The New York Times/Carnegie Corporation of New York "I Love My Librarian" award program is now open—for the first time—to school library media specialists.

The 2008 award program will select as many as 10 librarians from public, school, college, community college, or university libraries. Each awardee will receive $5,000, a plaque, and a $500 travel stipend for travel to the awards ceremony hosted by the New York Times at The Times Center on December 9, 2008.

An online nomination form can be found at http://www.ilovelibraries.org/lovemylibrarian/school.cfm. Nominations must be completed by October 15, 2008.

I Love My Librarian Awards, www.ilovelibraries.org.