Love Your Library? Help It Win $20,000 From The NYC Neighborhood Library Awards!

Love your library? Want to see it win a $20,000 award?

Whether you go to the Kensington Library (4207 18th Avenue), the Windsor Terrace Library (160 E. 5th Street), or another spot, you can nominate your book haven for the NYC Neighborhood Library Awards – a contest for which neighbors are asked to fill out a short survey explaining the critical role their literary institution plays in the community.

You can fill out the survey here – just make sure your nomination is in before 11:59pm on December 12. Everyone is eligible to nominate a branch, including individuals, elected officials, library staff, and representatives of community groups and businesses.

This is the second annual NYC Neighborhood Library Awards, which was launched by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, the Charles H. Revson Foundation and WNYC’s Brian Lehrer Show. From 25 semifinalists, 10 finalists will be chosen – and, ultimately, five of those will be selected as the winners.

Last year, two libraries from Brooklyn won – the Sheepshead Bay Library and the Macon Library in Bed-Stuy.

You can watch videos about the winners here:

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For more information about the contest, you can visit its website and Facebook page.