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Hugh C. Atkinson Memorial Award
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Crosman Memorial Award
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Illinois Academic Librarian of the Year Award
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Intellectual Freedom Award
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Julia Hanson, Emily Hernandez, Tabitha Irvin, Lauren Pierret, and Josiah Poynter
Downers Grove High School Students
Librarian of the Year Award
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Robert R. McClarren Legislative Development Award
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Deborah Dowley Preiser Marketing Award
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Readers' Advisory Service Award
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Alexander J. Skrzypek Award
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TBS, Inc. Technical Services Award
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Trustee of the Year Award
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Young Adult Library Professional of the Year Award
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Youth Services Achievement Award
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Youth Services Librarian of the Year Award
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Resources and Technical Services Forum Scholarship
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Valerie J. Wilford Scholarship Grant for Library Education
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