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Congratulations to this year's I Love My Librarian Award honorees! Each honoree receives a $5,000 cash prize as well as complimentary registration and a $750 travel stipend to attend the American Library Association’s 2025 LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience Conference.

Thank you to all the library supporters who sent in nominations. Nearly 1,300 library users submitted stories highlighting how their librarians have gone above and beyond in their communities. Honorees were selected for their outstanding public service accomplishments.

Carnegie Corporation of New York has generously sponsored the I Love My Librarian Award since 2008, with additional support from The New York Public Library. The award is administered by the ALA.

Members of the media, please visit the I Love My Librarian Award Press Kit for further resources and contact information.

“Librarians nationwide make positive impacts on their communities every day, and the inspiring stories from this year’s I Love My Librarian Award recipients prove how transformative their efforts can be to the lives of their patrons. From Alabama to Alaska, from the Bronx to Maui, the vital services these librarians provide reinforces what we all know: that libraries everywhere are an essential public good, and the people who power them serve to inform, connect, educate, and empower their communities.”

- ALA President Cindy Hohl

Meet the 2025 Honorees

Abby Armour

Mukwonago Community Library

Mukwonago, Wisconsin

Charlotte Chung

Suncrest Elementary School

Morgantown, West Virginia

Missy Creed

The Ohio State University

Columbus, Ohio

Jessica Gleason

Wailuku Public Library

Wailuku, Hawaii

Peggy Griffith

The Ferris School

Wilmington, Delaware

Candice N. Hardy

Miles College

Fairfield, Alabama

Analine Johnson

Johnson High School 9th Grade Campus

Laredo, Texas

Theresa Quiner

Kuskokwim Consortium Library

Bethel, Alaska

Jamar O. Rahming

Wilmington Institute Free Library

Wilmington, Delaware

Nelson Santana

Bronx Community College

The Bronx, New York

In the News

Wailuku librarian honored for going beyond the books

Hawai'i Public Radio
December 19, 2024

Suncrest Elementary School’s librarian wins national award

WBOY
December 18, 2024

Wilmington Library’s Jamar Rahming Among 10 Honorees of Prestigious I Love My Librarian Award

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December 18, 2024

Meet the 2025 I Love My Librarian Award Honorees

American Libraries Magazine
December 17, 2024

Wailuku bookmobile librarian Jessica Gleason wins national award for dedication after Maui wildfires

Maui Now
December 16, 2024

Miles College librarian receives coveted ‘I Love My Librarian’ award

CBS 42
December 16, 2024

10 winners of the ‘I Love My Librarian Award’ are celebrated for their community work

Associated Press
December 16, 2024

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