ALA Annual Write-Up from this year’s BRASS Student Travel Award winner Vani Sharma From left to right: Wendy Pothier (BRASS Chair), Vani Sharma, and Juan Vasquez (SimplyAnalytics) Reflections on My First ALA Annual Conference Attending the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago was an amazing experience. As a first-time attendee, I am deeply…(Read More)
HD McKay & Michael Groenendyk, named 2026 recipient of the BRASS Research Grant Award Hyun Duck Michael Groenendyk “We are so grateful for this award which will be instrumental in pushing our Dataweb.ai (https://dataweb.ai/) projects forward. This project will help us experiment with more creative and precise approaches to enrich metadata about…(Read More)
Brent Trout, Manager – History & Genealogy Department, St. Louis County Library, named winner of the 2026 HS Genealogy/History Achievement Award Brent Trout Brent Trout, manager of the History & Genealogy Department at St. Louis County Library, is the recipient of the History Section Genealogy-History Achievement Award in recognition of his leadership in transforming…(Read More)
Howe Library: “Journeys & Stories: A Passport to Memory” & Saluda County Library: “Sounds and Stories of Remembrance” selected 2026 winners of the Stephen T. Riedner Grant for Life Enhancing Library Programs for People Living with Dementia Howe Library “The Howe Library is honored to be chosen to receive the Stephen T. Riedner Grant for…(Read More)
Amelia Anderson, assistant professor of Library and Information Science, selected winners of the 2026 Gail Schlachter Memorial Research Grant Amelia Anderson “I am so honored to be selected for the 2026 RUSA Gail Schlachter Memorial Research Grant. Going beyond development of library programs themselves, this project will ensure that information about autism-related library programs…(Read More)
Vani Sharma, Master of Information Science Student at Rutgers University and Library Intern at New York University named winner of the 2026 BRASS Student Travel Award sponsored by SimplyAnalytics Vani Sharma “I am honored to be selected as this year’s recipient of the BRASS Student Travel Award. I would like to extend my sincere…(Read More)
Ashley Jellison, Laura Kaspari Hohmann and Sheila Weir Named Winners of the 2026 RUSA Federal Achievement Award Ashley Jellison Laura Kaspari Hohmann Sheila Weir “Receiving the Federal Achievement Award is an honor that reflects our core mission at the Bateman Library: to ignite innovation, foster lifelong education, and serve as a resilient foundation for our…(Read More)
Brynne Norton, Head of Resource Sharing & Reserves, University of Maryland Libraries, selected for the STARS Virginia Boucher Distinguished ILL Librarian Award sponsored by OCLC Brynne Norton “Resource sharing sits at the intersection of community and technology and I am honored to be recognized for my work in those areas. At a time when there…(Read More)
Joan D. Delgado, Business Librarian, New York Public Library, is the 2026 winner for the BRASS Public Librarian Support Award. Joan D. Delgado “As an early-career library professional, I am grateful for the opportunity to connect with and learn from fellow information professionals who are dedicated to expanding access to knowledge. One of the…(Read More)