Publication Awards

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ACRL's Awards program will be on hold for the 2021-2022 award season, during which time nominations will not be accepted or juried and no recipients will be chosen for any ACRL awards. For more information, please contact Brian Lim.

Publication awards are given for recent outstanding books, articles, bibliographies, catalogs, etc. Awards include a citation and may include a monetary prize.



Funded by an endowment from Katharine Kyes Leab and Daniel J. Leab, editors of American Book Prices Current

Recognize excellence in the publication of catalogues and brochures that accompany exhibitions of library and archival materials, as well as for electronic exhibitions of such materials.


Sponsored by Carrick Enterprises

Recognizes an outstanding publication related to instruction in a library environment published in the preceding two years.


Funded by an endowment created through the Eunice Rockwood Oberly Memorial Fund

Given in odd-numbered years for the best English-language bibliography in the field of agriculture or a related science.


*Please note that monetary award amounts are subject to change without notice and are contingent upon donor funding supplied at the time the award is presented. Questions about these awards should be directed to the committee chairperson or to Lauren Carlton at lcarlton@ala.org.