Fresh Start @ Your Library Campaign Camden County Library System Fine Free Campaign Kenilworth Public Library Yarn Skeins Surprise Us! Somerset County Library System Library Literacy
NJLA CUS/ACRL Awards Distinguished Service Heather Dalal Rider University Research Award Sharon Whitfield Rider University
The President's Award and Librarian of the Year winners will be announced at a special program on Tuesday, February 16, at 2:30 p.m. More details to come soon. |