Hello AAAL Members,

The application form for the AAAL Professional Development Award Spring 2026 is now open!

AAAL is happy to offer 3 PD Awards of $400 each for the Spring 2026 meeting. All library workers and professionals from AAAL member institutions are eligible to apply. The goal of this award is to help cover expenses to attend and present at the AAAL Fall meeting or the Annual General Meeting each Spring. Library students are also eligible to apply. 

NEW THIS YEAR – One award is reserved for a library staff member in non-librarian positions (library assistants, pages, library tech and librarian student workers, library technicians, information specialists, etc). 

Please see our AAAL Professional Development Award webpage for more information about Application Criteria, Eligible Expenses, Application Process and Award Process.

The application deadline is March 17th, 2026. Notification of awards granted will be sent out by March 31st, 2026. 

See here for information about the AGM and our call for proposals. 

For more information about the award, contact Céline Gareau-Brennan at Celine.Gareau-Brennan@ualberta.ca.