Susan Swartzburg Award
The Awards Committee of the NJLA History and Preservation Section is seeking nominations for the 2025 Susan G. Swartzburg Preservation Award.
This award honors the memory of a librarian whose leadership in New Jersey inspired and influenced many others in our profession, particularly in the areas of preservation of library materials, archives, and the book arts.
The deadline for nominations is Monday, March 31, 2025. Criteria for the Award:
- Leadership. Has demonstrated support for funding of conservation projects; promoting education of conservation issues; and increasing the visibility of archival/history materials.
- Creativity. Has developed new and interesting methods of interpretation through exhibits, programs, lectures and publications.
- Commitment. Has built an impressive body of work at one or more institutions in the areas of conservation, archives and/or historical fields; has a strong record of participation in NJLA; and has exhibited knowledge of and concern for the basic principles of preservation over time.
Please fill out the nomination form (coming soon) and email it before the Monday, March 31, 2025 deadline to: [email protected]
Or you can mail it to:
John Beekman Jersey City Free Publlic Library 472 Jersey Ave. Jersey City, NJ 07302
Past winners of this award include:
2003 - Elsalyn Palmisano 2004 - Ralph Ocker 2005 - Elizabeth "Betty" Steckman 2006 - Gary Saretzky 2007 - Joseph DaRold 2008 - Susan Gulick 2009 - Peggy Norris 2010 - Michele Stricker 2011 - Miriam Kornblatt 2013 - Frederic C. Pachman 2014 - Tim Corlis 2015 - Deborah Mercer 2016 - Robert Stewart 2017 - Sarah Hull 2018 - Chad Leinaweaver 2019 - Karl Niederer 2020 - Debra Schiff 2021 - Thomas C. Ankner 2022 - John Beekman 2023 - Lois Densky-Wolff 2024 - Laura Poll
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