2022 Award Winners

Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award 

Booth Library, Eastern Illinois University

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Crosman Memorial Award 

Jocelyn Armstrong, Riverdale Public Library District

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Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award 

Michelle Nielsen Ott, Cullom-Davis Library, Bradley University

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Intellectual Freedom Award 

Julia Hanson, Emily Hernandez, Tabitha Irvin, Lauren Pierret, and Josiah Poynter

Downers Grove High School Students

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Librarian of the Year Award 

Rhonda Jenkins, Kendall Elementary School

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Robert R. McClarren Legislative Development Award 

Reaching Across Illinois Library System (RAILS) 

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Deborah Dowley Preiser Marketing Award 

Karina Guico, Morton Grove Public Library

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Readers' Advisory Service Award 

Public Services Departments of Shorewood-Troy Library

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Alexander J. Skrzypek Award 

Susan McBride, Hinsdale Public Library

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TBS, Inc. Technical Services Award

Lisa Bobis, Arlington Heights Memorial Library

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Trustee of the Year Award 

Joseph Filapek, Aurora Public Library District 

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Young Adult Library Professional of the Year Award 

Allison Riggs, Schaumburg Township District Library

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Youth Services Achievement Award 

Mandy O'Brien, Skokie Public Library

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Youth Services Librarian of the Year Award 

Jess Alexander, Morton Grove Public Library

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Resources and Technical Services Forum Scholarship 

Brittney Bradshaw, Metropolis Public Library

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Valerie J. Wilford Scholarship Grant for Library Education 

Carleigh Obrochta, Niles-Maine District Library

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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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