Ray Moore Award

Established in 1975, the Ray Moore Award is presented to the author of the best article about public librarianship published in North Carolina Libraries during the preceding biennium. Help us fill in the chart! If you know a winner that hasn't been filled in yet, write the editor! 

Year of Award Winners Article Title Volume/Issue
2023 Plummer Alston Jones The American Public Library as a Multicultural Force Vol 80, No. 1
2021 Plummer Alston Jones Advocacy for Multiculturalism and Immigrants’ Rights: The Effect of U. S. Immigration Legislation on American Public Libraries: 1876-2020 Vol 78, No. 1
2019 Plummer Alston Jones & Kaye Dotson Public Libraries and School Libraries: Partnerships to Support Truth in History Vol 76, No. 1
2017 (not awarded)    
2015 Joanna Bolick (2 awards) Addressing Language Barriers Through Readers’ Advisory: Librarian, Literature, and Locality  Vol 73, No. 1
2015 Plummer Alston Jones (2 awards) Public Library Adult Education for Immigrants in North Carolina Vol 73, No. 1
2011 (TBD) ** Vol **
2009 (TBD) ** Vol **
2007 (TBD) ** Vol **
2005 (TBD) ** Vol **
2003 Susan Colaric Children, Public Libraries, and the Internet: Is it Censorship or Good Service Vol 61, No. 1
2001 Willie Nelms One Public Library's Response to the Storm of the Century Vol 58, No. 3
1999 Lena Gonzalez Public Libraries Reach Out to New North Carolinians: Meeting the Information Needs of Immigrants and Refugees Vol 57, No. 1
1997 (TBD) ** Vol **
1995 James V. Carmichael, Jr. Sex in Public (Libraries): An Historical Sampler of What Every Librarian Should Know Vol 53, No. 2
1993 James V. Carmichael, Jr. North Carolina Libraries Face the Depression: A Regional Field Agent and the "Bell Cow" State, 1930-36 Vol 50, No. 1
1991 Lisa Dalton Doc Soup: Dealing with Documents in Small Non-Depository Libraries Vol 48, No. 2
1989 TBD ** Vol **
1987 Howard McGinn (2 awards) The North Carolina Information Network--A Vital Cog in Economic Development Vol 44, No. 3
1987 Patsy Hansel (2 awards) Unobtrusive Evaluation for Improvement: The Cumberland County Public Library and Information Center Experience Vol 44, No. 2
1985 Robert C. Russell (2 awards) Collection Development in a Municipal Public Library Vol 43, No. 1
1985 David M. Paynter (2 awards) Branch Library Use in North Carolina Metropolitan Areas Vol 42, No. 3
1983 Rex Klett and Karen Seawell The Tar Heel Enclave: Public Library Salaries in North Carolina Vol 41, No. 1
1981 (TBD) ** Vol **
1979 Ellen Winston How Libraries Serve Older Adults Vol 36, No. 3
1977 Pauline Binkley Cheek We Had Done Wonderfully Well…Considering: Madison County's Odyssey from Bookmobile to Public Library Vol 34, No. 3