Awards and Grants

  • MLA Citation
    • Recipients of MLA's citation for distinguished service to music librarianship.
  • Vincent H. Duckles Award
    • An annual award for the best book-length bibliography or other research tool in music.
  • Richard S. Hill Award
    • An annual award for the best article on music librarianship or article of a music-bibliographic nature.
  • Eva Judd O'Meara Award
    • An annual award for the best review published in Notes.
  • Dena Epstein Award
    • An award made for archival and library research in American music.
  • Kevin Freeman Travel Grant
    • An annual grant to support travel and hotel expenses to attend the Music Library Association annual meeting. Recepients must be either a student, recent graduate, or a colleague that's new to the profession.
  • Walter Gerboth Award
    • Awarded to an MLA member who is in the first five years of their professional library careers, this award is to assist research-in-progress in music or music librarianship.
  • Carol June Bradley Award
    • An annual award to support studies that involve the history of music libraries or special collections.
  • Special Achievement Award
    • An award recognizing extraordinary service to the profession of music librarianship over a relatively short period of time.