[Libs-Or] Fwd: [District Dispatch] ALA Seeks Nominations for 2009 James Madison Awardand Eileen Cooke State & Local Madison Award

[Diedre Conkling]

 <http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=1234>  ALA Seeks Nominations for
2009 James Madison Awardand Eileen Cooke State & Local Madison Award
<http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?p=1234> January 05th, 2009 |
Category: Other <http://www.wo.ala.org/districtdispatch/?cat=4>

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Library Association (ALA) is seeking
nominations for two awards to honor individuals or groups who have
championed, protected and promoted public access to government information
and the public's right to know.

The James Madison Award, named in honor of President James Madison, was
established in 1986 and is presented annually on the anniversary of his
birth. That award is designed to celebrate an individual or group who has
brought awareness to these issues at the national level.

The Eileen Cooke State & Local Madison Award, named for Eileen Cooke, former
director of the ALA's Washington Office, honors an extraordinary leader who
has built local grassroots awareness of the importance of access to
information. Cooke herself was a tireless advocate for the public's right to
know and a mentor to many librarians and trustees.

Both awards are presented during Freedom of Information (FOI) Day, an annual
event on or near March 16, the birthday of James Madison, who is widely
regarded as the Father of the Constitution and as the foremost advocate for
openness in government. Nominations should be submitted to the American
Library Association's Washington Office no later than February 2, 2009.

Submissions should include a statement  (maximum one page) about nominee's
contribution to public access to government information and why it merits
the award, and one seconding letter. Please include a brief biography and
contact information for the nominee.

Send e-mail nominations to Jessica McGilvray, Assistant Director for the ALA
Office of Government Relations, at
jmcgilvray at alawash.org<jmcgilvary at alawash.org>
.

Submissions can also be mailed to: James Madison Award / Eileen Cooke
AwardAmerican Library AssociationWashington Office1615 New Hampshire Avenue,
NWWashington, D.C. 20009-2520

For more information, click
here.<http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/wo/washevents/freedomofinfo/freedominformation.cfm>


-- 
Diedre Conkling
diedre08 at gmail.com
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <https://omls.oregon.gov/pipermail/libs-or/attachments/20090105/f17037e2/attachment.html>