DCLA Award Recipients
Ainsworth Rand Spofford President's Award Recipients
| Name(s) | Year |
| Elizabeth Stone | 1990 |
| Eileen Cooke | 1991 |
| David Shumaker Bernadine Hoduski |
1993 1994 |
| Hardy Franklin | 1995 |
| John Y. Cole | 1996 |
| Metroplitan Washington Council of Governments | 1998 |
| Patricia Wilson Berger | 2001 |
| Winston Tabb | 2002 |
| Dr. Robert S. Martin | 2003 |
| William R. Gordon | 2004 |
| Francis J. Buckley | 2005 |
| American Library Association Washington Office | 2006 |
| Dr. Martha Hale | 2007 |
| Roberta Stevens | 2009 |
| Nancy Gwinn | 2012 |
| Lubuto Library Project | 2013 |
| D.C. Jail Library Coalition | 2014 |
| Beacher Wiggins | 2015 |
| David S. Mao | 2016 |
|
Lillian Gassie | 2018 |
Distinguished Service Award Recipients
| Name(s) | Year |
| Murray Howder | 1988 |
| Darrell Lemke | 1989 |
| Shirley Loo | 1991 |
| Mary Feldman | 1992 |
| Susan Fifer Canby | 1993 |
| Kathryn Ray | 1994 |
| Jacque-Lynne Schulman | 1995 |
| Gail W. Avery | 1996 |
| Charlotte Smutko | 1997 |
| Sue Uebelacker | 1998 |
| Maryellen Trautman | 1999 |
| Peggy Flynn | 2000 |
| Mary Augusta Thomas | 2001 |
| Fred King | 2002 |
| Patricia Wand | 2003 |
| Bill Tuceling | 2004 |
| Susan Randolph | 2005 |
| Mike Kolakowski | 2006 |
| Noel Rutherford | 2007 |
| Student Financial Assistance Committee (composed of Shirley Loo, William Tuceling, Jean Craigwell, Sue Uebelacker, and Elisabeth Knauff) |
2008 |
| Barbara Folensbee-Moore | 2009 |
| April King | 2012 |
| Barbara Conaty | 2013 |
|
David Shumaker | 2018 |
Elizabeth W. Stone Outstanding New Leader Award Recipients
| Name(s) | Year |
| Christopher Corrigan and Rebecca Trinite | 2013 |
| Victor Benitez | 2015 |
| Christina M. Bailey | 2016 |