Freedom of Information Day
ALAWON
Volume 16, Number 005
January 30, 2007
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Call for Nominations for the James Madison Award and the Eileen Cooke
State & Local Madison Award
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The James Madison Award and the Eileen Cooke State & Local Madison Award
are to be presented at Freedom of Information Day on March 16, 2007, and
we are now accepting nominations!
Each year, the James Madison Award and the Eileen Cooke State & Local
Madison Award are presented by the American Library Association on
Freedom of Information Day to recognize those individuals or groups that
have championed, protected, and promoted public access to government
information and the public's right to know.
The award named for President James Madison was established in 1986 and
is presented annually on the anniversary of his birth. The award named
for Eileen Cooke, former director of the ALA Washington Office, honors
an extraordinary leader in building grassroots awareness of core library
issues including access to information. Cooke was a tireless advocate
for the public's right to know and a mentor to many librarians and
trustees.
2007 marks the 41st anniversary of the Freedom of Information Act, the
third year that ALA will present the Eileen Cooke Madison Award, and the
18th year that ALA will present the James Madison award.
Please send nominations to mnisbet@alawash.org by February 16, 2007.
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About Freedom of Information Day
Freedom of Information Day is an annual event on or near March 16, the
birthday of James Madison. Madison is widely regarded as the Father of
the Constitution and as the foremost advocate for openness in
government. More information will be available at the ALA Washington
Office web site
under "Events."
