May 21, 1998
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Press Contact: Craig D¹Ooge (202) 707-9189
Vermont, Oklahoma Win Boorstin Center for the Book Awards
On May 4, Center for the Book Director John Y. Cole
presented the 1998 Boorstin Center for the Book Awards to
the Vermont and the Oklahoma Centers for the Book. Each of
the annual awards includes a cash prize of $5,000.
The National Award, won by the Vermont Center for the
Book, recognizes the contribution that a state center has
made to the Center for the Book's overall program. The
Vermont center's recruitment and involvement of other state
centers in reading promotion initiatives was cited by Mr.
Cole in making the award, which was accepted by Vermont
center Executive Director Sally Anderson. The Vermont
center became a Library of Congress affiliate in 1994.
The State Award, won by Oklahoma, recognizes a specific
state center project or initiative. In presenting the award
to Oklahoma Center for the Book Executive Director Glenda
Carlile, Mr. Cole cited the success of the Oklahoma center's
annual Oklahoma Book Awards program. The Oklahoma center
became a Library of Congress affiliate in 1986, and
established its awards program in 1990.
The Boorstin Awards are supported by a gift from
Librarian of Congress Emeritus Daniel J. Boorstin and his
wife, Ruth. Dr. Boorstin established the Center for the
Book in 1977 to stimulate public interest in books, reading,
literacy and libraries. Most of the Center for the Book's
activities are funded by tax-deductible contributions from
individuals, corporations, and foundations.
For information about the center and its network of 35
affiliated state centers, contact the Center for the Book,
Library of Congress, 101 Indendendence Ave. S.E.,
Washington, DC 20540-4920, (202) 707-5221 (telephone),
(202) 707-0269 (fax), or visit the center's site on the
World Wide Web at: http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/.
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PR 98-083
5/21/98
ISSN 0731-3527