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Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award for Interlibrary Cooperation
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Illinois Libraries Present
Crosman Memorial Award for New Library Workers
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Lizzi Ogle, Tremont District Library
Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award
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Jade Kastel, Western Illinois University
Intellectual Freedom Award
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Christine Bristow, Samantha Lego, and Aimee Villet, Youth Department of the Glen Carbon Centennial Library
Librarian of the Year Award
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Jeannie Dilger, Palatine Library District
Deborah Dowley Preiser Marketing Award
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Evelyn Shapiro and Gloria Roubal, Champaign Public Library Promotions Team
Robert R. McClarren Legislative Development Award
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Laura Murphy, Illinois State Senator, 28th District
TBS, Inc. Technical Services Award
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Karen Toonen, Naperville Public Library
Trustee of the Year Award
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Becky Keane, Niles-Maine District Library
Young Adult Library Professional of the Year Award
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Randi Carreno, Fountaindale Public Library District
Youth Services Achievement Award
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Debbie Roycroft, Gail Borden Public Library District
Youth Services Librarian of the Year Award
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Heidi Knuth, Bloomingdale Public Library
Resources and Technical Services Forum Scholarship
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Astrid E. Larson, DePaul University Library
Valerie J. Wilford Scholarship Grant for Library Education
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Annette Bahringer
Valerie J. Wilford Scholarship Grant for Library Education
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Julie Flack, Effingham Unit #40 Schools