Award presentations

Derek Whitehead (president of ALIA) presented two ALIA Fellowships yesterday to:

• Roxanne Missingham - Parliamentary Librarian
  
• Christine Mackenzie - Yarra Plenty Regional Libraries
  

I had the honour of presenting three awards: 

• International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) - Ena Noel Australian Encouragement Award to Markus Zusak.
  
• ALIA Marjorie Cotton Award - Melinda McNaughton from Sutherland Shire Libraries (NSW)
  
• ALIA Bess Thomas Award - Bidyadanga Community Library (WA) 
  

Margaret Whitaker from City of Sydney Libraries received the ALIA Study Grant to research public music libraries and write a proposal for Sydney.