FLA Awards Nominations

2009 FLA Awards nominations are due by February 28, 2009. Listed below are the 9 award categories. Visit the FLA website to see descriptions of all the awards and to obtain the award nomination forms.

The FLA Leader of the Year Award is presented to a member of the Florida Library Association for distinguished service to the Association. Nominate someone you know who has a dedicated commitment to the Association's goals through active membership on committees, attendance at conferences, support of statewide advocacy efforts, submissions to the Association's publications, acceptance of leadership roles, or other significant activities on behalf of the Association and its aims.

Do you know a library that deserves one of the Library Web Site Awards? These awards are presented in three categories, Public Library Web Site, Special or Academic Library Web Site, and Youth Services Web Site. Library Web Site awards promote awareness of the importance of good design and usability in web page development and to recognize outstanding examples of effective library web pages.

Submit award forms to Faye Roberts, FLA Executive Director at faye.roberts@comcast.net

Current FLA award categories:

· FLA Leader of the Year

· Librarian of the Year

· Library of the Year

· Lifetime Achievement

· Outstanding Citizen

· Friends, Foundations and Boards Library

· Intellectual Freedom

· Library Web Site

· Maria Chavez-Hernandez "Libraries Change Peoples' Lives"