[MNASIS-L] Freedom of Info Day Eileen Cooke award to MN Coalition of Gov Info

[Ann Treacy]

I knew that this would be of interest to anyone who knew Eileen or for all
of us who have benefited from her work & for those involved or interested in
the MN Coalition of Government Information. Please spread the word if you
know others who might be interested. 

 

Thanks!     Ann

 

NATIONAL AWARD TO MINNESOTA COALITION

 

The American Library Association, an organization of nearly 60,000
individual and organizational members, announces that the Minnesota
Coalition on Government Information has been selected as recipient of the
inaugural Eileen Cooke State and Local Madison Award.
http://www.leg.state.mn.us/foi/cogi.html

 

Named for distinguished Minnesota native, Eileen Cooke, the award will be
presented annually on the anniversary of the birth of James Madison,
champion of access to information.  For the past fifteen years the American
Library Association and other supporting groups have celebrated March 16 as
Freedom of Information Day.  http://www.ala.org/ala/washoff/woawards.

 

Since 1989 the Minnesota Coalition on Government Information has sponsored
Freedom of Information Day and the annual John R. Finnegan Freedom of
Information Award.  In announcing the national recognition , Carol
Brey-Casiano cited the Minnesota Coalition for having been "persistent in
promoting open access and the role of the state in that process.  It is a
tribute to the Coalition that you have sustained your work for fifteen years
with a remarkable diversity of partners."

 

The State Madison Award is named for Eileen Cooke, a Minneapolis native,
graduate of the College of St. Catherine and member of the staff of the
Minneapolis Public Library.  Ms. Cooke rose to national prominence as the
Director of the Washington Office of the American Library Association.  For
three decades she was, in effect, the chief  lobbyist for libraries, freedom
of access and literacy.  Ms. Cooke died in May 2000.

 

The national award will be presented at the Freedom Forum's World Center  in
Arlington, VA on March 16.
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/news.aspx?id=14772.

Mary Treacy will accept the national award on behalf of the Minnesota
Coalition Government Information.  Ms. Treacy's leadership as Director of
Metronet, a Minnesota consortium of Twin Cities libraries of all kinds,
provided memtum for Minnesota to offer its own Freedom of Information Award
for the past fifteen years.

 

 

For additional information, contact:

 

Mary Treacy

612 781 4234

mtreacy at onvoymail.com

 

 

Ann Treacy
Treacy Information Services
1841 Fairmount Ave
St Paul MN 55105
612-670-3087
www.treacyinfo.com
atreacy at treacyinfo.com 

 

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