The Justin Winsor Prize is awarded by the Library History Round Table of the American Library Association for the year's best library history essay. The award was established in 1978 and named for the American Library Association's first president, Justin Winsor. Winsor (1831–1896) was a prominent writer, historian, and the long-time Librarian at Harvard University.
The Library History Round Table also sponsors the Eliza Atkins Gleason Book Award.
The Library History Round Table official peer-reviewed journal is Libraries: Culture, History, and Society.LHRT Journal Libraries: Culture, History, and Society American Library Association. Library History Round Table.
LHRT News and Notes is the blog of the Library History Round Table.LHRT News and Notes American Library Association. Library History Round Table.
The Library History Round Table publishes the "Bibliography of Library History" database.Bibliography of Library History American Library Association, Library History Round Table, April 24, 2024.
The Library History Round Table, was established in 1947. Historical articles appeared on the 50th anniversary in the journal, Libraries & Culture Wertheimer, Andrew B., and John David Marshall. “Fifty Years of Promoting Library History: A Chronology of the ALA (American) Library History Round Table, 1947-1997.” Libraries & Culture 35, no. 1 (2000): 215–39. and the 75th in the journal, Libraries: Culture, History, and Society .Greenberg, Gerry (2023), "On LHRT's Seventy-Fifth Anniversary. Libraries: Culture, History, and Society 7 no.1:77-79.Lear, Bernadette A. "LHRT Leadership, Programs, and Awards, 1998–2023."Libraries: Culture, History, and Society. 7, No. 2, 2023: 181-215.