2011 MLA Award Winners
The Stars of the Michigan library community have been selected! The 2011 MLA Award winners will be honored during the MLA Annual Conference Awards Banquet, Wednesday, October 26, 2011, from 6:15-8:15 p.m. at the Kalamazoo Radisson.
The Award of Excellence honors someone who has made an outstanding contribution to effective and improved local library service, promoted library cooperation, or contributed to professional or community activities.
The individual to be honored is Steven K. Bowers, Executive Director, Detroit Area Library Network (DALNET).
MLA Announces 2011 Frances H. Pletz Award for Excellence in Service to Youth Winner
Anne Heidemann, Department Head for Children's,
Tween & Teen Services at Canton Public Library is the winner of the 2011 Frances H. Pletz Award for Excellence in Service to Youth Award. The award is given annually to a Michigan library staff person who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of library service to youth, ages 0-18, throughout her career.
Frances H. Pletz Award for Excellence in Service to Youth Nominations Due Feb. 20, 2012
This award recognizes a member of the Michigan Library Association who has made an outstanding contribution to effective and improved youth library service.
Nominees should have been instrumental in providing improved library service in the field of youth librarianship through a demonstrated history of:
- Shown evidence of personal and professional achievement, as well as initiative and creativity
- Contributions to professionalism in the field of youth librarianship through workshops, committee services, or research.
Click here to see other requirements and nomination form
Seeking MLA Awards Nominations
MLA honors five individuals annually at our Annual Conference awards banquet. These awards are granted to library professionals or library supporters who have shown exemplary leadership or professionalism in a variety of ways. The awards nominations are due April 29, 2011. Click on the award title to access the nomination form. Complete and return nominations forms to Margaret Auer, Dean of Libraries, University of Detroit Mercy.
Librarian of the Year Award
This award recognizes a member of the Michigan Library Association who has made an outstanding contribution to effective and improved library service.
MLA Announces 2010 Award Winners
MLA honors five members of Michigan's library community with the 2010 MLA awards. Winners are: Martha Esch, director of Kent District Library, who was awarded Librarian of the Year; Susan James, assistant director of Bayliss Public Library, who received the Walter H. Kaiser Award; Laura Leavitt, labor and industrial relations librarian at the Gast Business Library at Michigan State University, who won the Loleta D. Fyan Award; Dr. Charles Hanson, director of the Kettering University Library, who earned the Award of Excellence; and Dorothy Jean Coulter, recently retired board trustee at the Suttons Bay-Bingham District Library, who received the Trustee Citation of Merit.
