Awards
The 2009 Utah Library Association awards will be presented during the association's business meeting on Thursday, April 23 from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at South Towne Center. Nominations are being accepted at: http://ula.org/organization/attachments/awards/ULA%20award%20nominations%20form%202009.doc
These awards recognize outstanding achievement in librarianship, service to libraries and the library profession, and service to the Utah Library Association. Recipients may be librarians, trustees, legislators, news media personnel, and friends of libraries.
ULA Distinguished Service Award:
A person “whose achievements in service to libraries are of the highest caliber.” You do not have to be a librarian to be eligible. Your accomplishments must “represent a sustained contribution over a period of several years.”
Librarian of the Year Award:
Must be a librarian (worked in a library or media center or have been involved in library science education; does not necessarily need to have an MLS). This Award is to recognize outstanding service in the recent past.
Special Service to Libraries Award:
This award honors groups (library staffs, committees, library boards, or other similar library groups) or individuals who have made significant contributions in support of libraries or library service. The intent is to recognize a sustained contribution over several years or a notable effort over a shorter period of time.
ULA Special Recognition Award:
This special award strives to recognize Librarians (as defined above) who have “contributed to the profession as a whole and who have benefited the library community in general over a period of many years.”
Legislative Award for Excellence in Political Affairs and Library Advocacy:
1. The awardee must be a member of the Utah Library Association OR a state or local elected official.
2. The awardee must have provided proven leadership with regard to political issues and/or library advocacy.
3. The awardee need not work in a library but must meet one of the conditions of Criterion #1 above.
4. The awardee must have a proven history of legislative activism and/or library advocacy AND is one who is presumed to continue as an activist or advocate.
5. Nothing herein shall prohibit the awardee from inclusion in consideration for any other Utah Library Association award or merit.