2023 Award Winners

Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award for Interlibrary Cooperation

Illinois Libraries Present

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Crosman Memorial Award for New Library Workers

Lizzi Ogle, Tremont District Library

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Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award 

Jade Kastel, Western Illinois University

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Intellectual Freedom Award 

Christine Bristow, Samantha Lego, and Aimee Villet, Youth Department of the Glen Carbon Centennial Library

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Librarian of the Year Award 

Jeannie Dilger, Palatine Library District 

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Deborah Dowley Preiser Marketing Award 

Evelyn Shapiro and Gloria Roubal, Champaign Public Library Promotions Team

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Robert R. McClarren Legislative Development Award

Laura Murphy, Illinois State Senator, 28th District

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TBS, Inc. Technical Services Award

Karen Toonen, Naperville Public Library

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Trustee of the Year Award 

Becky Keane, Niles-Maine District Library

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Young Adult Library Professional of the Year Award 

Randi Carreno, Fountaindale Public Library District 

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Youth Services Achievement Award 

Debbie Roycroft, Gail Borden Public Library District

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Youth Services Librarian of the Year Award 

Heidi Knuth, Bloomingdale Public Library

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Resources and Technical Services Forum Scholarship

Astrid E. Larson, DePaul University Library

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Valerie J. Wilford Scholarship Grant for Library Education 

Annette Bahringer

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Valerie J. Wilford Scholarship Grant for Library Education 

Julie Flack, Effingham Unit #40 Schools 

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iREAD Summer Reading Programs

Since 1981, iREAD provides high quality, low-cost resources and products that enable local library staff to motivate children, young adults, and adults to read.

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