Help the Vermont Library Association acknowledge your colleague by nominating them for one of the following awards. The nomination deadline is Friday, May 1, 2026.
The Birdie Award, for outstanding service in the field of technical services.
The Green Mountain Award, for distinguished service, support, or unusual contribution to a library or libraries.
The Sarah C. Hagar Award, for exceptional service or a significant contribution to librarianship.
The Trustee of the Year Award, for outstanding achievement by a library trustee.
To place a name in nomination for these awards, complete the appropriate online nomination form:
- Birdie Award nomination form
- Green Mountain Award nomination form
- Sarah C. Hagar Award nomination form
- Trustee of the Year Award nomination form
- Submit a reference on behalf of a nominee or applicant
Nominations for a fifth award, the Senator Patrick Leahy Library Advocate of the Year Award, are provided by the Government Relations & Advocacy Committee.
Honoring Retirees
Are you retiring or know a librarian who is? If that librarian is also a VLA member, we want to honor them at the annual Vermont Library Conference. Email pcartier@vermontlaw.edu with their name, library, and position.
Recognition
Award recipients will be announced at the annual Vermont Library Conference on Monday, June 1, 2026, at the University of Vermont’s Howe Library. Support all Vermont librarians by recognizing those special colleagues, mentors, trustees, and/or library supporters who help create the community that we value and who give us reason to celebrate.
Questions?
For more information, visit the Vermont Library Association Scholarship and Awards Committee webpage, or email committee chairperson Pamela Cartier at pcartier@vermontlaw.edu
Last updated April 4, 2026 (sl)