2020 Award Winners

Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award

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Crosman Memorial Award 

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Davis Cup Award

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Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award 

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Intellectual Freedom Award

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Librarian of the Year Award

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Deborah Dowley Preiser Marketing Award

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Readers' Advisory Service Award

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Reference Services Award

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Alexander J. Skrzypek Award

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TBS, Inc. Technical Services Award

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Trustee of the Year Award

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Young Adult Librarian of the Year Award

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Resources and Technical Services Forum (RTSF) Scholarship 

  • Jennifer Finnerty, North Chicago Public Library

  • Kevin Halpin, M.L.I.S. student at Dominican University

  • Brooke Nelson, East Peoria Community High School Library

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Valerie J. Wilford Scholarship Grant for Library Education 

Jeffrey Merino, East Maine School District 63

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Sylvia Murphy Williams Award

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Amanda He, University of Illinois
Kyra Lee, University of Illinois
Mayra Rosas, University of Illinois
Mimosa Shah, University of Illinois
Megdelawit Abebe, University of Illinois
Alex Aspiazu, University of Illinois
Danielle Luz Belanger, University of Illinois
María del Carmen Cifuentes, University of Illinois
Tacia Díaz, University of Illinois
Luisa Leija, University of Illinois
Krystal Madkins, University of Illinois
Anthony Martinez, University of Illinois
Ashley Mitchell, University of Illinois
Chinyere E. Oteh, University of Illinois
Rayyon Robinson, University of Illinois

iREAD Summer Reading Programs

Since 1981, iREAD provides high quality, low-cost resources and products that enable local library staff to motivate children, young adults, and adults to read.

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