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Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award

  • 1.  Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award

    Posted Oct 03, 2019 02:05 PM
    Edited by Trish Hull Oct 03, 2019 02:07 PM
    IFRT accepting nominations for 2020 Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award

    www.ala.org/rt/ifrt/eli-m-oboler-memorial-award

    For Immediate Release
    Thu, 10/03/2019
    Contact:
    Kristin Pekoll
    IFRT Staff Liaison
    Intellectual Freedom Round Table
    American Library Association
    3122804221
    kpekoll@ala.org

    The Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award committee is seeking nominations for the 2020 award. The award honors a literary work or series of works in the area of intellectual freedom. This can include matters of ethical, political, or social concerns related to intellectual freedom. It is presented biennially and is for an article, a series of thematically connected articles, a book, or a manual published on the local, state, or national level in English or English translation.
    The award is $500 and a certificate and will be presented at the 2020 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois. Deadline for submission is December 1, 2019.
    For more information on criteria of the award, past recipients or to submit a nomination please visit the Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award website.

    Members of the Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award Committee are: Chair Trish Hull, Salt Lake County Library; Hannah Duff, Largo Public Library; Steven Greechie; Carole Nowicke, Indiana University; and Angela Ocana, Eugene Public Library.

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    Patricia Hull
    Manager
    Salt Lake County Library West Valley Library
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