The Justin Winsor Prize is awarded by the

Library History Round Table The Library History Round Table encourages research and publication on library history and promotes awareness and discussion of historical issues in librarianship. It "exists to facilitate communication among scholars and students of library history ...

of the

American Library Association The American Library Association (ALA) is a nonprofit organization based in the United States that promotes libraries and library education internationally. It is the oldest and largest library association in the world. History 19th century ...

for the year's best library history essay. The award was established in 1978 and named for the American Library Association's first president,

Justin Winsor Justin Winsor (January 2, 1831October 22, 1897) was an American writer, librarian, and historian. His historical work had strong bibliographical and cartographical elements. He was an authority on the early history of North America and was elec ...

. Winsor (1831–1896) was a prominent writer, historian, and the long-time Librarian at

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

. The Library History Round Table also sponsors the

Eliza Atkins Gleason Book Award Eliza Atkins Gleason Book Award is presented by the Library History Round Table of the American Library Association every third year to recognize the best book written in English in the field of library history, including the history of libraries, l ...

. The Library History Round Table official peer-reviewed journal is ''Libraries: Culture, History, and Society.'' ''LHRT News and Notes'' is the blog of the Library History Round Table. The Library History Round Table publishes the "Bibliography of Library History" database. The Library History Round Table, was established in 1947. Historical articles appeared on the 50th anniversary in the journal, ''Libraries & Culture'' and the 75th in the journal, ''Libraries: Culture, History, and Society'' .Lear, Bernadette A. "LHRT Leadership, Programs, and Awards, 1998–2023."''Libraries: Culture, History, and Society.'' 7, No. 2, 2023: 181-215. American Library Association logo stacked

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