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Sarah Long Honored with YWCA Achievement Award

NEWS RELEASE
April 4, 2002

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Judy Hoffman, 847/353-7137

In recognition of her high profile contributions to community partnerships and the library profession, North Suburban Library System Director Sarah Long has been named a 2002 Woman of Achievement by the YWCA of Lake County. Ms. Long will receive her award at the Association's 24th Annual Benefit on April 19.

The YWCA award recognizes the accomplishments of women in eight areas: arts, business, community volunteer education, entrepreneur, professions, public service and racial justice. Long's award is for the Professions category. This is the first time that a librarian has been recognized for this award.

The mission of the YWCA is the empowerment of women and girls and the elimination of racism. Long served as president of the American Library Association (ALA) for the 1999-2000 term. During her term she appointed a special committee to raise an endowment for the ALA's minority scholarship program, The Spectrum Initiative. As past president, she currently chairs this committee.

"It is a tremendous honor to be recognized by this prestigious organization," says Long. "The mission of libraries closely reflect the vision of the YWCA: peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all people. The challenges of this work are great, but the reward of seeing people succeed as a result of our work is a powerful inspiration."

Headquartered in Wheeling, the North Suburban Library System is an organization of over 650 academic, public, school and special libraries in the north suburban area of Cook County and communities in Kane, Lake and McHenry counties. It is one of 12 library systems in Illinois, funded through the Illinois State Library, a division of the Office of the Secretary of State, Jesse White. For more information visit www.nsls.info.