Editing Melvil Dewey (section)

===American Library Association medal===
At the June 2019 conference of the American Library Association, the Council voted to remove Dewey's name from its top honor, the Melvil Dewey Medal; the resolution cited Dewey's history of racism, antisemitism, and sexual harassment.<ref name="Albanese2019">{{cite web | last=Albanese | first=Andrew | title=ALA Votes to Strip Melvil Dewey's Name From Its Top Honor | website=Publishers Weekly | date=2019-06-24 | url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/80557-ala-votes-to-strip-melvil-dewey-s-name-from-its-top-honor.html | access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref>  The resolution was passed overwhelmingly with no debate. The award was renamed the ALA Medal of Excellence at the Association's January 2020 conference.<ref name="ALM2020">{{cite web | title=2020 Midwinter Wrap-Up | website=American Libraries Magazine | date=2020-02-06 | url=https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2020/02/06/2020-midwinter-wrap-up/ | access-date=2020-02-27}}</ref>