The PRRLA Steering Committee is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Karl Lo Award. After careful consideration of applications that highlighted various research and professional development pursuits of PRRLA colleagues, we are delighted to announce the 2025 recipients of the Karl Lo Awards in the following categories:
Research Category
Su Chen, University of California Los Angeles, “A Cross Pacific Collaboration to Promote Chen Rong Collection of Poetry and Prose of Qing Dynasty via PRL”
Ellie Kim, The University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library, “Revitalizing the Korean Collection in PRL: Rare Books Project.”
Professional Development Category
Wenyu Zhou, Zhejiang University, “The Audio Library for Your Ears: Expanding Outreach and Engagement through Digital Storytelling”
Congratulations to the 2025 Awardees and thanks to PRRLA Library Directors and University Librarians for their support and encouragement of the applicants to fulfil their professional and research pursuits. We look forward to learning about the Awardees’ progress over the next 12 months. We will continue to share skills and expertise through ongoing networking and participation in PRRLA’s events, activities, and initiatives.
For more information about Karl Lo Award, please visit PRRLA Website.