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I Love My Librarian Award

Past Honorees

2024
Photo of Melissa Corey

Melissa Corey
St. Joseph, MO

Photo of Claire Dannenbaum

Claire Dannenbaum
Eugene, OR

Photo of Fred Gitner

Fred Gitner
Jamaica, NY

Photo of Clare Graham

Clare Graham
Malvern, AR

Photo of Gabriel Graña

Gabriel Graña
Chapel Hill, NC

Photo of Diana Haneski

Diana Haneski
Parkland, FL

Photo of Gladys E. Lopez-Soto

Gladys López-Soto
Mayagüez, PR

Photo of Ted Quiballo

Ted Quiballo
Evanston, IL

Photo of Mychal Threets

Mychal Threets
Fairfield, CA

Photo of Curt Witcher

Curt Witcher
Fort Wayne, IN

Media and Press

2023
Photo of Kathryn Blackmer Reyes

Kathryn Blackmer Reyes
San José, CA

Photo of Vikki Brown

Vikki Brown
Sebring, FL

Photo of Cara Chance

Cara Chance
Carencro, LA

Photo of Tara Coleman

Tara Coleman
Manhattan, KS

Photo of David Ettinger

David Ettinger
Washington, DC

Photo of Julie Marie Frye

Julie Marie Frye
Bloomington, IN

Photo of Lauren Ginsberg-DeVilbiss

Lauren Ginsberg DeVilbiss
New York City, NY

Photo of Jamie Gregory

Jamie M. Gregory
Greenville, SC

Photo of Roseanna Gulisano

Roseanna Gulisano
Bronx, NY

Photo of Elacsha Madison

Elacsha Madison
Evanston, IL

Media and Press

2022
Yuliana Aceves headshot

Yuliana Aceves
Arlington, TX

Shamella Cromartie

Shamella Cromartie
Cullowhee, NC

William C Gibbons

William C. Gibbons
New York, NY

Renee Greenlee

Renee Greenlee
Vinton, IA

Shannon Horton

Shannon K. Horton
Decorah, IA

John Paul Mahofski

John Paul Mahofski
Westover, MD

Tammi Moe

Tammi Moe
Gallup, NM

George D. Oberle

George D. Oberle
Fairfax, VA

Melissa Pillot

Melissa Pillot
St. Louis, MO

Arnulfo Talamantes

Arnulfo Talamantes
San Antonio, TX

Media and Press

2021
Photo of woman with colorful hair smiling

Jayanti Addleman
Hayward, CA

Photo of woman with long black hair smiling

Jessica Bell
Boston, MA

Photo of man with short gray hair smiling

Sean C. Bird
Topeka, KS

Photo of woman with dark hair and glasses smiling

Naomi Bishop
Phoenix, AZ

Photo of bald man in front of library shelves

Jesse Braun
Beverly Hills, CA

Photo of woman with colorful hair and glasses

Adilene Estrada-Huerta
Sacramento, CA

Photo of woman with long black hair and glasses smiling

Jianye He
Berkeley, CA

Photo of woman with long blond hair

Jane E. Martellino
Greenwich, CT

Photo of woman with curly hair and glasses smiling

Jennifer L. Newcome
Manchester, PA

Photo of woman with wavy hair and glasses smiling

Elizabeth Moreau Nicolai
Anchorage, AK

Media and Press

2020/2019
Photo of man with short hair and glasses outside smiling

Jesús Alonso-Regalado
Albany, NY

Photo of woman with long blond hair smiling

Stephanie Lynn Dannehl
Bertrand, NE

Photo of woman with blond hair and glasses smiling

Cathy Gulley Evans
Memphis, TN

Photo of woman with blond hair smiling

Melissa Glanden
Powhatan, VA

Photo of woman with long hair and glasses smiling

MaryAnne Hansen
Bozeman, MT

Photo of woman with dark hair and glasses looking away from the camera

Homa Naficy
Hartford, CT

Photo of woman with short hair and glasses smiling

Maria Papanastassiou
Arlington Heights, IL

Photo of woman with glasses and long hair outside smiling

Leah Plocharcyzk
Jupiter, FL

Photo of woman with short gray hair and glasses wearing a scarf and smiling

Janet Tom
San Francisco, CA

Photo of woman with dark hair smiling

Tracie Walker-Reed
Dallas, TX

Media and Press

2018
Photo of a woman with long hair and glasses and a purple shirt smiling

Ginny Norris Blackson
Ellensburg, WA

Photo of a woman with glasses under trees

Joy Lynn Bridwell
Box Elder, MT

Photo of a woman in a white shirt in front of floweres

Tamara Lea Cox
Piedmont, SC

Photo of a woman in a patterened shirt in front of library shelves

Nancy Lynn Daniel
Morganton, NC

Photo of a woman with long hair and a head scarf and a strip shirt smiling

Jennifer Berg Gaither
Baltimore, MD

Photo of a woman with blond hair and a red cardigan in front of bricks smiling

Terri Gallagher
Monaca, PA

Photo of a woman wiht long braided hair smiling in front of library shelves

Stephanie H. Hartwell-Mandella
Katonah, NY

Photo of a woman with short gray hair and a colofrul scarf

Paula Kelly
Pittsburgh, PA

Photo of a woman in a collared shirt in front of library shelves

Dr. Linda E. Robinson
Mansfield, CT

Photo of a woman in a pink shirt and in front of a red wall

Lindsey Tomsu
Algonquin, IL

Media and Press

2017
Photo of a woman with long flowy hair and a necklace in front of greenery

Julie Bill
Los Angeles, CA

Photo of a woman with a striped shirt in front of library shelves

Sheikla Blount
Columbiana, AL

Photo of a woman with short hair and glasses outside

Annie Cipolla
Los Angeles, CA

Photo of a woman with gray hair and a gray scarf

Rosemary Cooper
Warwick, NY

Photo of a woman with glasses and a black shirt in front of greenery

Laurie Doan
Strafford, PA

Photo of a woman with short hair and a gray coat

Mary Jo Fayoyin
Savannah, GA

Photo of a woman with long hair and a patterened scarf in front of greenery

Natalia Fernández
Corvallis, OR

Photo of a woman in a purple shirt in front of library shelves

Marcia Kochel
Decatur, GA

Photo of a woman with long hair looking up at the camera

Rita Platt
St. Croix Falls, WI

Photo of a man in front of art

Timothy Ryan
Rochester, NY

Media and Press

2016
Photo of a woman with dark hair and glasses outside smiling

Danielle S. Apfelbaum
Old Westbury, NY

Photo of woman with gray hair smiling

Andrea Bernard
Charlemont, MA

Photo of woman with dark hair smiling

Olga Valencia Cardenas
Modesto, CA

Photo of woman with short hair and glasses smiling

Elissa Checov
Lawrenceville, GA

Photo of woman with dark hair and colorful scarf outside and smiling

Kathryn Cole
Chapel Hill, NC

Photo of woman with head turned toward camera and smiling

Tabatha "Tabby" Farney
Colorado Springs, CO

Photo of woman with blonde hair smiling

Sherri Ginsberg
Pasadena, CA

Photo of a woman with wavy gray hair in front of fall foliage and smiling

Lia Kharis Hillman
San Francisco, CA

Photo of woman with dark hair in a red blazer smiling

Jamille Rogers
Conway, AR

Photo of a man in a suit smiling

Roosevelt Weeks, Sr.
Houston, TX

Media and Press

2015
Photo of woman with long dark hair and a necklace in front of a brick wall

Diane Brown
New Haven, CT

Photo of man with short hair and glasses in an army green shirt smiling outside

Doug Campbell
Denton, TX

Photo of woman with gray hair and a blue collared shirt smiling

Sylvia Cieply
Orange, CA

Photo of woman with short gray hair and glasses wearing a red blazer and smiling

Dona J. Helmer
Anchorage, AK

Photo of woman with short blonde hair and a black shirt smiling in front of library shelves

Courtney Kincaid
Granbury, TX

Photo of a woman with brown hair and a turquoise shirt in front of a patterned background

Leslie D. Koch
Eastover, NC

Photo of a woman with long brown hair smiling in front of library shelves

April Roy
Kansas City, MO

Close up photo of a woman with dark hair and a scarf

Elizabeth G. Rumery
Groton, CT

Photo of a man in a suit in front of a red background

Dr. Christopher A. Shaffer
Troy, AL

Photo of a woman with dark hair and glasses wearing a maroon shirt and a necklace

Shugana Williams
Perkinston, MS

Media and Press

2014
Photo of a man in a suit and bow tie with grat beard smiling

Michael Beller
Oakland, CA

Photo of woman with curly blonde hair and a pink shirt in front of a blue background and smiling

Cherry Hamrick
Lansing, MI

Photo of a woman with long hair and a dark shirt

Jessica Elaine Holmes
Frankfort, KY

Photo of a woman with short dark hair and a pattrned shirt in front of a window and smiling

Lynn Hancock Hurt
Roanoke, VA

Photo of a man with short dark hair and glasses wearing suspenders and a tie and smiling

David Lopez
Santa Ana, CA

Closeup photo of a woman outside and smiling

Christine Payne
Middletown, DE

Photo of a man in a gray striped shirt in front of library shelves and smiling

Kevin M. Ray
Cleveland, OH

Black and white photo of a man with short hair and glasses turning to the camera and smiling

Ciro Scardina
Staten Island, NY

Photo of woman with straight blonde hair in front of blue tiles and smiling

Sarah A. Sugden
Waterville, ME

Close up photo of a woman with short gray hair and glasses smiling

Frances Yates
Richmond, IN

Media and Press

2013
Photo of woman with short gray hair and glasses wearing a yellow-green shirt smiling away from the camera

Julia E. Allegrini
Covington, KY

Photo of woman with dark hair and a red jacket in front of library shelves

Dr. Shahla Bahavar
Los Angeles, CA

Photo of woman with blonde streaked hair between library stacks smiling

Holly L. Camino
Medina, OH

Photo of woman with wwavy hair and a patterned scarf smiling outside

Kathleen Meulen Ellison
Bainbridge Island, WA

Photo of bald man with a gray beard and gray tie in front of library shelves

Harold M. Forbes
Morgantown, WV

Photo of woman with dark hair wearing a white shirt in front of a white wall

Caroline "Xiaofang" Han
Cleveland, OH

Photo of woman with long blonde hair smiling

Jennifer Jamison
Atlantic City, NJ

Photo of woman with dark hair wearing a purple shirt

Julie Kane
Sweet Briar, VA

Photo of woman with long straight hair wearing a necklace and smiling outdoors

Molly E.K. Ledermann
Missoula, MT

Photo of a woman with glasses and a blue scarf smiling in front of library shelves

Charlotte Carr Vlasis
Chattanooga, TN

Media and Press

2012
Photo of woman with dark hair and a red shirt in front of a brick wall

Dorothy J. Davison
New York, NY

Photo of man wih short hair and glasses wearing a tie

Roberto Carlos Delgadillo
Davis, CA

Photo of a woman with long ark hair and a dark gray shirt

Beatriz Adriana Guevara
Charlotte, NC

Close up photo of a woman with wavy brown hair smiling

Rachel Hyland
Farmington, CT

Photo of a woman with blonde hair smiling in front of art

Susan Kowalski
East Syracuse, NY

Photo of a blonde woman smiling in front of a tree

Rae Anne Locke
Westport, CT

Photo of a woman with gray hair wearing a purple jacket in front of library shelves

Greta E. Marlatt
Monterey, CA

Photo of a woman with bleach blonde hair and turquoise earings smiling

Mary Ellen Pellington
Gallup, NM

Photo of a woman with straight black hair and glasses smiling

Madlyn S. Schneider
Queens Village, NY

Photo of woman in a white dress smiling away from the camera

Julie Hatsell Wales
Rockledge, FL

Media and Press

2011
Photo of woman with gray hair in front of a blue background

Venetia V. Demson
Washington, DC

Photo of woman with red hair wearing a blue shirt and jacket smiling

Martha Ferriby
Muskegon, MI

Photo of woman with short dark hair wearing a maroon cardigan and necklace and smiling

Jennifer O. Keohane
Simsbury, CT

Photo of woman with light brown hair and glasses wearing a pink shirt and smiling

Dr. Rhonda Allison Rios Kravitz
Sacramento, CA

Photo of woman with blonde hair and red glasses wearing a floral shirt and smiling

Jennifer U. LaGarde
Wilmington, NC

Photo of woman with wavy brown hair turning to ward the camera and smiling

Elizabeth "Betsy" Long
Lugoff, SC

Close up photo of woman with short blonde hair

Michelle Luhtala
New Canaan, CT

Photo of woman with black hair smiling in front of a green background

Saundra Ross-Forrest
Birmingham, AL

Photo of woman with dark hair wearing a purple and white shirt smiling

Rebecca Traub
Harrisburg, PA

Photo of woman with brown hair and glasses smiling

Barbara K. Weaver
Gary, IN

Media and Press

2010
Photo of woman with dark hair wearing a white shirt and colorful scarf

Laura Farwell Blake
Cambridge, MA

Photo of a man with gray hair and a mustache smiling

Paul Clark
Fleming Island, FL

Photo of a woman with gray hair and glasses wearing a white shirt and vest and smiling

Ellen M. Dolan
Shrewsbury, MA

Photo of a man with dark hair and a goatee waring a gray sweater in front of library shelves

Jeff Dowdy
Bainbridge, GA

Photo of a woman with blonde hair smiling in front of greenery

Melissa McCollum
Lawndale, CA

Photo of a woman with brown hair and glasses wearing a purple shirt and smiling in front of library shelves

Kelley I. McDaniel
Portland, ME

Photo of a woman with dark hair and glasses smiling in front of a blue background

Patricia J. Updike
Gastonia, NC

Photo of a man with gray hair and a mustache wearing a blue shirt and tie in front of a window

Doug Valentine
Melissa, TX

Photo of a woman with glasses smiling in a library

Christina Wagner
Madison, WI

Photo of a woman with dark hair smiling in front of a blue background

Stefanie Wittenbach
San Antonio, TX

Media and Press

2009
Photo of man with short dark hair and a beard smiling

Sol A. Gómez
Tucson, AZ

Photo of woman with long dark hair and a colorful scarf

Laura Grunwerg
River Edge, NJ

Photo of woman with blonde hair and glasses wearing a blue shirt and smiling

Lucy Hansen
Mercedes, TX

Photo of woman with dark hair waring a red patterned shirt and smiling in front of library shelves

Alice K. Juda
Newport, RI

Photo of woman with gray hair wearing a gray sweater and smiling

Karen E. Martines
Cleveland, OH

Photo of a man with gray hair and glasses wearing a suit and tie and smiling

Dwight McInvaill
Georgetown, SC

Photo of a man with short gray hair

Séamus Ó’Scanláin
New York, NY

Photo of a woman with blonde hair and a yellow shirt smiling in front of a blue background

Dana Thomas
Fort Myers, FL

Photo of a woman with dark hair wearing a light blue shirt and smiling

Carolyn Wheeler
Bloomfield Hills, MI

Photo of a woman with dark hair and smiling in front of shelves

Oceana Wilson
Bennington, VT

Media and Press

2008
Photo of a woman with short hair and a green shirt smiling

Linda Allen
Hudson, FL

Photo of a woman with dark hair in a red shirt smiling

Jean Amaral
Keene NH

Photo of a woman with short hair in front of library shelves

Amy Cheney
San Leandro, CA

Photo of a woman with long dark hair wearing an orange jacket and smiling

Jennifer Lankford Dempsey
Auburn, AL

Photo of a woman with short dark hair wearing a yellow sweater and smiling

Carol W. Levers
Kansas City, MO

Photo of a woman with dark hair and glasses smiling

Dr. Margaret "Gigi" Lincoln
Battle Creek, MI

Photo of a woman with curly hair and glasses wearing a patterned shirt and smiling

Iona R. Malanchuk
Gainesville, FL

Photo of a woman with long gray hair and glasses wearing a purple shirt and scarf and smiling

Elaine McIlroy
Wellfleet, MA

Photo of a bald man with a gray goatee wearing a black shirt

Paul McIntosh
New York, NY

Photo of a woman with long curly hair

Arezoo Moseni
New York, NY

Media and Press

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