Nominations are now being accepted for The Carnegie Corporation of New York/New York Times I Love My Librarian Award. The award, administered by ALA's Public Information Office and Campaign for America's Libraries, encourages library users to recognize the accomplishments of librarians who have helped enrich their education and/or succeed in their research endeavors. Nominations for librarians in college, community college, and university libraries run through October 19, 2009.
Up to ten librarians will be honored, each receiving $5,000 and recognized at an awards ceremony in December 2009. All winners to be announced in early November. Each nominee must be a librarian with a master's degree from a program accredited by the ALA in library and information studies or a master's degree with a specialty in school library media from an educational unit accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education. Nominees must be currently working in the United States at an accredited two- or four-year college or university. For more information, including the online nomination form and tools to help promote the award, visit http://ww.ilovelibraries.org/ilovemylibrarian.