Nominating Committee has unveiled the slate of candidates for the Association’s 2026 election. This year, eight nominees will stand for four positions on the PLA Board of Directors: 2027-2028 ...

CHICAGO - Nominations are now open for the Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity Award. The award recognizes a librarian who has faced adversity with integrity and dignity ...

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The American Library Association (ALA) officially launched its 150th anniversary year, marking a century and a half of ...

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Melissa L. Just won the 2007 Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research for the dissertation proposal, "Measuring Ovid MEDLINE information literacy and search skill retention in ...

Rebecca Miller won the 2006 Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research for the dissertation proposal, "The Diffusion of Professional Knowledge in Intercultural Exchanges: The ...

Amber Matthews won the 2022 Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research for the dissertation proposal, "Advancing Anti-racism in Public Libraries for Black Youth in Canada" at ...

Renee M. Burress won the 2019 Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research for the dissertation proposal, "Nurturing a Democratic Planning Process: A Qualitative Case of 2017 Every ...

Jacqueline “Jacquie” Kociubuk won the 2025 Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research for the dissertation proposal "A Meaningful Place: Public Libraries and Self-care Children" at ...

Rachel Williams won the 2017 Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research for the dissertation proposal, "Performing Boundary Work: An Exploration of Public Library Workers’ Provision ...

Robert Carey won the 2000 Jesse H. Shera Award for the Support of Dissertation Research for the dissertation proposal, "Narrative and information: An ethnography of a lupus support group" at the ...