This year’s ASCLA Awards will be presented at the ASCLA/COSLA Networking Party and Awards Reception, which will be held 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m., Saturday, June 23, 2012 at the ALA Annual Conference.
This year’s winners are:
ASCLA/KLAS/NOD Award: Port Washington Public Library’s “Books for Dessert” program and the “Digital Access Project”.
Francis Joseph Campbell Award: Includes a citation and a medal, and is presented to a person or institution that has made an outstanding contribution to the advancement of library service for blind and physically handicapped people. ASCLA, Keystone Automated Systems (KLAS) and the Southern Conference of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped co-sponsor this award. This year’s winner is Carole Rose, who recently retired as a librarian at the Indiana Talking Book and Braille Library.
Cathleen Bourdon Service Award: The award, which is named for former ASCLA Executive Director Cathleen Bourdon, is a citation presented to an ASCLA personal member for exceptional service and sustained leadership to the division. This includes participation in activities that have enhanced the stature, reputation and overall strength of ASCLA and have also cultivated the division’s relationship with other appropriate organizations, institutions or government agencies. Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer, associate state librarian, New Jersey State Library, is this year’s winner.
ASCLA Leadership and Professional Achievement Award: An annual award presented to an ASCLA member who exemplifies leadership and achievement in consulting, library cooperation, networking, statewide service and programs and/or state library development. The 2012 winner is Laura Sherbo, branch library services program manager at the Washington State Library.
ASCLA Exceptional Service Award: A citation presented to recognize exceptional service to patients, to the homebound, to people of all ages who live in group homes or residences and to inmates, as well as to recognize professional leadership, effective interpretation of programs, pioneering activity and significant research of experimental projects. This year’s award is presented to Kathleen Hegarty, who passed away in January 2012. “Kathleen’s pioneering efforts at the Boston Public Library and her dedication to improving services for older adults and persons with disabilities has insured continued leadership, professional growth and sustainability within the profession,” said Norma Blake, ASCLA president. “She also worked tirelessly to enhance the stature, reputation and overall strength of ASCLA, and we are so grateful for her investment in our organization.”