The Manitoba Library Association recognizes and honours the exceptional achievements of Manitoba library students, workers, and supporters with the following Awards:
Human Rights Book Award
Library Technician of the Year Award
Library Service Award
Library Trustee of Distinction Award
How to Make a Nomination
Nominations should be submitted using the MLA Award Nomination Form. A letter of nomination must accompany the form and should illustrate why the nominee should be considered for the award. All submissions need to be received via email to awards@mla.mb.ca.
All nominators (individual or institutional) should be members of the Manitoba Library Association.
Members can self nominate.
A Committee will select the award recipients. The Committee may choose, at its discretion, not to present an award in any given year, to select more than one winner, and/or to identify a winner from the community when and if no applications are received in a given category.
Human Rights Book Award
This award sponsored by the Association of Manitoba Book Publishers is in support and recognition of the hard work of Manitoba libraries to uphold library values of intellectual freedom while also reflecting their community’s need for inclusive and diverse library spaces.
This annual award gives 15 books from Manitoba publishers to an individual or library whose service, passion, and commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion is outstanding among their peers.
This individual or library will have demonstrated strong resolve in upholding human rights, inclusivity and equity in library access for their library or in the library community at a local, regional, provincial or national level.
The Award will recognize ongoing work or an outstanding accomplishment at a point in time.
Award nomination deadline TBA.
Library Service Award
This award is presented every two years at the Manitoba Libraries Conference.
Award nomination deadline TBA.
This award recognizes library workers, supporters or volunteers who have made a significant contribution to the operation and development of libraries and library services in the province of Manitoba. Examples of potential nominees include:
- Professional library workers in Manitoba who have shown exemplary service over a long period or who have shown a contribution within a shorter period.
- Volunteers who have shown a significant contribution to the operation or development of library services in Manitoba, perhaps as a trustee, fund-raiser, or volunteer worker.
- Individuals in Manitoba who have shown exceptional promise of leadership in the early years of their career through the contributions they have made to their library or to the profession.
Library Technician of the Year Award
This award is presented every two years at the Manitoba Libraries Conference.
Award nomination deadline TBA.
This award recognizes a Library Technician in Manitoba who has demonstrated outstanding professional achievement or leadership in their library or in the library community at a local, regional, provincial or national level. A nominee must be a graduate of a recognized Library Technician program.
Library Trustee of Distinction Award
This award is presented every two years at the Manitoba Libraries Conference.
Award nomination deadline TBA.
The Trustee of Distinction Award recognizes outstanding participation in the advancement of public library trusteeship in Manitoba. Consideration is given to trustees who have demonstrated leadership, innovation, promotion of public libraries in their community and fostered education and development of Trustees.
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