Awards Received by Samuels Public Library
Virginia Library Association
- 2025 Advocacy Award
- 2025 Supporter of Professional Associates Award
- 2024 Virginia Library of the Year
- 2024 Friends of the Library Award
- 2024 Trustee Library Award
Virginia Public Library Directors Association
- 2026 Impactful Marketing/Public Relations Effort
- 2026 Outstanding Program/Event/Class for All Ages
- 2026 Staff Member of the Year
- 2025 Silver Standards of Excellence
- 2025 Impactful Marketing/Public Relations Award
- 2025 Outstanding Program for Adults Award
- 2025 Impactful Technology Use Award
The Northern Virginia Daily Readers' Choice Awards
- 2026 Best After School Activities
- 2026 Runner-Up for Best Activities / Programs / Camp for Kids
- 2026 Runner-Up for Best Community Organization
- 2026 Runner-Up for Best Book Store / New or Used - Epilogue Bookstore
- 2025 Best Activities / Programs / Camp for Kids
- 2025 Best After School Activities
- 2025 Best Community Organization
- 2025 Best Family Fun
- 2025 Best Non-Profit Organization
- 2025 Best Community Volunteer - Melody Hotek, President of the Samuels Public Library Board of Trustees
- 2024 Best Activities / Programs / Camp for Kids
- 2024 Best After School Activities
- 2024 Runner-Up for Best Community Organization
- 2023 Best After School Activities
- 2022 Best After School Activities
- 2022 Runner-Up for Best Activities / Programs / Camps for Kids
- 2022 Runner-Up for Best Community Organization
- 2021 Runner-Up for Best Activities / Programs / Camps for Kids
- 2021 Runner-Up for Best After School Activities
- 2020 Best After School Activities
- 2020 Runner-Up for Best Activities / Programs / Camps for Kids
- 2019 Best Activities / Programs / Camp for Kids
- 2019 Best After School Activities
- 2018 Best Activities / Programs / Camp for Kids
- 2018 Best After School Activities
- 2017 Best Activities for Kids
- 2017 Best After School Activities
- 2016 Best After School Activities
- 2014 Best After School Activities
- 2013 Best After School Activities
Front Royal Elks Lodge #2382 Awards
- 2023 Elks Distinguished Citizenship Award For Outstanding and Meritorious Service to Humanity - Michal Ashby, Youth Services Manager