PIALA Award
This is awarded by PIALA. HLA will provide up to $1,000 USD per to support any type of professional development that would benefit and
strengthen the professional skillset of a current PIALA member. The awardee will need to provide receipts, and would then be reimbursed for the total amount spent (up to $1,000).
This opportunity is named in honor of Dr. Karen M. Peacock, who passed away in 2010. She was professor emeritus and retired curator of the Pacific Collection, Hamilton Library, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Born in Richmond, Indiana, Karen spent her childhood years in Palau, Pohnpei, and Saipan in Micronesia where her father, Daniel J. Peacock, served as the director of library services. Karen was devoted to the Pacific, especially Micronesia. She gave a great deal of her time and energy to supporting the work of Pacific libraries, archives, and museums, and advising and mentoring many of the islanders with whom she came into contact. As one of the founding members of the Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives, Karen participated in many annual conferences throughout the region.
PIALA was established in 1991 as a regional association committed to fostering awareness and encouraging cooperation and resource sharing among libraries, archives, museums and related institutions of the Pacific Islands. In 1998 a resolution was passed by PIALA and HLA establishing an international partnership between these two organizations. This international partnership was established in part to discuss common issues, share ideas and expertise, attend each other’s conferences and link homepages. This scholarship would facilitate the PIALA-HLA partnership while honoring a strong supporter of both organizations.
Requirements:
Application must include:
Scholarship Administration:
strengthen the professional skillset of a current PIALA member. The awardee will need to provide receipts, and would then be reimbursed for the total amount spent (up to $1,000).
This opportunity is named in honor of Dr. Karen M. Peacock, who passed away in 2010. She was professor emeritus and retired curator of the Pacific Collection, Hamilton Library, University of Hawaii at Manoa. Born in Richmond, Indiana, Karen spent her childhood years in Palau, Pohnpei, and Saipan in Micronesia where her father, Daniel J. Peacock, served as the director of library services. Karen was devoted to the Pacific, especially Micronesia. She gave a great deal of her time and energy to supporting the work of Pacific libraries, archives, and museums, and advising and mentoring many of the islanders with whom she came into contact. As one of the founding members of the Pacific Islands Association of Libraries and Archives, Karen participated in many annual conferences throughout the region.
PIALA was established in 1991 as a regional association committed to fostering awareness and encouraging cooperation and resource sharing among libraries, archives, museums and related institutions of the Pacific Islands. In 1998 a resolution was passed by PIALA and HLA establishing an international partnership between these two organizations. This international partnership was established in part to discuss common issues, share ideas and expertise, attend each other’s conferences and link homepages. This scholarship would facilitate the PIALA-HLA partnership while honoring a strong supporter of both organizations.
Requirements:
- Must be a current member of PIALA.
- Must provide proof attendance of professional development activities (e.g. receipts, registration, plane ticket, attendance, pictures, etc.) to the PIALA Award Committee.
- The award is nontransferable and intended for those with limited funding options.
- Members of the PIALA Award Committee may not apply.
- The awardee will need to participate in an exchange of ideas with the HLA community by either writing an article for Kolekole, hosting a Zoom Next Steps event, giving a virtual presentation at an upcoming HLA conference, or by recording a presentation that we can upload to the HLA Youtube channel and share with the community. The exchange of ideas would be specific to the growth they achieved as a result of the award (e.g. knowledge gained).
Application must include:
- See PIALA website for announcements of upcoming deadlines and full information about the award.
Scholarship Administration:
- Applications will be submitted to the PIALA Award Committee.
- Only one recipient will be chosen per year.
- Recipient will be chosen by: PIALA Award Committee or PIALA Board members.
- PIALA Board will contact the HLA Board within 3 days of announcing the recipient.
- There are only two restrictions on who may apply: current PIALA membership and not having previously received this award. Scholarship awarded only once to any single individual. PIALA Board members may apply.
- PIALA Board will:
- Form an Award Committee
- Develop the application form
- Advertise the opportunity to PIALA members
