A prestigious award from the American Library Association has gone to Cynthia Orr, the collection manager at the Cleveland Public Library. Ms. Orr appeared on eBookWorm last week to discuss the library’s experiment with home access to best-selling e-books and others.
Nope, the news release announcing the award does not mention e-books, but the experiment is in line with her past innovations. Ms. Orr was codeveloper of the popular Bookbrowser.com, which Barnes & Noble acquired.
Bestowed annually by Reference and User Services Association within ALA, the Margaret E. Monroe Library Adult Services Award recognizes notable contributions within the area of library services to adults. RUSA praised Ms. Orr’s “creativity and enthusiasm, particularly in reader’s advisory services,” and noted her openness to new technology.
