Rae-Anne Montague, assistant dean for student affairs at GSLIS, has been named the February 2012 Ally of the Month by the SODA Committee of the Counseling Center, the LGBT Ally Network, and the LGBT Resource Center on campus. Upon announcing the honor, the SODA Committee shared the following interview with Montague: On behalf of the SODA Committee of the Counseling Center, the LGBT Ally Network,…

Like Pickle Juice on a Cookie, written by Julie Sternberg, illustrated by Matthew Cordell, and published by Amulet Books, is the winner of the 2012 Gryphon Award for Children’s Literature.The Gryphon Award, which includes a $1,000 prize, is given annually by the Center for Children’s Books. This year’s committee was chaired by Deborah Stevenson, director of the Center for Children’s Books, and…

Paula T. Kaufman, Juanita J. and Robert E. Simpson Dean of Libraries and university librarian and GSLIS affiliated faculty member at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, is the 2012 Association of College and Research Libraries' (ACRL) Academic/Research Librarian of the Year. The award, sponsored by YBP Library Services, recognizes an outstanding member of the library profession who…

The staff at the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (BCCB) has announced the 2011 Blue Ribbons, their choices for the best of children's and YA literature for the previous year. Blue Ribbons are chosen annually by the Bulletin reviewers and represent what they believe to be outstanding examples of fiction, nonfiction, and picture books for youth.Over thirty titles received Blue Ribbons…

The Library School Alumni Association (LSAA) is seeking nominations for three distinguished awards. The awards are given annually at the GSLIS alumni reception held at the American Library Association conference. The deadline for nomination is April 1, 2012. The Distinguished Alumnus Award recognizes an individual alumnus of GSLIS who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of library…