WLA & WEMTA Intellectual Freedom Award
Award Purpose and Criteria
The WLA/WEMTA Intellectual Freedom Award is administered jointly by the Wisconsin Library Association (WLA) through its Intellectual Freedom Committee and the Wisconsin Educational Education and Technology Association (WEMTA) through its Intellectual Freedom Committee. Up to two WLA/WEMTA Intellectual Freedom Awards can be administereed each year: one to a recipient whose work and advocacy encompasses the school setting and one recipient whose work and advocacy encompasses public, academic, or special libraries.
Criteria:
- Nominee's leadership in actively promoting intellectual freedom
- Nominee's role in defending the principles of intellectual freedom
- Nominee's demonstrated courage by resisting and opposing censorship or other violations of intellectual freedom
Eligibility:
- Nominations may be made by personal members of WLA or WEMTA
- Criteria achievement was accomplished in Wisconsin
- Both individuals and groups (including subgroups of larger associations) are eligible and may nominate themselves
- Activities within the past five years are eligible for consideration
This is not an annual award; a recipient is selected only in those years when the committee believes it is merited.
The award is presented at the awards ceremony of either the WLA Annual Conference in the fall or the WEMTA conference in the spring depending upon the recipient's affiliation and/or preference. An announcement of the award or brief formal recognition will be given to the award recipient at the non-presenting conference.
Nomination
Submit the nomination form along with the supporting documentation to the WLA MemberClicks system by September 1, 2025, using the following link: https://wla.memberclicks.net/intellectualfreedomaward25. Note that although you will be required to provide your email address and create an account, you do not need to be a member of WLA to access the nomination form.
Annual WEMTA AWard Nominations Are Now Closed - Thank You for Nominating!
To apply or nominate you should:
1. Complete the Awards Nomination Form
AND
2. Check the specific awards page for other material requirements that may need to be submitted via email and PDF attachment.
All award nominations AND submission requirements must be submitted by November 24, 2024 to Awards@wemta.org
Thank you,
WEMTA Awards Committee
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