Back to the American Library Association's annual conference coverage. I'd be remiss if I didn't post about the PR Xchange (an annual opportunity for PR people to swap ideas & materials) and its own contest, the Best of Show awards.
The committees that sponsor this dual event were kind enough to share the BoS winner list with The M Word. (Thanks, Jennie & Kim!) I'll add some of my pictures from the event.
2011 PR Xchange
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| Nancy Dowd holds up a BoS button since she & the NJ State Library won in the Advocacy--Print category. Judith Gibbons (R) shares her excitement! |
Best of Show Winners
Advocacy – Print
$2-6 Million
• Honorable Mention: Cecil County Public Library
• Best of Show: West Bloomfield Twp. Public Library
$6-20 Million
• Honorable Mention: Grand Rapids Public Library
• Honorable Mention: Greenville County Library System
• Best of Show: New Jersey State Library
$20+ Million
• Honorable Mention University of Pennsylvania Libraries Ivy Leaves (Info-letter)
Advocacy – Video
Under $2 Million
• Best of Show: Kentucky PLA
$20+ Million
• Honorable Mention: Texas Tech University Libraries
Annual Reports – Print
Under $2 Million
• Best of Show: Mill Valley Public Library
$2-6 Million
• Honorable Mention: Ypsilanti District Library
• Best of Show: Shaker Heights Public Library (OH)
$6-20 Million
• Honorable Mention: University of Kansas Libraries
• Best of Show: Grand Rapids Public Library
$20+ Million
• Honorable Mention: King County Library System
• Best of Show: Cornell University Library
Bibliographies and Booklists – Print
Under $2 Million
• Honorable Mention: Lawrence High School Library
$2-6 Million
• Honorable Mention: Warren County Public Library
• Best of Show: West Bloomfield Twp. Public Library
$6-20 Million
• Honorable Mention: Tacoma Public Library
• Best of Show: Des Moines Public Library
$20+ Million
• Honorable Mention Hennepin County Library, Minnesota
• Best of Show King County Library System
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| Best of Show winners on display at the PR Xchange |
Calendars and Newsletters – Print
Under $2 Million
• Best of Show: Noreen Reale Falcone Library, Le Moyne College
$2-6 Million
• Honorable Mention: Ela Area Public Library
• Best of Show: Ypsilanti District Library
$6-20 Million
• Honorable Mention: Ann Arbor District Library
• Best of Show: William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
$20+ Million
• Honorable Mention: King County Library System
• Honorable Mention: Prince George's County Memorial Library System
• Best of Show: University at Buffalo Libraries
Fundraising – Print
$2-6 Million
• Honorable Mention: Burlingame Public Library
• Best of Show: Shaker Heights Public Library (OH)
$6-20 Million
• Honorable Mention: University of Kansas (KU) Libraries
• Honorable Mention: Greenville County Library System
• Best of Show: Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, VA
$20+ Million
• Honorable Mention: University of Pennsylvania Libraries
• Best of Show: UBC Library
Fundraising – Video
$6-20 Million
• Best of Show: Western Kentucky University Libraries
Reading Programs: Adult and Family – Print
$2-6 Million
• Honorable Mention: Ela Area Public Library
• Best of Show: Burlingame Public Library
$6-20 Million
• Honorable Mention: Ann Arbor District Library
• Best of Show: Kitsap Regional Library
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| My table at the PR Xchange was festooned with New Orleans-style beads to give away. (Thanks to the staffer who shot this picture!) |
Reading Programs: Adult and Family – Video
$6-20 Million
• Honorable Mention: Lexington Public Library
Reading Programs: Children – Print
Under $2 Million
• Honorable Mention: Lawrence High School Library
$2-6 Million
• Honorable Mention: West Bloomfield Twp. Public Library
• Honorable Mention: Shaker Heights Public Library (OH)
• Best of Show: Wyoming State Library
$6-20 Million
• Honorable Mention: Grand Rapids Public Library
• Best of Show: Ann Arbor District Library
Services, Orientation, Policy – Print
Under $2 Million
• Best of Show: Indiana University East Campus Library
$2-6 Million
• Honorable Mention: Towson University Albert S. Cook Library
• Best of Show: West Bloomfield Twp. Public Library
$6-20 Million
• Honorable Mention: Illinois State University Milner Library
• Honorable Mention: Ann Arbor District Library
• Best of Show: J. Murrey Atkins Library
$20+ Million
• Honorable Mention: King County Library System
• Honorable Mention: University of Pittsburgh Library System (ULS)
• Best of Show: Texas Tech University Libraries
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| The view from my table -- folks gathering samples on the PR Xchange floor. |
Services, Orientation, Policy – Video
$2-6 Million
• Best of Show: Lamont Library at Harvard University
$6-20 Million
• Honorable Mention: University of Houston Libraries
• Best of Show: Alden Library, Ohio University
Special Programs and Events – Print
Under $2 Million
• Best of Show: Oshkosh Public Library
$2-6 Million
• Honorable Mention: Sonoma State University Library
• Honorable Mention: National University Library
• Honorable Mention: Ela Area Public Library
• Best of Show: Christopher Center for Library and Information Resources, Valparaiso University
$6-20 Million
• Honorable Mention: Z Smith Reynolds Library, Wake Forest University
• Honorable Mention: Kitsap Regional Library
• Best of Show: Des Moines Public Library
$20+ Million
• Honorable Mention: Hennepin County Library, Minnesota
• Best of Show: Metropolitan Library System
Special Programs and Events – Video
$6-20 Million
• Honorable Mention: Monroe County Public Library
$20+ Million
• Honorable Mention: Texas Tech University Libraries
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| Watching the PRMS committee members give out the Best of Show awards. |
Stay tuned to The M Word to find out when to send in your 2012 entries for Best of Show and your Xchange samples to share.
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4 comments:
Hi,
Is there anywhere online where the actual items that won can be viewed?
Thanks!
Hi Yvonne,
As far as I know, that's never been done. Each item would have to be digitized, and with some of the service categories that wouldn't be possible. That could also run into permissions challenges, so I think that the winners have only been displayed at the event itself.
If any are of particular interest to you, you could contact the winner directly. And some, such as videos or annual reports, you may find already only at the winning libraries' sites.
Thanks for reading The M Word!
Here are links to PDF copies of the two "honorable mentions" from University of Kansas Libraries - the 2010 annual report (http://ow.ly/5FsZW), and the spring 2010 issue of Bibliophile (http://ow.ly/5Ft1Y). Bibliophile looks a bit odd this way because it's shown in spreads, so you have to imagine it printed and folded in thirds(!).
I also wish there was a place to view the winning items online! No one from our publicity dept. was able to make it to ALA and it would be nice to see the winners...library graphic design doesn't get talked about nearly enough for my taste!
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