From: Ellen Loughran <ellen.loughran>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:15:06 -0500

Please excuse the off-topic nature of this message and any cross-posting. This is a new award and the award panel wants to reach the greatest number of YALSA members to encourage nominations. Nomination period ends December 1.

YALSA has a new award to acknowledge an individual's outstanding contribution to the field of Young Adult Librarianship! The award recognizes a YALSA member who has demonstrated unique and sustained devotion to young adult services through substantial work in any two or more of these initiatives:

? The promotion of library services for young adults
? Conducting and publishing research for young adults
? Publication or presentation of knowledge or best practices relating
     to young adult literature or library services for young adults
? Advocating for young adult literature or library services for young
    adults
? Mentoring of other professionals in the field of young adult
    literature or library services
? Notable efforts in furthering the mission of YALSA

The winner of the YALSA/Greenwood Service to Young Adults Achievement Award will receive $2,000 and an award plaque at the ALA Awards Banquet during the 2008 Annual Conference. Nominees must be a current personal member of ALA/YALSA to be eligible. The nominator does not need to be a member of YALSA or ALA.

Nominations will be accepted June?December 1, 2007 for the YALSA/Greenwood Service to Young Adults Achievement Award. All applications are due in to the YALSA office by December 1, 2007.

The official application form and complete list of guidelines can be found at:

http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/awardsandgrants/achievement.htm.

Questions can be directed to Nichole Gilbert (ngilbert at ala.org; 800-545-2433, x4387) or Laurel Hicklin (laurel.hicklin at queenslibrary.org).

Posted on behalf of the YALSA Outstanding Achievement Award Committee by Ellen Loughran.
Received on Fri 30 Nov 2007 04:15:06 PM CST