SC/MLA Hospital Librarian of the Year Award


SC/MLA Hospital Librarian of the Year Award

The Hospital Librarian of the Year Award was established to recognize a hospital librarian who exemplifies excellence, promotes leadership, and pursues continued high levels of achievement in the field of library science. The recipient of the award will be presented a plaque and $250.00 at the SC/MLA annual meeting.

Nomination requirements:

Nominee must be a member of MLA and SC/MLA
Nominee must currently be a hospital librarian and must have worked in a hospital library for at least five (5) years immediately preceding the award

Nominations may be made for contributions to hospital librarianship as demonstrated by excellence and achievement in service, advocacy, leadership, publications, presentations, teaching, research, technology, administration, special projects, or any combination of these areas.

Two copies of the nomination should be sent to the chair of the Hospital Libraries Committee (see below)

Nominations must be received by May 15 each year.

Nominations must be in writing and contain precise description of the nominee's achievements according to the established rating criteria.

Please forward nominations to the chair of the Hospital Libraries Committee.

For past Hospital Library of the Year winners, see the Honors and Awards page.