2025 VLA Awards: Call For Nominations

The Virginia Library Association is now seeking nominations for our 2025 Awards. These awards will recognize contributions of library workers in Virginia during 2024. Please use the online submission form to submit your nominations by the deadline of March 12, 2025. 

Our awards recognize excellence in librarianship and library services in Virginia. Submit a nomination that allows us to celebrate your mentees, mentors, coworkers, or friends on a statewide level. We invite resubmissions if you have submitted a nomination in the past that did not win.

Virginia Library Association award winners are determined by the VLA Awards and Recognition Committee, with the 2025 committee chaired by Rachel Kopchick of the Virginia Beach Public Library. The Award Winners will be honored at the VLA Annual Conference in October 2025 in Richmond, Virginia.

Each nominee must meet the criteria for the award for which they are nominated. Nomination forms and accompanying documentation must be submitted prior to 11:59 p.m. on March 12, 2025. Visit the VLA Awards page to view a complete list of VLA awards and their criteria.

New Awards in 2025 Celebrate Intellectual Freedom

The Virginia Library Association announces two new awards for 2025 that focus on excellence in intellectual freedom. Learn more about the new awards below.

Intellectual Freedom Advocacy Award

This award recognizes a significant contribution to the defense or awareness of intellectual freedom in libraries. Nominees may include public, school, or academic libraries; individual libraries staff; community organizations; and individual community members.

The award consists of a certificate or plaque presented at the Annual Conference.

Intellectual Freedom Promotion Award

This award recognizes an exemplary program, event, display, or activity that promotes or increases awareness of intellectual freedom issues in libraries. Public, school, and academic libraries are eligible.

The award consists of a certificate or plaque presented at the Annual Conference.