Advancement of Literacy Award

Presented by the Public Library Association and Library Journal.

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Definition and Criteria

THE ADVANCEMENT OF LITERACY AWARD committee members are responsible for nominating an award winner at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, January 24-29, 2003. That selection is given to the PLA Board of Directors at that meeting, where the name of the winner is announced.

The award, a plaque, will be presented at the PLA President’s Reception during the ALA 2002 Annual Conference.

All nominations must be presented in writing by December 2, 2002. Please use this form to nominate the publisher, bookseller and/or software dealer, foundation or similar group (that is, not an individual) you feel deserves national recognition. Criteria used for judging nominations include: (1) amount of support given to libraries for literacy projects; (2) evidence of long-term commitment to literacy; and (3) encouragement provided to other groups to undertake similar activity.

Past Recipients

2001	The Providence Journal (RI)
2000	Starbucks Foundation (Seattle, WA)
1999	Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Fund and Mount Clemens Rotary Club [co-winners]
1998	Second Start Adult Literacy Program (Oakland, CA)
1997	Signal Hill Publications
1996	Illinois Secretary of State
1995	Warner Cable–Columbus Division
1994	California State Library Foundation
1993	Friends of Literacy through Libraries (Broward County, FL)
1992	Bell Atlantic Foundation
1991	Baker & Taylor
1990	Michigan Literacy, Inc.
1989	Project Plus
1988	Gannett Foundation
1987	Fearon Publications
1986	New Readers Press
1985	B. Dalton Bookseller

Nomination Application

Please submit 1 original and 10 copies of each nomination by December 1, 2002, to: Advancement of Literacy Award
PLA
50 E. Huron Street
Chicago, Illinois, 60611
1-800-545-2433, ext. 5PLA.

PLA will forward the applications to the current chair of the Advancement of Literacy Award Jury. PLA reserves the right to extend the application deadline.