Association Awards:

Alex Allain Intellectual Freedom Award (co-sponsored by the Association and Social Issues Resources Series, Inc.) recognizes the contributions of an individual or a group actively promoting intellectual freedom in Louisiana.

Anthony H. Benoit Mid-Career Award presented to a member in mid-career who has made outstanding contributions to librarianship.

Essae M. Culver Distinguished Service Award honors a librarian whose professional service and achievements, whose leadership in Louisiana association work, and whose lifetime accomplishments in a field of librarianship within the state merit recognition of particular value to Louisiana librarianship.

LLA Meritorious Service Award publicly recognizes an individual who has demonstrated sustained and exemplary leadership and service to further the development, services, visibility and/or policies of LLA.

Louisiana Literary Award presented to the author of an outstanding book about Louisiana.

•   Literary Award Guidelines

James O. Modisette Awards

Public Library is presented in even numbered years to a public library to reward and encourage the improvement of public library service in a two-year period.

•   Modisette Award Application Form for Public Libraries

Public Library Trustee is presented annually to a Public Library Trustee to commemorate distinguished service to a Louisiana public library.

Schools are presented annually to an Elementary School Library, to a Middle/Junior High School Library, and to a High School Library to recognize excellence in Louisiana school library programs.

•   Modisette Award Application Form for School Libraries

Section Awards::

Librarian of the Year Award: This new award (2011) is sponsored by the Public Library Section.

•   Librarian of the Year nomination form.

Library Director of the Year Award: This new award (2011) is sponsored by the Public Library Section.

•   Director of the Year nomination form.

Lucy B. Foote Award presented by the Subject Specialists Section to an Association member in recognition of his/her contribution to special librarianship.

•   Lucy Foote Award application form

Margaret T. Lane Award This award is sponsored by the Government Documents Round Table to recognize an individual or organization that has made an especially significant contribution in advancing access to, or use of government information in Louisiana.

•   Margaret T. Lane Award Guidelines

Outstanding Academic Librarian Award To publicly recognize an individual who has made an especially significant contribution to further the development of academic libraries/librarians/librarianship within Louisiana.

•   Outstanding Academic Librarian Award Guidelines
  
  
•   Outstanding Librarian Award Call for Nominations

School Library Media Specialist Award presented by the Louisiana Association of School Librarians to the school library media specialist who has demonstrated through action and philosophy a dedication to the mission and goals of the media specialist profession.

•   Guidelines and Application Form

Sue Hefley Educator of the Year Award presented by the Louisiana Association of School Librarians to an educator who has made outstanding contributions to school libraries in Louisiana.

•   Guidelines and Nomination Form

Support Staff Professional of the Year Award Presented by the Louisiana Support Staff Association of Libraries (LaSSAL) to a support staff professional who has made outstanding contribution to his/her library in the field of experience and advanced and strengthened the image of support staff.

•   Nomination Form



•   Guidelines

LLA Scholarships - the Louisiana Library Association awards scholarships to Louisiana students during their full-time study toward the Master's Degree in Library Science at Louisiana State University School of Library and Information Science.

•   LLA Scholarship Application

Mary Moore Mitchell Scholarship - funded by a donation from Howard J. Ekblad, president of Library Interiors, Inc. of Metairie, Louisiana. It is awarded by the Scholarship Committee for part-time study and has the same requirements as the LLA Scholarship.

•   Mary Moore Mitchell Scholarship Application

The recipients of the LLA scholarships and the Mary Moore Mitchell scholarship are selected by the Scholarship Committee with the advice of the faculty of the Louisiana State University School of Library and Information Science.

Educational Foundation of the Trustees Section Award -- the Educational Foundation of the Trustees Section of the Louisiana Library Association was established in 1985, and awards one-year scholarships to employees of public libraries in Louisiana during their part-time or full-time study toward the master's degree in library science at the LSU School of Library and Information Science. Applications and selection are under the direction of the Louisiana State University School of Library and Information Science faculty. Additional information about the Educational Foundation of the Trustees Section Award and other financial aid may be found at the LSU SLIS website.

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