Ten librarians from across the U.S. will be selected from more than 1,000 nominations to receive the coveted 2026 I Love My Librarian Award, which includes a $5,000 prize. Your favorite librarian could be among the winners! Nominations are being accepted through Monday, December 15, 2025. That’s next week!
Have questions about the I Love My Librarian Award? We have answers! From how to nominate your favorite librarian to eligibility requirements and more, we have you covered here.
“Reading Rainbow” has a new host—and it’s I Love My Librarian Award recipient Mychal Threets!
Nominations are now open for the 2026 I Love My Librarian Award. Ten librarians from across the U.S. will win $5,000 and the recognition of a lifetime—your librarian could be one of them!
The Secret Life of Librarians has been nominated for a Webby Award! Watch the series, then cast your vote for America’s librarians by April 17!
After wildfires tore through western Maui, bookmobile librarian Jessica Gleason rolled in to help a grieving community.
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Love your librarian? Of course you do! Nominations are now open for this year’s I Love My Librarian Award, and ten librarians will receive $5,000 and the recognition of a lifetime.
Yesterday, the Carnegie Corporation unveiled The Secret Life of Librarians, a new online series that explores the unexpected stories of librarians across the country and their contributions as civic heroes who are improving lives and bringing communities together. And the 10 recipients of the 2024 I Love My Librarian Award are at the series’ heart.
The I Love My Librarian Award ceremony will take place during the LibLearnX welcome reception at 6:00 p.m. ET on Friday, January 19. If you can’t join us in person for the ceremony, you can stream it live on ALA’s Youtube channel! The red-carpet ceremony is a joyous, happy, and often emotional affair, featuring speeches from all of the award winners, library and ALA leaders, and more. Dubbed “The Oscars for the Library World,” it’s one of our favorite events of the year.
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