AwardsThe Association recognises, through the conferring of awards, the professional leadership, vision, innovation, publications, research and collaboration of its members and those whose work influences the development of literacy, and in particular, information, digital, critical and creative literacy. SLANSW awards include the: John Hirst Award Awardees for 2025
The 2025 Awards were announced and conferred at the SLANSW Professional Learning Summit on 21st March 2025. Nominations for 2026 will open in Term Three 2025 and will be announced at a SLANSW Professional Learning event in 2026. John Hirst AwardThe John Hirst Award honours the memory of the Association’s founder, John Hirst, who had a vision and a passionate drive to establish the primary place of libraries in every NSW school. This award recognises excellence in professional leadership and/or service by an Association member who is either a teacher librarian or who supports school libraries in New South Wales. The SLANSW Committee reserves the right not to confer this award in any year. Download selection criteria (pdf) and nomination form (Word doc) John H Lee Memorial AwardThe John H Lee Memorial Award is presented to an individual or a school team in recognition of innovation in learning and teaching practice in a school or schools through learning technologies. Any demonstration of innovative teaching practice must have occurred within the two years prior to the award being conferred. The SLANSW Committee reserves the right not to confer this award in any year. Download selection criteria (pdf) and nomination form (Word doc) Maurice Saxby AwardThe Maurice Saxby Award for service to children's and/or young adult literature is awarded to a person/s or organisation that has displayed excellence and passion in promoting reading and/or writing for young people in NSW.The SLANSW Committee reserves the right not to confer this award in any year. Download selection criteria (pdf) and nomination form (Word doc) SLANSW Teacher Librarian of the Year AwardThe SLANSW Teacher Librarian of the Year is awarded to a teacher librarian or team of teacher librarians in recognition of their outstanding contribution to teaching and learning in their school and their engagement with the wider school library community. The SLANSW Committee reserves the right not to confer this award in any year. Download selection criteria (pdf) and nomination form (Word doc) SLANSW Library Professional Award The SLANSW Library Professional Award is awarded to a library professional in recognition of their outstanding contribution to the development and promotion of library services within their school community. The SLANSW Committee reserves the right not to confer this award in any year. Download selection criteria (pdf) and nomination form (Word doc) The SLANSW Library Service Award is awarded to a member of the school community in recognition of their outstanding service to their school library. The SLANSW Committee reserves the right not to confer this award in any year. Download selection criteria (pdf) and nomination form (Word doc) Previous Recipients
Life MembershipLife Membership of SLANSW is a prestigious award and is bestowed on members who have demonstrated sustained commitment to improving the Association and its mission through their voluntary work for the association. Life Membership is not considered a competitive award and nominees must be considered individually and not in comparison with others. Each nomination is judged on its merits against the guiding criteria and there should be no limit in any one year on the number of members who might be awarded Life Membership. The nominee must:
Life Members (in alphabetical order): Jill Ball Ken Brock Peg Craddock Roy Crotty Lyn Hay Daphne Hone Dot Hoy Margaret Lawther John H Lee Bill Sommerville June Wall | Not a Join us, keep |
