American Library Association Honorary Membership
Honorary Membership conferred by the American Library Association is the Association's highest award. "Honorary membership may be conferred on a living citizen of any country whose contribution to librarianship or a closely related field is so outstanding that it is of lasting importance to the advancement of the whole field of library service. It is intended to reflect honor upon the ALA as well as upon the individual." The Honorary Membership award was established in 1879.
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Honorary Membership conferred by the American Library Association is the Association's highest award. "Honorary membership may be conferred on a living citizen of any country whose contribution to librarianship or a closely related field is so outstanding that it is of lasting importance to the advancement of the whole field of library service. It is intended to reflect honor upon the ALA as well as upon the individual." The Honorary Membership award was established in 1879.
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Quote, “If information is the currency of democracy, then libraries are the banks.” • Bill Gates — 1998 — Funding free, public computer and Internet access in public libraries.Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. • Melinda Gates — 1998 — Funding free, public computer and Internet access in public libraries. Award of Merit - Association for Information Science and Technology. • Miriam L. Hornback — 1991 — Secretariat to the American Library Association Council and executive board for 47 years. Office for Library Education, American Library Association. Storyteller-in-Residence University of South Carolina. • William O. Douglas — 1975 — U.S. Supreme Court Justice • Carl D. Perkins — 1975 — U.S. Congressman (D, KY) • No Award — 1974 • Germaine Krettek — 1973 — Director. The Louis Round Wilson Library at the University of North Carolina named for him.
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