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LA County Library Named 2019 Gale/Library Journal Library of the Year

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Tuesday, May 28, 2019
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NEW YORK, May 28, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- LA County Library is the 2019 Gale/Library Journal Library of the Year.

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  • NEW YORK, May 28, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- LA County Library is the 2019 Gale/Library Journal Library of the Year.
  • As the 2019 Library of the Year, LA County Library will receive a cash prize of $10,000, be featured on the cover of Library Journal's (LJ's) June 2019 issue, available in print and online, and will be honored at a reception at the American Library Association (ALA) annual conference 2019 in Washington, DC.
  • Established in 1912, LA County Library is one of the largest public library systems in the United States, and the world.
  • "We've been watching LA County Library under the leadership of Skye Patrick, who was recently named LJ's Librarian of the Year.