Zoia Horn Intellectual Freedom Award
DATE DUE: Deadline for completed nominations is August 15.
The Intellectual Freedom Committee of the California Library Association is pleased to accept nominations for the Zoia Horn Intellectual Freedom Award. The California Library Association's Zoia Horn Intellectual Freedom Award honors Californian people, groups, and organizations that have made significant contributions to intellectual freedom in California. The contributions to intellectual freedom do not need to be limited in impact to California.
The Awards Subcommittee of the CLA Intellectual Freedom Committee selects nominees based on recent or important lifetime contributions to intellectual freedom. The Executive Committee of CLA is the final approving authority for the nomination.
The Zoia Horn Intellectual Freedom Award honors California librarian Zoia Horn, who in 1973 chose to serve time in jail rather than betray confidential patron information. Ms. Horn's experience sets an example of integrity over personal comfort, and has been a model discussed in library literature and shared with generations of library students everywhere. A key goal of the Zoia Horn Intellectual Freedom Award is to celebrate and honor other selfless examples of commitment to intellectual freedom that help preserve free speech in an open society.
Timeline
This award may be awarded annually, but there is no requirement to make this award in years when no outstanding candidate is available. The Intellectual Freedom Committee makes its nomination by September 1, and the award is announced at the CLA annual conference.
Award Amount
This award has no monetary component. Award winners will receive a certificate and be honored at the annual conference.
Visit http://www.cla-net.org/awards/zoia.php, or download the nomination form directly via http://www.cla-net.org/included/docs/Zoia.pdf