AASL Intellectual Freedom Award The award, $2,000 to the recipient and $1,000 to the media center of the recipient's choice donated by SIRS Mandarin, recognizes a personal member of AASL who has upheld the principles of intellectual freedom.
FTRF Roll of Honor Award The Freedom to Read Foundation Roll of Honor was established in 1987 to recognize and honor those individuals who have contributed substantially to the FTRF through adherence to its principles and/or substantial monetary support.
IFRT Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award The Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award, which consists of $500 and a certificate, is presented for the best published work in the area of intellectual freedom.
IFRT John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award The John Phillip Immroth Memorial Award honors intellectual freedom fighters in and outside the library profession who have demonstrated remarkable personal courage in resisting censorship. The award consists of $500 and a citation. Individuals, a group of individuals or an organization are eligible for the award.
IFRT ProQuest/SIRS State and Regional Intellectual Freedom Achievement Award The ProQuest/SIRS State and Regional Intellectual Freedom Achievement Award (sponsored by the Intellectual Freedom Round Table) is given to the most innovative and effective intellectual freedom project covering a state or region. Programs may be one-time, one-year or ongoing/multi-year efforts. The award consists of a citation and $1,000 donated by ProQuest.
Paul Howard Award for Courage A bi-annual award consisting of $1,000 and a 24k gold-framed citation of achievement honoring a librarian, library board, library group, or an individual who has exhibited unusual courage for the benefit of library programs or services. Deadline is December 1, 2008.
