Sept. 20, 2024
Marie Concannon, head of government information and data archive for the University of Missouri Libraries, received the 2024 James Bennett Childs Award.
This honor, awarded by the American Library Association (ALA), is a tribute to an individual who has made a lifetime of significant contributions to the field of documents librarianship. Concannon recently received the award at the American Library Association Conference in San Diego, California.
“The Awards Committee noted that the support letters for your nomination focused on your dedication to the profession and your lifetime of service,” the associate wrote in the award letter. “It is a privilege to honor you with this award for your years of dedication and service to Government Information.”
This isn’t the first time Concannon has been recognized by the ALA. Last year, she was awarded the Catherine J. Reynolds Award for her project “Prices and Wages by Decade,” a guide for retail prices and average wages in primary source material.
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