The University of Pennsylvania Libraries Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts has been honored with an RBMS Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab Exhibition Catalogue Award from the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL). The award was granted for the Kislak Center’s publication Wise Men Fished Here: A Centennial Exhibition in Honor of the Gotham Book Mart, 1920-2020.

“The creative and dynamic design coupled with the comprehensive content of this catalog contribute to the stand-out character of Wise Men Fished Here,” read a statement from the Leab Awards Committee. “The under-told story of the woman bookseller at the center of the exhibition, and her influence on the arc of modernism, has both high scholarly value and broad appeal to a general public.”

The ACRL’s annual awards honor the best in academic and research librarianship. More information, in addition to a full list of 2020 ACRL award recipients, is available online: http://www.ala.org/acrl/awards/awardwinners/winners