Oak Park library magazine wins ALA award

Storyline magazine cover showing two people holding library cards

The Oak Park Public Library has won an American Library Association award for the fall 2025 issue of its magazine, Storyline.

The library's print magazine issue won a PR Xchange award in the External Communications category. More than 236 entries in print and electronic formats were submitted from over 100 institutions, including public, academic, school, state, and special libraries. There were a total of 28 print winners and 26 electronic winners.

The Storyline issue will be among the winning entries on display during a PR Xchange event on Saturday, June 27, at the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.

Learn more about Storyline, the print magazine of the Oak Park Public Library. Staff members Kristen Romanowski (writer and editor) and Gabriela Denton (graphic designer) create each issue of the print magazine, which launched in 2016.

Learn more about the PR Xchange awards and all the winners.