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Awards and Grants

MLA Citation Award

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.