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S.C. Libraries receive John Cotton Dana Award PDF Print E-mail
Written by Curtis Rogers   

For Immediate Release
February 16, 2006

The John Cotton Dana Award, sponsored by H.W. Wilson, is the most prestigious award of the American Library Association. It honors outstanding library public relations, whether a summer reading program, a year-long centennial celebration, an awareness campaign or an innovative partnership in the community.

Two of the six 2006 awards will be presented to South Carolina libraries:

Charleston County Public Library (Charleston, S.C.), for its innovative project, “Remembering the Cooper River Bridges,” an aggressive public relations effort with local media partnerships, which dramatically increased the public’s awareness of the significance of Charleston’s bridges, and raised the library’s public profile with nearly $800,000 in free news coverage.

The James B. Duke Library —Furman University (Greenville, S.C.), for “ICU: Life in the Library” and “Year of the Library,” a two-phase building renovation and expansion campaign. Staff members injected a humorous medical theme to ease stress during the construction phase, which was followed by a yearlong celebration of the library, its new building and capabilities.

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Curtis Rogers
Director of Statewide Library Services
South Carolina State Library
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 28 February 2006 )
 
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