I Love My Librarian
Composite of ten photos of the 2025 I Love My Librarian honorees with the award logo in the middle. From top left: Abby Armour, Charlotte Chung, Missy Creed, Jessica Gleason, Peggy Griffith. From bottom left: Candice Hardy, Analine Johnson, Theresa Quiner, Jamar Rahming, Nelson Santana.

Congratulations to the 2025 recipients of the I Love My Librarian Award!

Has a librarian made a difference in your life or gone above and beyond to serve your community? The I Love My Librarian Award invites library users like you to recognize the accomplishments of exceptional public, school, college, community college, or university librarians. Each year, up to 10 librarians are honored at a ceremony held in their honor and receive a $5,000 cash award.

Since the award was established in 2008, 160 librarians have received this distinguished honor. In that time, library users nationwide have shared more than 23,000 nominations detailing how librarians have gone above and beyond in their commitment to inclusivity, literacy, and digital access.

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Past Award Recipients

Press Kit and Media

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2025 Selection Committee

Emily Drabinski
Immediate Past President, 2024-2025
American Library Association

Courtney Pentland
Immediate Past President, 2024-2025
American Association of School Librarians

Beth McNeil
Immediate Past President, 2024-2025
Association of College & Research Libraries

Sonia Alcántara-Antoine
Immediate Past President, 2024-2025
Public Library Association

Caryl Matute
Vice President, Branch Libraries and Patron Services
New York Public Library

Chase Ollis, Staff Liaison
Communications Manager
American Library Association

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Questions and Media Inquiries

For questions about the I Love My Librarian Award, please email campaign@ala.org.

For media inquiries, please visit the I Love My Librarian Award Press Kit and contact cmomedia@ala.org.

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