![ILML-2024-honorees composite-2 Composite of ten photos featuring the I Love My Librarian Award recipients. Top row from left: Melissa Corey, Claire Dannenbaum, Fred Gitner, Clare Graham, Gabriel Graña. Bottom from left: Diana Haneski, Gladys López-Soto, Ted Quiballo, Mychal Threets, Curt Witcher](https://ilovelibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ILML-2024-honorees-composite-2.png)
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 ALA’s 2024 LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience Conference.
Thank you to all the library supporters who sent in nominations. Nearly 1,400 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.
Members of the media, please visit the I Love My Librarian Award Press Kit for further resources and contact information.
Meet the 2024 Honorees
![Melissa Corey square-800 Photo of Melissa Corey](https://ilovelibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Melissa-Corey-square-800.jpg)
Melissa Corey
Robidoux Middle School
St. Joseph, Missouri
Claire Dannenbaum
Lane Community College
Eugene, Oregon
![Claire Dannenbaum square-800 Photo of Claire Dannenbaum](https://ilovelibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Claire-Dannenbaum-square-800.jpg)
![Fred Gitner square-800 Photo of Fred Gitner](https://ilovelibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Fred-Gitner-square-800.jpg)
Fred Gitner
Queens Public Library
Jamaica, New York
Clare Graham
Malvern-Hot Spring County Library
Malvern, Arkansas
![Clare Graham square-800 Photo of Clare Graham](https://ilovelibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Clare-Graham-square-800.jpg)
![Gabriel Graña square-800 Photo of Gabriel Graña](https://ilovelibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Gabriel-Grana-square-800.jpg)
Gabriel Graña
R.D. & Euzelle Smith Middle School
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Diana Haneski
Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School
Parkland, Florida
![Diana Haneski square-800 Photo of Diana Haneski](https://ilovelibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Diana-Haneski-square-800.jpg)
![Gladys Lopez square-800 Photo of Gladys E. Lopez-Soto](https://ilovelibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Gladys-Lopez-square-800.jpg)
Gladys E. López-Soto
University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Ted Quiballo
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
![Ted Quiballo square-800 Photo of Ted Quiballo](https://ilovelibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Ted-Quiballo-square-800.jpg)
![Mychal Threets square-800 Photo of Mychal Threets](https://ilovelibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Mychal-Threets-square-800.jpg)
Mychal Threets
Solano County Library
Fairfield, California
Curt Witcher
Allen County Public Library
Fort Wayne, Indiana
![Curt Witcher square-800 Photo of Curt Witcher](https://ilovelibraries.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Curt-Witcher-square-800.jpg)
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