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SLASA Awards

Awards are given out each year to library staff and their advocates for exceptional dedication to Libraries. There are several awards available, and details can be found below.

Awards are presented at the Annual General Meeting.

Nominations for awards close on the 28th of February of each year, for awards to be presented that year at the AGM.

Library Advocate | Regional Excellence Innovation Joan Brewer Life Membership | other awards

Library Advocate Award

This award is to encourage library staff to further develop their professional learning and recognise the positive contribution they have made to their school community.

This award is open to any library staff working in a school library. The nominee will need to be able to demonstrate engagement with their school community, wider networks, online forums, and attendance or engagement with professional learning.  

Details and Nomination form can be found here

Regional Excellence in School Libraries Award

This award is to encourage library staff to further develop their professional learning and recognise the positive contribution they have made to their school community.

This award is open to any regional/remote library staff working in a school library. The nominee/s will need to be able to demonstrate engagement with their school community, wider networks, online forums, and attendance or engagement with professional learning.
(Regional / remote is deemed as 50 km or more from the Adelaide CBD within South Australia).

Details and Nomination form can be found here

Innovation in School Libraries Award

Awarded to individuals/teams that have introduced initiatives that promote outstanding library service and positive learning opportunities to their school community.

Details and Nomination form can be found here

Joan Brewer Award

The Joan Brewer Award is made to a person giving outstanding service to teacher librarianship and/or school libraries in South Australia.

Details and Nomination form can be found here

More about Joan Brewer, past awardees here.

Life Membership

Life Membership is conferred on a SLASA member who, in the considered judgment of the Awards Committee, has made a significant and lasting contribution to the Association and the field of Teacher Librarianship over a number of years.

Other Awards

  • ASLA Early Career Teacher Librarian of the Year Award
  • ASLA School Library Advocate Award
  • ASLA School Library Professional of the Year Award

Information for all of these can be found here


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