City of Wanneroo wins the Library Award for Excellence

The City of Wanneroo was announced as the inaugural winner of the Library Board of Western Australia Award for Excellence, at a function during Library & Information Week 2011.

Their “Books in a Bag” program, which provides sets of resources that book clubs can access, impressed the judges with the scope of the project, and its reach to include book clubs in remote areas and from other library systems. It also contributed to the public library structural reform outcomes of a literate and learning community and providing a highly valued and utilised community service.

Chairman of the Library Board, Professor Matthew Allen, congratulated all of the nominees and called on library managers in all library sectors to consider nominating in future years.

The Award recognises excellent achievement relating to the provision of library services by any person, library or organisation in Western Australia and it carries prize money of $5,000.  

The winner of the 2010 Sharr Medal, Ms Anna Hudson, was also announced at the function.  Anna, who works in the public library sector, gave a presentation on the “Digital Divide within the public library field”.  

The Sharr Medal recognises the librarian or library technician in their first year of employment who exhibits the most potential to make a significant contribution to the library profession in WA.  

Details about the Library Board Award for Excellence is available on the State Library website: http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/about_us/legislation_and_the_library_act/award_for_excellence

For more information regarding the Library Board of Western Australia Award for Excellence please contact Julie Ham on (08) 9427 3304.