- TLA Awards & Scholarships
- Librarian of the Year
- Distinguished Service
- Lifetime Achievement
- Outstanding Services to Libraries
- Wayne Williams Library Project of the Year
- Libraries Change Communities Award
- Benefactor Award
- Branding Iron Awards
- Sam G. Whitten Intellectual Freedom Award
- Demco/Upstart Innovative Programming Award
- Texas Library Champions
- TLA Scholarships
- Unit Awards & Scholarships
- Ashley Bryan Award
- Distinguished Service – School Administrators Award
- Shirley Igo Award
- Media Virtual Presence Award
- Texas Youth Creators Award
- Library Instruction Project of the Year
- Siddie Joe Johnson Award
- Outstanding Service in Library Instruction
- Small Community Librarian Award
- Small Community Library Advocate Award
- Jack Alton Strawn Standing TALL Award
- TASL Library Information School Scholarship
- Young Adult Reading Incentive Award
- Stipends
- Grants
- Librarian of the Year
- Distinguished Service
- Lifetime Achievement
- Outstanding Services to Libraries
- Wayne Williams Library Project of the Year
- Libraries Change Communities Award
- Benefactor Award
- Branding Iron Awards
- Sam G. Whitten Intellectual Freedom Award
- Demco/Upstart Innovative Programming Award
- Texas Library Champions
- TLA Scholarships
Texas Library Champions
Nominations are open
- TLA Awards & Scholarships
- Librarian of the Year
- Distinguished Service
- Lifetime Achievement
- Outstanding Services to Libraries
- Wayne Williams Library Project of the Year
- Libraries Change Communities Award
- Benefactor Award
- Branding Iron Awards
- Sam G. Whitten Intellectual Freedom Award
- Demco/Upstart Innovative Programming Award
- Texas Library Champions
- TLA Scholarships
- Unit Awards & Scholarships
- Ashley Bryan Award
- Distinguished Service – School Administrators Award
- Shirley Igo Award
- Media Virtual Presence Award
- Texas Youth Creators Award
- Library Instruction Project of the Year
- Siddie Joe Johnson Award
- Outstanding Service in Library Instruction
- Small Community Librarian Award
- Small Community Library Advocate Award
- Jack Alton Strawn Standing TALL Award
- TASL Library Information School Scholarship
- Young Adult Reading Incentive Award
- Stipends
- Grants
We’re looking for champions of the Texas library community – individuals and organizations whose influence has changed the landscape of Texas libraries today and for years to come.
- TLA seeks to identify a diverse selection of individuals and organizations that have made a lasting impact on libraries and librarianship in Texas through their community involvement, advocacy and service.
- The individuals and organizations selected will be added to the list of Texas Library Champions that was compiled in 2002 in commemoration of TLA’s 100th anniversary celebration.
- As part of the Texas library community, we seek your input – please nominate the people and organizations that you know and would like to recognize. Please verify that the person you are nominating is not already on the 2002 Texas Library Champions list.
The new champions will be recognized at the TLA 2024 Annual Conference in San Antonio.
- Nominations are open!
- Deadline to submit has been extended to August 15.
Here are some definitions to keep in mind when filling out the nomination form.
Individual: a librarian or layperson, living or deceased, who has contributed to libraries or the library community through service and advocacy, and/or who has demonstrated exceptional library leadership in an innovative manner.
Organization: an organization whose primary contribution to libraries is other than financial.
Retired: Nominated librarians must be retired from active (full-time) professional service (employment) to be considered. It is not necessary for layperson nominees to be retired.
Other questions? Please contact Christy Reynolds at TLA.
Preview the individual nomination form
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