2015 ALA International Relations Round Table Reception and Awards
Channel: San Francisco Public Library
Date: 30/06/2015

San Francisco Public Library hosted the 2015  International Relations Round Table (IRRT) Reception and Awards at the ALA Annual Conference 2015. There were four recipients of the ALA Presidential Citations for Innovative International Library Projects for 2015. These awards recognize the following exemplary services=
*  The Outreach Worker Service and Digital Literacy as a Core Service programs at the Edmonton (Alberta) Public Library, Canada, for stationing personnel in the library to assist at-risk individuals with a wide range of educational and social services and for providing instruction and equipment in “EPL Makerspaces” that enable library patrons to create audio, video, and graphic productions, print and bind books and manufacture items using 3D printers.
*  The Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies at Taiwan’s National Central Library, for sharing academic resources globally in the fields of Chinese arts, culture, history and social sciences.
*  The NLB Mobile Application created by the National Library Board of Singapore, for responding to evolving expectations in telecommunications on the part of the public by implementing innovations in book circulation, patron account management and collection security.
*  The Science and Technology Academic and Research-Based Openly Operated Kiosk Station (STARBOOKS) Project of the Department of Science and Technology of the Republic of the Philippines, for making science and technology materials available to the general public in remote areas that have few information resources, no libraries and little or no Internet connectivity.
    The recipients were selected by a team of IRRT members in consultation with ALA President Courtney L. Young.  Athena Michael, chair of the selection committee, says that “these projects, nominated by members of the international library community, reflect innovative approaches to creating and delivering sustainable library services. Our committee was honored to have the opportunity to recognize them.”  IRRT Chair Robin Kear adds that “these awards remind ALA and IRRT members to look globally for innovation, and further IRRT’s goal of fostering international relations.”