Archive: Awards

Brooke Russell Astor Award

Given annually to an "unsung hero" of New York City

• 2004: To co-founder of Abraham House, alternative to prison (10-19-04)
• 2003: To founder of Refugee Women Council (10-24-03)
• 2002: To provider of critical services to the ill and needy (10-22-02)
• 2001: To Advocate on Immigrant Rights (10-24-01)
• 2000: To Activist for Puerto Rican Women and Children (10-22-00)
• 1999: To Washington Heights Community Activist (10-26-99)
• 1998: To New York City Police Detective (11-05-98)
• 1997: To Leading Advocate on Lead Poisoning Prevention (11-3-97)

Maher Stern Award

An annual award to an outstanding NYPL Branch Librarian and his/her staff

• 2007 Award Goes to the Bronx Library Center
• 2006 Maher Stern Award Goes to New Dorp Branch
• 2005: Hamilton Grange Branch Library (06-08-05)
• 2004: Morrisania Branch Library (06-11-04)
• 2003: Job Information Center (05-27-03)
• 2002: Donnell Media Center (05-31-02)
• 2001: South Beach Branch Library (03-28-09)
• 2000: Hamilton Fish Park Branch Library (10-20-00)
• 1999: Chatham Square Branch Library (06-15-99)
• 1998: Aguilar Branch Library (03-19-98)
• 1997: Melrose Branch Library (03-20-97)

Minerva Award

Honors each year's Valedictorians from New York City public high school graduates

• Class of 2003 (06-10-03)
• Class of 2002 (06-10-02)
• Class of 2001 (06-12-01)
• Class of 2000 (06-13-00)
• Class of 1999 (06-7-99)
• Class of 1998 (06-9-98)
• Class of 1997 (06-20-97)

The New York Public Library Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism

Awarded annually to an outstanding journalist

• 2007: Finalists (04-10-07) | Lawrence Wright Wins release (05-02-07)
• 2006: George Packer (05-10-06)
• 2005: Jason DeParle (05-03-05)
• 2004: Dana Priest (05-17-04)
• 2003: Keith Bradsher (05-14-03)
• 2002: Nina Bernstein (05-09-02) | Finalists release
• 2001: Elaine Sciolino (05-01-01)
• 2000: James Mann & Patrick Tyler (05-4-00)
• 1999: Philip Gourevitch (05-5-99)
• 1998: Patti Waldmeir (05-5-98)
• 1997: David Quammen (04-8-97)
• 1996: Tina Rosenberg (04-2-96)

Ezra Jack Keats Award

Given jointly with Ezra Jack Keats Foundation to a promising new children's book author.

• 2008: Author David Ezra Stein and Illustrator Jonathan Bean (04-21-08)
• 2007: illustrator Kristen Balouch and writer Kelly Cunnane (04-27-07)
• 2006: Mary Ann Rodman and Yunmee Kyong (04-26-06)
• 2005: Ana Juan and Janice N. Harrington (03-22-05)
• 2004: Gabi Swiatkowska and Jeron Ashford Frame (02-17-04)
• 2003: Shirin Yim Bridges and Sophie Blackall (03-11-03)
• 2002: Deborah Wiles & Jerome Lagarrigue (03-11-02)
• 2001: D. B. Johnson and Bryan Collier (04-20-01)
• 2000: Soyung Pak (02-25-00)
• 1999: Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen (03-23-99)

Young Lions Fiction Award

Honors a novel or collection of short stories by an American author age 35 or younger.

• 2008: Finalists (03-24-08)
• 2007: Olga Grushin (05-22-07) | Finalists (04-18-07)
• 2006: Uzodinma Iweala (06-08-06)
• 2005: A.S. Greer (05-01-05)
• 2004: Monique Truong (4-1-04)
• 2003: Jonathan Safran Foer and Anthony Doerr (3-19-03)
• 2002: Colson Whitehead (03-21-02) | Finalists (02-14-02)
• 2001: Mark Danielewski (04-24-01)

Other awards

• Betty Corwin and TOFT win special Tony Award (05-07-01)

 

 

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