[Michlib-l] Applications Are Open for the 2022 John Cotton Dana Award

[Lisa Hoenig]

I serve on the selection committee for this award.  It's a great honor to
receive, and a $10,000 prize is awarded to the winners.  If your library
has put together an amazing PR campaign in the past year, please consider
applying!

Lisa

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We are now accepting submissions for the 2022 John Cotton Dana Award
<https://www.ebsco.com/about/scholarship-awards/john-cotton-dana> (JCD),
one of the most prestigious awards given to libraries and *honors
outstanding library public relations*. *Up to eight $10,000 awards* will be
provided by the H.W. Wilson Foundation <http://www.thwwf.org/> in 2022.

*Libraries of all types and sizes are encouraged to apply* for a 2022 John
Cotton Dana Award. Entries should highlight a strategic communications
campaign from the past year. Examples of past campaigns have included
rebranding efforts, promotion of archives and special collections,
awareness campaigns, community partnerships and special events. Entries may
be submitted by any library, Friends group, consulting agency or service
provider, unless they are represented on the JCD committee.

Entries for the JCD Award are organized around needs assessment, planning,
implementation and evaluation. Entrants are asked to submit documentation
to show the scope and effectiveness of their campaign. Examples of these
documents may include initial assessments and research, processes for
implementation, goals met, creative output, media releases, media coverage
and other metrics that establish results.

*Applications should be submitted electronically and received by March 18,
2022*.

Learn More and Apply
<https://www.ebsco.com/about/scholarship-awards/john-cotton-dana>
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Core manages the John Cotton Dana Award, and all JCD judges are Core
members. The 2022 John Cotton Dana Award winners will be announced in June
2022 by ALA and EBSCO Information Services <https://www.ebsco.com/> at the ALA
Annual Conference <https://alaannual.org/>.

*About the John Cotton Dana Award*
The John Cotton Dana Award was inaugurated by The H.W. Wilson Company at
the 1946 annual conference of the American Library Association. It was
named after John Cotton Dana (1856-1929), a librarian called the father of
the modern library. The Awards are funded by the H.W. Wilson Foundation.

*About the H.W. Wilson Foundation*
The Foundation was established by Halsey W. Wilson in 1952 to support the
needs of company employees and retirees. Since 1957, The H.W. Wilson
Foundation <http://thwwf.org/> has focused on providing financial
assistance to causes having the greatest impact on improving the spirit,
mind and body of the greatest number of people through aid, support and
cooperation with charitable, benevolent, educational and religious
institutions. Major donors to the Foundation included Mr. and Mrs. H.W.
Wilson, and the H.W. Wilson Company.

*About EBSCO Information Services*
EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) <https://ebsco.com/> is the preeminent
provider of online research content and search technologies serving
academic, school and public libraries; healthcare and medical institutions;
corporations; and government agencies around the world. From research,
acquisition management, subscription services and discovery to clinical
decision support and patient care, learning, and research and development,
EBSCO provides institutions with access to content and resources to serve
the information and workflow needs of their users and organizations.





-- 

Lisa Hoenig, Director

Ypsilanti District Library

5577 Whittaker Road

Ypsilanti, MI  48197



(734) 879-1300

www.ypsilibrary.org


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