Dr. Kathleen de la Peña McCook, distinguished èƵapp professor at the èƵapp School of Information, is the winner of the , presented by the American Library Association (ALA) for distinguished service to the profession. Letters of support called Dr. McCook “an extraordinary mentor and role model to countless èƵapps,” “visionary,” “inspirational,” “selfless,” “a risk taker, a political force, a fighter in the trenches.” One writer dubbed her “the People’s Librarian” because of her focus on the “library’s user community and society at large, and èƵapps.” Congratulations Dr. McCook!