Current Stipend
The 2023 Library Worker and Student Stipend applications will open August 30th. There is a $1000 stipend available for a Library Worker as well as a Student who is currently enrolled in an ALA Accredited MLS program.
Guidelines
Applicants must be personal members of YALSA (student membership is okay). Incomplete applications will not be accepted.
Winners must agree to share out with the YALSA membership what they learned at the symposium through a blog post, YALSA Academy Video or other approved means. Previous winners are not eligible.
Application & Deadline
Applications are due Friday, September 22 2023.
Applications
Questions? Contact YALSA at yalsaevents@ala.org.
Current Winners
2023
- J Hodnett, Churchill County Library, NV
- Valerie Tohom, a student at the San Jose State University
Past Winners
2021
- Kaileigh Oldham, Danville Public Library, IL
- Ashleigh Torres, Yolo County Library, CA
2020
- Six library students win free registration for YALSA’s 2020 Virtual YA Services Symposium
- Six library workers win free registration for YALSA’s 2020 Virtual YA Services Symposium
2019
- Shanel Slater, a student at the University of Iowa
- Lindsay Gojcaj, an Information Services Librarian at the Novi (Michigan) Public Library
2018
- Ness Shortley, a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Kimberly Taylor-Cloud, a Youth Services Librarian at the Fairburn Branch Library of the Atlanta-Fulton (Georgia) Public Library System
2017
- Ashley Meece, a Teen Services librarian at Tiffin-Seneca Public Library
- Tegan Anclade, a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2016
- Silence Bourn, a Youth Services librarian at Seminole County Public Library, FL
- Maryjo Siergiej, a student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2015
- Izabel Gronski, a student at Syracuse University
- Katie Yu, a Media Specialist at Robert Frost Middle School in Rockville, MD
2014
- Rebecca Ruberg, a teen librarian at the Burlington Public Library in Iowa
- Shawna Manchakowsky, a student at the University of Alberta, Canada
2012
- Meg Anastasi, a reference and teen librarian with the Springfield (Mass.) City Library and a teen services coordinator with Meekins Public Library, Williamsburg, Mass.
- Megan England, a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2010
- Jessica Levy, a student in the Department of Information Studies at the University of California-Los Angeles
- Emily Dezurick-Badran, an enquiry assistant at the Southend Central Library in Southend on Sea, Essex, United Kingdom