Greenaway Award Acknowledges Great Librarians

Established by the New England Library Association in 1988, the award honors Emerson Greenaway, an innovator in library organization and practice in the 1940's and 1950's. Mr. Greenaway received the first award, and subsequent recipients include Eleanor Hashem, Donald Vincent, Ann Flowers, Richard Olsen, Ching-Chi-Chen, Liz Futas, Anne Reynolds, Patricia Klinck, Marshall Keyes, Margo Crist, Kris Kardokas, Shirley Adamovich, Nolan Lushington, and Lucy Gangone.

Nominees must be, or have been, members of NELA. She or he should have made a major contribution to the field of librarianship in New England, such as:

• Development of outstanding services in a field of expertise, such as administration, reference services, technical services, etc.
• Involvement with developing library cooperation in New England
• Outstanding leadership in the field.

The 2006 Greenaway Award was presented to Lucy Gangone at the annual conference in Burlington, VT, on October 22, 2006.