Stephanie Pasha (Mass.) and Becky Keane (Ill.) will be publicly recognized for their contributions to libraries at ALA Annual 2026 in June The ALA Trustee Citation, awarded by United for Libraries, recognizes public library Trustees for distinguished service to library…
Category: Awards
1 Week Left: Nominate a library champion for the Trustee Citation by March 6
The selected honoree will be recognized at ALA Annual 2026 in Chicago. About 60,000 Americans serve on library boards across the country. Each year, the prestigious ALA Trustee Citation, distributed by United for Libraries, recognizes one Trustee among them for…
2025 National Friends of Libraries Week Award winners: Friends of the Moorhead Library and Friends of the Perry, Iowa Public Library
Each group will receive $250 from United for Libraries in honor of their celebrations during the 20th annual National Friends of Libraries Week, held Oct. 19-25, 2025. Friends of the Moorhead (Minn.) Public Library For National Friends of Libraries Week 2025, Friends of…
Applications closing soon: Apply for $500-$1,000 for your Friends of the Library
The funds will help small and rural libraries with priority projects; applications close Wed., Jan. 21 United for Libraries and Penguin Random House will award grants of $500 and $1,000 (totaling $25,000) to support libraries in need. These grant funds…
Dr. Paul Doran, Jr. named 2025 Trustee Citation recipient
Dr. Doran (Homewood, Ala.) and his achievements will be recognized at ALA Annual 2025 in Philadelphia The ALA Trustee Citation, awarded by United for Libraries, recognizes public library Trustees for distinguished service to library development. Each year, one selected library…
United for Libraries and Penguin Random House announce recipients of grants to U.S. rural and small libraries
51 Friends of Library groups will receive funds to support priority projects for their libraries APRIL 8, 2025 | Penguin Random House and United for Libraries announced today, during National Library Week, the 51 recipients of a new grant program serving…
Apply for the Gadfly Travel Award for a chance to attend ALA Annual 2025 for free
Do you know a gadfly – a person who poses a novel idea and does not follow the status quo? The Retired Members Round Table administers the Gadfly Travel Award of $1,000 for the ALA Annual Conference. Members of ALA…
United board member, past president Skip Dye named ALA Honorary Member
The title is the highest honor given by the association. Longtime United for Libraries board member and past president Skip Dye is set to receive ALA’s honorary lifetime membership, awarded during ALA Annual 2025 in Philadelphia. The honor is conferred…
2025 ALA Trustee Citation nominations are open
Nominate an outstanding public library trustee for this prestigious award by March 3rd Unlike Friends booksales and Foundation fundraisers, the work of library Trustees often goes unseen. Behind the scenes, Trustees are responsible for developing library policy, setting goals to…
2024 National Friends of Libraries Week Award winners announced
The 19th annual National Friends of Libraries Week took place Oct. 20-26, 2024. Friends groups across the U.S. participated online and in their communities, from social media campaigns to in-person celebrations and events. Two Friends groups were chosen as winners of United…