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List of ALA awards

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The American Library Association is a professional society for librarians and some other information service providers. Its awards program includes "Books, Print & Media Awards"; professional recognition within the library sciences; and scholarships, fellowships and grants. Some of the former are annual book awards with great public visibility.

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Book, print and media awards

Key
  • Award: Name of the award or list
  • First: Year the honor was inaugurated (first awarded)
  • Type: one of {Book, Career, Media, Print, Professional}
  • Admin.: ALA Division responsible for the award
  • Class: one of the following, if any
  • Recommended lists ("Best of ...") = lists of multiple recommended works
  • Youth Media Awards = honoring work(s) for children or young adults and/or their creators
  • Libraries and librarianship = honoring work about libraries, etc.
  • Mo.: Month of announcement

    • Grants and fellowships

  • ALA Grants and Fellowship awards.

    • Professional recognition awards

  • ALA Professional Recognition awards.

    • James Madison Award — administered by the Office for Government Relations, from 1989 annually honoring "individuals or groups who have championed, protected and promoted public access to government information and the public's right to know at the national level"

    Scholarships

  • ALA Scholarships.

    • References

    List of ALA awards Wikipedia
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