CJCLS Community College Library Program Award

This annual award recognizes significant achievement in outreach or academic programs in community college libraries.

Award

A certificate for the award recipient. The award is administered by the Community and Junior College Libraries Section of ACRL and juried by the ACRL/CJCLS Awards Committee.

Eligibility

Individuals or groups from two-year institutions, as well as the two-year institutions themselves, are eligible to receive the award. Nominations will be kept on file for three consecutive years.

Criteria

Achievement in outreach or academic programs could be demonstrated by any of the following:

  • Innovation in an area of librarianship important to community college libraries or their patrons
  • Support or advancement of an important initiative at the local, state, or national level
  • Uniqueness
  • Collaboration with other college departments or the broader community

Submissions

Submissions are currently being accepted through December 5, 2025.

Electronic submissions through the online nomination form are required. Nominations should include a narrative letter describing the achievements and any supporting attachments.

Submissions will be reviewed using this rubric.

View the full awards committee roster here.

Information & Assistance

Questions should be directed to ACRL staff, acrlawards@ala.org

Previous Recipients

  • 2021 – Anjali Parasnis-Samar and Alice Wilson, both of Monroe Community College - Award Announcement
  • 2020 – Colorado Community College System - Award Announcement
  • 2019 – Laura Luiz - Award Announcement
  • 2018 – Bucks County Community College
  • 2017 – LDS Business College
  • 2016 – Austin Community College Library Services
  • 2015 – Andrew G. Truxal Library at Anne Arundel Community College
  • 2014 – Parkland College Library and Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning staffs
  • 2013 – Palo Alto College library staff
  • 2012 – Sheila Afnan-Manns, Reyes Medrano, and Kandice Mickelsen
  • 2011 – Leslie Bussert
  • 2010 – Northwest Vista College Library
  • 2009 – Diana Fitzwater
  • 2008 – Hazard Community & Technical College
  • 2007 – Hagan Foundation Center for the Humanities at Spokane Community College
  • 2006 – Eva Lautermann, Sherry Durren, and Lois Shelton, Georgia Perimeter College
  • 2005 – Kate Connell and Suzanne Lo, City College of San Francisco
  • 2004 – Janice Peyton and Lonna Beers, North Harris Montgomery Community College District
  • 2003 – Baton Rouge Community College Library
  • 2002 – St. Petersburg Junior College
  • 2001 – Tompkins Cortland Community College
  • 2000 – The Indian River Community College
  • 1999 – Richland College
  • 1998 – Oakton Community College
  • 1996 – Southwestern College Library
  • 1995 – Derrie B. Roark
  • 1994 – Ed Rivenburgh
  • 1993 – Lois Marriot
  • 1992 – The Library Collection Development Committee at St. Petersburg Junior College
  • 1991 – Jimmie Anne Nourse & Rudy Widman
  • 1990 – Cooperative Collection Development Committee of the Chemeketa Cooperative Regional Library Services