Category: Awards
ALA Announces 2025 Recipients of Celebrated Library Intellectual Freedom Awards
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce the Illinois Library Association as the recipient of the 2025 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award; Nate Coulter as the recipient of the 2025 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award; and Shannon M. Oltmann as the recipient of the 2025 Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award. The awards will be presented at ALA Annual Conference.
IFRT Seeks Nominations for the 2025 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) Coalition Building Committee is accepting nominations for the 2025 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award.
This award consists of a citation and $1,000, which will be presented at the 2025 American Library Association Annual Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The deadline for nominations is February 1, 2025.
IFRT Seeks Nominations for the Eli M. Oboler Award
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table is seeking journal article nominations for the 2025 Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award. The award winner will be announced in the spring of 2025. A certificate of recognition and $500 cash award will be presented at the 2025 American Library Association Annual Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The deadline for nominations is January 2, 2025.
Acclaimed Poet, Essayist, and Cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib to Headline Second Annual Rally for the Right to Read
ALA and Unite Against Book Bans will host a second annual Rally for the Right to Read: Voters Unite Against Book Bans at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront on Friday, June 28, 2024. Nationally renowned writer, cultural critic and MacArthur Genius Grant recipient Hanif Abdurraqib will deliver the keynote address.
2024 Recipients of Distinguished IFRT Intellectual Freedom Awards Announced
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) of the American Library Association (ALA) is pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of the Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award, John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award, and Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award.
Nominations Open for 2024 IFRT John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table is accepting nominations for the 2024 John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award, which honors notable contributions to intellectual freedom and demonstrations of personal courage in defense of freedom of expression. The deadline for nominations is March 1, 2024.
Nominations Open for 2024 IFRT Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) Coalition Building Committee is accepting nominations for the 2024 Gerald Hodges Intellectual Freedom Chapter Relations Award. The Gerald Hodges Award recognizes an intellectual freedom-focused […]
Eli M. Oboler Award Nominations Open Until January 2
The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) is seeking journal article nominations for the 2024 Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award. The award winner will be announced in the spring of 2024. […]
Nominations Still Open for IFRT Awards!
Nominations for the Immroth Award recognizing personal courage in the defense of intellectual freedom are due December 1, for the Oboler Award honoring a book are due December 1, and for the Hodges Award celebrating an organization dedicated to intellectual freedom are due January 1.
IFRT Award Recipients of 2022
In a year in which challenges to books in school and public libraries have become organized and a sad feature of political campaigns, awards to those fighting for the right to read become all the more worth celebrating. The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) presents three awards recognizing the commitment and strength of two very deserving leaders in that fight.