Annual Awards
Honoring Those Special Contributors Who Connect the Library with the Community!
2025 Annual Award Winners
Library Director of the Year (two winners): Brittany Durgin, Moultonborough Public Library and Caitlin Frost, New Durham Public Library
The Sue Palmatier Award for Outstanding Support by a “Friends of the Library” Group: Friends of the Chesterfield Library
Download the list of WINNERS from 1988–2024.
Mildred P. Mckay Scholarship Fund
The NHLTA Board of Directors believes that continuing education is the prime factor in providing the highest quality library services. In 1965, the NHLTA Board of Directors established the Mildred McKay scholarship fund in honor of the former NH State Librarian. History of the Mildred McKay Scholarship.
There are two different types of scholarships available:
Conference Scholarship or Workshop Scholarship
2025 Conference scholarship applications closed Feb. 17
Graduate Studies Scholarship
FORM PDF or MSWord doc
Submission Deadlines for Graduate Studies
Spring Semester • November 1
Summer Semester • May 1
Fall Semester • July 1
Download DETAILS on the categories and criteria. The application form is available in two formats: Fill and sign PDF and MSWord doc. Please download the application to your computer. Email your application to j.palleiko@nhlta.org or mail to the address on the application.