2011/2012 MALT AWARDS – CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
MALT is seeking nominations for our 2011/2012 Library Technician of the Year and Library Support Staff of the Year awards. The intent is to recognize those who have made a significant contribution to their library and/or the library field in Manitoba. Anyone can make a nomination and nominees do not need to be a member of MALT.
Library Technician of the Year Guidelines:
Intent: To recognize a Library Technician who has demonstrated outstanding professional achievement or leadership in their library, or in the library community at a local, regional, provincial or national level.
The individual must be a graduate of a recognized Library Technician program.
Library Support Staff of the Year Guidelines:
Intent: To recognize a library support staff member who has demonstrated outstanding professional achievement or leadership in their library, or in the library community at a local, regional, provincial or national level.
The individual must be currently working in a library without holding a Library Technician Diploma or Master of Library Science.
Nominations:
A nomination form must be submitted, with a short outline of the nominee’s specific achievements or contributions and a brief biographical sketch. Nominations forms can be downloaded from the MALT website: http://malt.mb.ca/resources/awards
Deadlines:
All nominations must be received no later than April 13, 2012.
Submissions:
Please send the completed form and any additional information to:
Manitoba Association of Library Technicians
P.O. Box 1872
Winnipeg, MB
R3C 3R1
Or email: malt_info@yahoo.ca
All nominations and deliberations related to this award shall be considered confidential.
Nomination Information
A nomination form must be submitted, as well as a short outline of the nominee’s specific achievements or contributions and a brief biographical sketch. Nominations open in February and the deadline for submissions is in April.
Recipients
Library Technician of the Year
2011 – Alice Klumper
Alice works at Edmund Partridge Community School, Seven Oaks School Division. She was nominated by Hilary March, Gale Morton & Peter Obendoerfer.
2010 – Edna Johnson
2007 – Catherine Taylor
Library Support Worker of the Year
2011 – Sheila Evason
Sheila works at the Health Resource Centre, Brandon Regional Health Centre. She was nominated by Wendy Wareham.
2010 – Colin Oakes
Rising Star
2011 – Elizabeth Stregger
Elizabeth works at the Neil John MacLean Health Sciences Library, University of Manitoba. She was nominated by Kerry Macdonald.
Red River College Library & Information Technology Student Award
2010 – Mikaela Oldenkamp
Congratulations to Mikaela on her outstanding academic achievement!
2000 – Kim Nelson
1998 – Ann Klassen & Nancy Voth
1996 – Moira Fentum
1994 – Marianne Prokopetz
