The Local Government Award is an annual award that recognises the Queensland Local Government that demonstrates outstanding community service through delivery of an individual program or service. This award is open to all QPLA member libraries and the QPLA Executive Board will consider one entry per member library service.
The winner is determined by the QPLA Executive Board based on how well the applicant’s submission addresses the criteria. The winner is announced annually at either the QPLA Conference or Professional Development Intensive.
Award winners will receive the following prizes for their Library service.
Gold Award $1000
Silver Award $ 750
Bronze Award $ 500
2023 LG Award Winners
Winners were announced at the QPLA 2023 Professional Development Intensive in Noosa on 16 October 2023.
We congratulate all nominees for the high calibre of submissions.
| Local Government | Project Name |
| GOLD : Townsville Citylibraries | Citylibraries Riverway Build and Grand Opening |
| SILVER: Noosa Libraries | Beyond the Walls – transforming a traditional Mobile Library service to a new multi-functional outreach service model |
| BRONZE: Paroo Shire Council Libraries | The Evolution of Cunnamulla Library |
Local Government Award Submissions 2023
2023 LG Award Nominees
| Local Government | Project Name |
| Ipswich Libraries | Picturing Your Past @ Ipswich Libraries |
| Noosa Libraries | Beyond the Walls – transforming a traditional Mobile Library service to a new multi-functional outreach service model |
| Paroo Shire Council | The Evolution of Cunnamulla Library |
| Townsville Citylibraries | Citylibraries Riverway Build and Grand Opening |
2023 LG Award submissions are closed.
2022 LG Award Winners
Winners were announced at the QPLA 2022 Conference Gala Dinner in Bundaberg on 13 October 2022.
We congratulate all nominees for the high calibre of submissions.
| Local Government | Project Name |
| GOLD : Western Downs Regional Libraries | Shout Out! Youth Storytelling Competition |
| SILVER: Bundaberg Regional Libraries | Ability Diverse Program |
| BRONZE: CityLibraries Townsville | Tropix Talks |
Local Government Award Submissions 2022
2022 LG Award Nominees
| Local Government | Project Name |
| Western Downs Regional Libraries | Shout Out! Youth Storytelling Competition |
| Bundaberg Regional Libraries | Ability Diverse Program |
| CityLibraries Townsville | Tropix Talks |
| Noosa Shire Libraries | The Library Book Shelf Project |
To apply and for further information, download the LGA Award Submission Form 2022
2022 LG Award submissions are closed.
2021 LG Award Winners
To recognise the high calibre of submissions for the LG Award, in 2021 the QPLA Board elected to allocate three prizes. Congratulations to this years’ recipients
We congratulate all nominees for the high calibre of submissions.
Local Government Award submissions 2021
| Local Government | Project Name |
| GOLD : Western Downs Regional Libraries | Words Out West Readers & Writers Festival |
| SILVER: Ipswich Libraries | Ipswich Children’s Library |
| BRONZE: Noosa Shire Libraries | Noosa Seed Library |
2021 LG Award Nominees
| Local Government | Project Name |
| Paroo Shire Council | Bringing Cunnamulla Library into the future |
| Whitsunday Regional Council | Early Literacy is Everybody’s Business program |
| Western Downs Regional Libraries | Words Out West Readers & Writers Festival |
| Scenic Rim Regional Council | Yugambeh Indigenous Story Book Project |
| Bundaberg Regional Library | The Reading Hunt Gin Gin |
| Noosa Shire Libraries | Noosa Seed Library |
| Central Highlands Regional Libraries | Print and Collect |
| Ipswich Libraries | Ipswich Children’s Library Catalogue & Interface |
| Ipswich Libraries | Ipswich Children’s Library |
2020 LG Award Winner: Moreton Bay Region Libraries
Congratulations to this year’s recipient : Pop Up Space in the Library celebrating PLAY in Moreton Bay Region Libraries.
Well done to all nominees for the high calibre of submissions in 2020 – keep up the great work!
2020 LG Award Nominees:
Local Government Awards submissions 2020
| Local Government | Project Name |
| Paroo Shire Council | Storytime at Cunnamulla Library |
| Mackay Regional Council | Mackay Pop-Up Library |
| Moreton Bay Region Libraries | PUPS in the Library |
| Flinders Regional Council | Stage 1 – FSPL Outreach |
| Bundaberg Regional Library | Library Digitisation Project |
| Lockyer Valley Libraries | Lockyer Valley Story Path |
| Rockhampton Libraries | Rockhampton Staff Capacity |
| Ipswich Libraries | Dive into Books: Kids Alive |
| Ipswich Libraries | Karalee Pod |
| Ipswich Libraries | Building Better Libraries |