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 ** 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> ------------------------------ 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 [image: Small logo for signature]
