2024
Melissa Corey
St. Joseph, MO
Claire Dannenbaum
Eugene, OR
Fred Gitner
Jamaica, NY
Clare Graham
Malvern, AR
Gabriel Graña
Chapel Hill, NC
Diana Haneski
Parkland, FL
Gladys López-Soto
Mayagüez, PR
Ted Quiballo
Evanston, IL
Mychal Threets
Fairfield, CA
Curt Witcher
Fort Wayne, IN
Media and Press
- VIDEO: 2024 I Love My Librarian Virtual Award Ceremony
- Meet the 2024 I Love My Librarian Award Honorees
- Ten Honorees Receive Prestigious I Love My Librarian Award for Outstanding Public Service
- From emotional support to business advice, winners of I Love My Librarian awards serve in many ways (Associated Press)
2023
Kathryn Blackmer Reyes
San José, CA
Vikki Brown
Sebring, FL
Cara Chance
Carencro, LA
Tara Coleman
Manhattan, KS
David Ettinger
Washington, DC
Julie Marie Frye
Bloomington, IN
Lauren Ginsberg DeVilbiss
New York City, NY
Jamie M. Gregory
Greenville, SC
Roseanna Gulisano
Bronx, NY
Elacsha Madison
Evanston, IL
2022
Yuliana Aceves
Arlington, TX
Shamella Cromartie
Cullowhee, NC
William C. Gibbons
New York, NY
Renee Greenlee
Vinton, IA
Shannon K. Horton
Decorah, IA
John Paul Mahofski
Westover, MD
Tammi Moe
Gallup, NM
George D. Oberle
Fairfax, VA
Melissa Pillot
St. Louis, MO
Arnulfo Talamantes
San Antonio, TX
2021
Jayanti Addleman
Hayward, CA
Jessica Bell
Boston, MA
Sean C. Bird
Topeka, KS
Naomi Bishop
Phoenix, AZ
Jesse Braun
Beverly Hills, CA
Adilene Estrada-Huerta
Sacramento, CA
Jianye He
Berkeley, CA
Jane E. Martellino
Greenwich, CT
Jennifer L. Newcome
Manchester, PA
Elizabeth Moreau Nicolai
Anchorage, AK
2020/2019
Jesús Alonso-Regalado
Albany, NY
Stephanie Lynn Dannehl
Bertrand, NE
Cathy Gulley Evans
Memphis, TN
Melissa Glanden
Powhatan, VA
MaryAnne Hansen
Bozeman, MT
Homa Naficy
Hartford, CT
Maria Papanastassiou
Arlington Heights, IL
Leah Plocharcyzk
Jupiter, FL
Janet Tom
San Francisco, CA
Tracie Walker-Reed
Dallas, TX
2018
Ginny Norris Blackson
Ellensburg, WA
Joy Lynn Bridwell
Box Elder, MT
Tamara Lea Cox
Piedmont, SC
Nancy Lynn Daniel
Morganton, NC
Jennifer Berg Gaither
Baltimore, MD
Terri Gallagher
Monaca, PA
Stephanie H. Hartwell-Mandella
Katonah, NY
Paula Kelly
Pittsburgh, PA
Dr. Linda E. Robinson
Mansfield, CT
Lindsey Tomsu
Algonquin, IL
2017
Julie Bill
Los Angeles, CA
Sheikla Blount
Columbiana, AL
Annie Cipolla
Los Angeles, CA
Rosemary Cooper
Warwick, NY
Laurie Doan
Strafford, PA
Mary Jo Fayoyin
Savannah, GA
Natalia Fernández
Corvallis, OR
Marcia Kochel
Decatur, GA
Rita Platt
St. Croix Falls, WI
Timothy Ryan
Rochester, NY
2016
Danielle S. Apfelbaum
Old Westbury, NY
Andrea Bernard
Charlemont, MA
Olga Valencia Cardenas
Modesto, CA
Elissa Checov
Lawrenceville, GA
Kathryn Cole
Chapel Hill, NC
Tabatha "Tabby" Farney
Colorado Springs, CO
Sherri Ginsberg
Pasadena, CA
Lia Kharis Hillman
San Francisco, CA
Jamille Rogers
Conway, AR
Roosevelt Weeks, Sr.
Houston, TX
2015
Diane Brown
New Haven, CT
Doug Campbell
Denton, TX
Sylvia Cieply
Orange, CA
Dona J. Helmer
Anchorage, AK
Courtney Kincaid
Granbury, TX
Leslie D. Koch
Eastover, NC
April Roy
Kansas City, MO
Elizabeth G. Rumery
Groton, CT
Dr. Christopher A. Shaffer
Troy, AL
Shugana Williams
Perkinston, MS
2014
Michael Beller
Oakland, CA
Cherry Hamrick
Lansing, MI
Jessica Elaine Holmes
Frankfort, KY
Lynn Hancock Hurt
Roanoke, VA
David Lopez
Santa Ana, CA
Christine Payne
Middletown, DE
Kevin M. Ray
Cleveland, OH
Ciro Scardina
Staten Island, NY
Sarah A. Sugden
Waterville, ME
Frances Yates
Richmond, IN
2013
Julia E. Allegrini
Covington, KY
Dr. Shahla Bahavar
Los Angeles, CA
Holly L. Camino
Medina, OH
Kathleen Meulen Ellison
Bainbridge Island, WA
Harold M. Forbes
Morgantown, WV
Caroline "Xiaofang" Han
Cleveland, OH
Jennifer Jamison
Atlantic City, NJ
Julie Kane
Sweet Briar, VA
Molly E.K. Ledermann
Missoula, MT
Charlotte Carr Vlasis
Chattanooga, TN
2012
Dorothy J. Davison
New York, NY
Roberto Carlos Delgadillo
Davis, CA
Beatriz Adriana Guevara
Charlotte, NC
Rachel Hyland
Farmington, CT
Susan Kowalski
East Syracuse, NY
Rae Anne Locke
Westport, CT
Greta E. Marlatt
Monterey, CA
Mary Ellen Pellington
Gallup, NM
Madlyn S. Schneider
Queens Village, NY
Julie Hatsell Wales
Rockledge, FL
2011
Venetia V. Demson
Washington, DC
Martha Ferriby
Muskegon, MI
Jennifer O. Keohane
Simsbury, CT
Dr. Rhonda Allison Rios Kravitz
Sacramento, CA
Jennifer U. LaGarde
Wilmington, NC
Elizabeth "Betsy" Long
Lugoff, SC
Michelle Luhtala
New Canaan, CT
Saundra Ross-Forrest
Birmingham, AL
Rebecca Traub
Harrisburg, PA
Barbara K. Weaver
Gary, IN
Media and Press
2010
Laura Farwell Blake
Cambridge, MA
Paul Clark
Fleming Island, FL
Ellen M. Dolan
Shrewsbury, MA
Jeff Dowdy
Bainbridge, GA
Melissa McCollum
Lawndale, CA
Kelley I. McDaniel
Portland, ME
Patricia J. Updike
Gastonia, NC
Doug Valentine
Melissa, TX
Christina Wagner
Madison, WI
Stefanie Wittenbach
San Antonio, TX
2009
Sol A. Gómez
Tucson, AZ
Laura Grunwerg
River Edge, NJ
Lucy Hansen
Mercedes, TX
Alice K. Juda
Newport, RI
Karen E. Martines
Cleveland, OH
Dwight McInvaill
Georgetown, SC
Séamus Ó’Scanláin
New York, NY
Dana Thomas
Fort Myers, FL
Carolyn Wheeler
Bloomfield Hills, MI
Oceana Wilson
Bennington, VT
2008
Linda Allen
Hudson, FL
Jean Amaral
Keene NH
Amy Cheney
San Leandro, CA
Jennifer Lankford Dempsey
Auburn, AL
Carol W. Levers
Kansas City, MO
Dr. Margaret "Gigi" Lincoln
Battle Creek, MI
Iona R. Malanchuk
Gainesville, FL
Elaine McIlroy
Wellfleet, MA
Paul McIntosh
New York, NY
Arezoo Moseni
New York, NY
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