Awards & Recognitions

Nominations for 2025 USLA Awards are now open!

Nominate a colleague for their dedication, service, innovation, and support of student patrons, school libraries, or school librarianship. You may nominate yourself. Link to the nomination form.

Winners will be announced at both mini-conferences and honored at their respective USLA Mini-Conference in February or April.  

USLA Award Categories

We look forward to recognizing those
library heroes among us. 
You know who they are! 

The nomination deadline is January 15, 2025.  

Judging Criteria for Teacher Librarian and Library Paraprofessional of the Year: 

A panel comprised of USLA board members, conference committee members, and awards and recognitions committee members will judge nominees based on the following criteria:

Application Process 

Please complete the nomination form no later than January 15, 2025.
Click here for I Love Libraries' tips for writing nominations!