CSLA Awards
Administrative Leadership Award
This award honors administrators with direct responsibility for a school or group of schools who have made influential, unique and sustained contributions to effective school library programs.
Nomination Forms will open later in 2025.
Advocate for School Libraries Award
This award honors a person or group (not currently employed in the school library) who has advocated for school libraries within the past year.
Nomination Forms will open later in 2025.
Honorary Membership Award
This award recognizes members of CSLA who have made outstanding contributions to school library programs and the Association over a sustained period of time.
Nomination Forms will open later in 2025.
I Love My Classified Library Staff Award
This award recognizes a person who has made a positive impact for at least three years in a school library in a classified position.
Nomination Forms will open later in 2025.
Presidents' Award
This award honors a credentialed teacher librarian who, through the library program, directly affects students and teachers. Nominees must be CSLA members who work at the site level. Nominations may be made by library peers, administrators, teachers, or by the nominee himself or herself.
Nomination Forms will open later in 2025.
Technology Award
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This award honors a teacher librarian who uses technology as a tool for learning and collaborates to promote the integration of technology in the curriculum. This award is sponsored by Mackin Educational Resources and includes $1,000 for use in the winner's library.
Nomination Forms will open later in 2025.
CSLA Scholarship Applications
State Scholarships
Leadership for Diversity Teacher Librarian Scholarship
This scholarship recognizes the need for teacher librarians who reflect the diversity of California's multicultural, multilingual population. Applicants must be from a traditionally underrepresented group and be enrolled in an accredited teacher librarian credential program. One scholarship of $1,500 will be given.
Nomination Forms will open later in 2025.
Leadership for Diversity Classified Scholarship
This scholarship recognizes the need for classified school library staff who reflect the diversity of California's multicultural, multilingual population. Applicants must be from a traditionally underrepresented group and be enrolled in a community college program for school library technical service certification. One scholarship of $1,000 will be given.
Nomination Forms will open later in 2025.
Northern Region Scholarships
NR Jewell Gardiner Memorial Fund Scholarship
The California School Library Association, Northern Region offers a scholarship in the amount of $1,000 in the memory of Jewel Gardiner. The purpose of the scholarship is to assist those persons who are currently enrolled in a Teacher Librarian Credential Program OR a Classified Certificate program OR library staff who want to attend the annual conference. The purpose of the scholarship is to assist with concurrently enrolled courses or attendance to the CSLA Conference. Complete only one application. Winners will be selected from the eligible applications received.
Nomination Forms will open later in 2025.
NR Mini Grant
The California School Library Association, Northern Region offers a mini grant of up to $1,000 to Certificated and Classified library staff to pursue projects that will enhance their libraries. Winners will be selected from the eligible applications received.
Nomination Forms will open later in 2025.
Southern Region Scholarships
SR Teacher Librarian Scholarship
Recognizing that there is a need for professional Teacher Librarians, the California School Library Association, Southern Region, offers one (1) scholarship in the amount of $2,500. The purpose is to assist those persons seeking preparation leading toward a degree or credential that will qualify the individual to work as a professional in the school library field in a school setting. Complete only one application. One winner will be selected from the eligible applications received.
Nomination Forms will open later in 2025.
SR Classified Conference Scholarship
Nominate a CSLA member to receive $1000 toward attending the 2025 CSLA Annual Conference in San Jose, California. The conference will begin January 30th and conclude February 2nd, 2025.
Nomination Forms will open later in 2025.