Past Annual Banquet and Award Ceremonies
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Date |
Location |
Cost (members/non-members) |
Speaker |
Attendees |
| 6/13/2018 | Busboys & Poets, 625 Monroe Street NE | $20 / $25 |
Mary Augusta Thomas, Smithsonian Libraries
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| 5/31/17 | National Press Club | $30 / $35 | Nancy Davenport, American University | 42 attendees |
| 5/11/16 | The City Club of Washington at Franklin Square | $30 / $35 | Dr. David Mao, Librarian of Congress | 48 attendees |
| 5/13/2015 | Drexel University DC Campus | $30 / $35 | 25 attendees | |
| 6/20/14 | Carmine's Restaurant | $45 / $55 | Dr. James Billington, Librarian of Congress | 46 attendees |
| 5/23/13 | The City Club of Washington at Franklin Square | $45 / $60 | David Ferriero, 10th Archivist of the United States | 66 attendees |
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5/12/12 |
The City Club of Washington at Franklin Square | $45 / $60 | Roberta Shaffer, Associate Librarian for Library Services, Library of Congress | 65 attendees |
| 5/12/11 | The City Club of Washington at Franklin Square | $45 / $60 | Louis Bayard, New York Times Notable author, Edgar and Dagger award nominee | 38 attendees |
| 5/27/10 | Women's National Democratic Club, 1526 New Hampshire Ave., NW |
$45 / $60 |
Roberta Stevens, President-Elect, American Library Association |
45 attendees |
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5/20/09 |
City Club |
$45 / $55 |
Dr. Allida Black, Project Director and Editor of The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers |
38 attendees |
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5/7/08 |
Rosa Mexicana 575 7th St., NW |
$45 / $55 |
Dr. Camila Alire, President, American Library Association |
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5/21/07 |
Embassy Suites Hotel 1250 22nd St., NW |
$45 / $55 |
Alan Davidson, head of U.S. public policy for Google |
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5/23/06 |
La Tasca 722 7th St., NW |
$45 / $55 |
Helen Thomas |
90 attendees |
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5/9/05 |
Woman's National Democratic Club |
$45 / $55 |
Thomas L. Friedman |
101 attendees |
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6/1/04 |
The Occidental Restaurant |
$45 / $51 |
Bob Woodward |
101 attendees |
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6/2/03 |
The Monocle on Capitol Hill |
$35 / $40 |
Ellen McCulloch-Lovell |
56 attendees |
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5/22/02 |
Willard Hotel |
$40 / $45 |
Michael Dirda, Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic for the Washington Post. |
70 attendees |
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5/9/01 |
Marrakesh Restaurant |
$30 / $40 |
Phyllis Richman |
76 attendees |
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5/16/00 |
Doyle Washington Hotel |
$35 / $45 |
Juan Williams |
52 attendees |
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5/18/99 |
Westin Grand Hotel |
$35 / $45 |
Francis J. Buckley |
40 attendees |
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5/19/98 |
Radisson Barcelo Hotel |
$28 |
Kim Hodgson |
83 attendees |
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5/22/97 |
B. Smith's Restaurant Union Station |
$35 |
Barbara J. Ford, ALA President-Elect |
62 attendees |
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5/20/96 |
Tivoli Restaurant, 1700 N. Moore St. |
$35 |
Paul E. Peters, Executive Director |
62 attendees |
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5/22/95 |
La Colline Restaurant, 400 N.Capital St., NW |
$35 |
Marty Langelan, Author, Self-Defense Instructor |
60 attendees |
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6/18/94 |
The Washington Club |
$55 |
DCLA Centennial Gala |
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1993 |
Duke Zeibert's Restaurant |
$45 |
Richard Cohen, Columnist |
87 attendees |
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5/19/92 |
The Washington Post 1150 15th St., NW |
$30 / $35 |
Dr. Vincent E. Reed, Vice President |
93 attendees |
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6/30/91 |
National Geographic Soc. |
$35 / $40 |
Dr. Harm de Blij, Author, Geographer |
115 attendees |
| 5/20/90 Tuesday | Washington Hotel 15th &.Pa. Ave., NW |
$30 / $35 |
Patricia Fahey, The Comprehensive Illiteracy Elimination Act Sarah Goodwin, Literacy Volunteers of America |
75 attendees |
| 5/23/89 Tuesday | Library of Congress Montpelier Room Madison Bldg. |
$23 / $27 | Juan Williams Washington Post Correspondent |
91 attendees |
| 5/12/88 Thursday | Grand Hyatt 1000 H St., NW |
$29 / $35 | James Billington Librarian of Congress |
115 attendees |
| 5/21/87 Thursday | Charles Sumner School, 17th & M St., NW |
$23 / $27 |
Virginia Hamilton Children' s Book Author |
110 attendees |
| 5/18/86 | Potomac River cruise on Diplomat Washington Boat Lines Pier 4 |
$28 With SLA | None | |
| 5/22/85 | National Press Club 14th & F St., NW |
$19.50 / $24 | Dr. Terry Alford NOVA Community Coll. Lincoln Assassination |
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| 5/23/84 Wednesday | Women's National Democratic Club 1526 New Hampshire Ave., NW |
$18.50 / $22 | David McCullogh Host: PBS series Smithsonian World |
120 attendees |
| 5/18/83 | Capitol Hill Club 300 First St., SE |
$14.50 / $17.50 | Dr. Floretta McKenzie DC Supt. of Schools |
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| 5/12/82 | Woman's National Democratic Club 1526 New Hampshire Ave., NW |
$14.50 / $16.50 | Kathy Russell Dir. Washington C. Pl Censorship in 60 Minutes: A Personal Experience |
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| 5/21/81 | Cannon House Office Bldg. Caucus Room |
Brigette Weeks Editor, Book World Washington Post |
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| 5/30/80 | Hotel Washington 15th & Pa. Ave., NW |
Dick W. Hays White House Conf. on Libraries and Inf. Service |
114 attendees | |
| 5/8/79 | National Press Club 529 14th St., NW |
Elizabeth Drew Journalist, Author |
188 attendees | |
| 4/20/78 | Capitol Hill Club 300 First St., SE |
$8 |
Eric Moon ALA President |
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| 5/12/77 | Fort Myer Officers Club | $8 | Larry McMurtry Author |
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| 5/21/76 | Hotel Washington 15th & Pa. Ave., NW |
Mark Russell Political satirist |
110 attendees | |
| 5/14/75 | Watergate Terrace 2650 Va. Ave., NW |
$11.50 With SLA | George Higgins Author City on the Hill |
110 attendees |
| 5/21/74 | Hotel Washington 15th & Pa. Ave., NW |
$9 | Patricia McGerr Mystery writer |
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| 5/15/73 | GW University Club | $7 | Roger W.Jones Chairman, Civil Ser. Com. "Concepts of Service" |
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| 6/10/72 | Mayflower Hotel | Milton Byam DCPL Director "Librarianship: A Wingless Bird or a Rocket to the Moon?" |
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| 6/12/71 | Boat Trip down Potomac | |||
| 5/11/70 | Washington Hotel | $10.95 | Edward de Grazia Author of Censorship Landmarks 1969 |
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| 5/27/69 Tuesday | Kennedy Warren 3133 Conn. Ave. | $6 | Alex Haley Author, "Our Nation of Minorities" |
160 attendees 75thAnniversary |
| 5/16/68 | Mayflower Hotel |
Stephen D. Isaacs Wash. Post City Editor |
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| 5/18/67 Thursday | Statler Hilton | Charles Frankel Asst. Secty. of State for Ed. & Cul. Affairs |
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| 6/2/54 | National Press Club | James Michener Author |
200 attendees 60th Anniversary |
Updated: 10 August 2017