▁A LA ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁The ▁Li pp inc ott ▁Award ▁recogn izes ▁li br ari ans ▁distinguished ▁by ▁their ▁service ▁to ▁the ▁profession ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁writ ings ▁and ▁participation ▁in ▁professional ▁organizations , ▁both ▁areas ▁in ▁which ▁V os per ▁was ▁well ▁accomplished . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁V os per ▁was ▁recognized ▁by ▁American ▁L ibr aries ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁L ibr ari ans ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁Century ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁li br arian ▁at ▁U CLA ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 1 - 1 9 7 3 . ▁It ▁was ▁during ▁his ▁ten ure ▁at ▁U CLA ▁that ▁V os per ▁further ▁developed ▁his ▁reputation ▁for ▁standing ▁firm ▁on ▁his ▁belief s ▁on ▁the ▁true ▁function ▁of ▁a ▁library ▁that ▁he ▁began ▁during ▁his ▁employ ment ▁at ▁Kansas ▁University . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁V os per ▁was ▁under ▁pressure ▁by ▁U CLA ’ s ▁administration ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁library ▁due ▁to ▁anti war ▁protest s ▁taking ▁place ▁on ▁the ▁campus . ▁ ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁these ▁instructions , ▁V os per ▁posted ▁a ▁notice ▁declaring ▁his ▁ref us al ▁to ▁shut ▁the ▁doors ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁a ▁library ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁san ctu ary ▁devoted ▁to ▁the ▁free ▁access ▁of ▁intellectual ▁and ▁cultural ▁information . ▁By ▁choosing ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁U CLA ▁libraries ▁open ▁during