Libraries win ACRL Awards

Information Outlook, March, 2005

Three institutions of higher learning have received a 2005 Excellence in Academic Libraries Award from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL).

The honor recognizes the staffs of a college, a university, and a community college library for programs that deliver exemplary services and resources to further the educational mission of the institution.

Mount Holyoke College, located in South Hadley, Massachusetts, won the college category. Also receiving awards were the Pierce College Library, Lakewood and Puyallup, Washington, the winner of the community college category, and the University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Virginia., the winner of the university category.

Each winning library receives $3,000 and a plaque, presented at an award ceremony held on each recipient's campus. The winners also will receive special recognition at the ACRL President's Program during the 2005 American Library Association Annual Conference.

ACRL, based in Chicago, Illinois, is a division of the American Library Association.