SLA Awards

This award recognises the community effort, so it could go to a School's Library Service, an external team, or even a local business who goes ‘above and beyond’ to support a school library.

This is a new award, created by the School Library Association to showcase the spectacular work which is happening in school libraries at the moment. Work which develops literacy, community and independence in children.

The Information Book Award has been designed to support school libraries and to reinforce the importance of non-fiction whilst highlighting the high standard of resources available.

Primary School Library of the Year recognises everyone that works together to ensure their school library impacts all the pupils in their primary school.
Previously known as Primary School Librarian of the Year, this award now recognises the whole team rather than one individual.

The Secondary School Librarian of the Year Award is the SLA's prestigious honour to recognise the excellent work that is carried out in school libraries every day, and to highlight the current practice of those whose work is outstanding.

The Pupil Library Assistant of the Year is lead by the SLA with CILIP SLG and it's inventor Barbara Band. It's organised by a steering committee and then judges by a separate panel of judges. The Award was launched in September 2014 with the SLA taking the helm in 2023.