The ACRL-LA Awards Committee is pleased to announce the winners of the ACRL-LA 2026 National Library Week Awards:

Library Professional Award

Lillian Purdy, Ph.D., MLS, Director of Library Services and Associate Professor at James C. Bolton Library at Louisiana State University, Alexandria.

Library Support Staff Award:

Joshua Day, MBA, Library Systems Administrator and Adjunct Instructor at James C. Bolton Library at Louisiana State University, Alexandria.

Our winners each receive a year-long membership to ACRL-LA and a cash prize of $100.

Congratulations to both Lillian Purdy and Joshua Day! And a special congratulations to all the nominees for all of your hard work during these difficult times for libraries.