Literacy Information

Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe, coordinator for information literacy services and instruction at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library and GSLIS adjunct professor, is the winner of this year's Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Instruction Section’s (IS) Miriam Dudley Instruction Librarian Award. Both North American and international colleagues will be familiar with Lisa's extensive work. There is more information at http://www.lis.illinois.edu/articles/2015/02/hinchliffe-wins-2015-acrlis-miriam-dudley-instruction-librarian-award
The American Library association Library Instruction Round Table awards have also been announced. The 2015 Librarian Recognition Award goes to Lesley Farmer (California State University Long Beach), who has also had impact at the international level. More information here http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2015/02/farmer-wins-2015-lirt-librarian-recognition-award
The 2015 Innovation in Instruction Award goes to Claremont Colleges Library, California, USA. This "specifically recognizes the Visual Curriculum Mapping project created by librarians at the CCL". Material for this visual mapping is here. More information on the award at http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2015/02/claremont-colleges-library-wins-2015-lirt-innovation-instruction-award
Photo by Sheila Webber: Cake stall, Blackheath Farmers' market, March 2015