ALA Announces 2016 I Love My Librarian Award Winners

Nov 30, 2016

The American Library Association has announced the names of ten librarians from across the country who were honored with this year's I Love My Librarian Award, which recognizes "exceptional contributions to transforming lives and communities through education and lifelong learning." The librarians were selected from nearly 1,100 nominations submitted by the public. Each winning librarian will receive a $5,000 prize at an award ceremony and reception to be held on November 30 in New York City. The ceremony is hosted by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, which co-sponsors the award along with the New York Public Library and the New York Times.

The 2016 I Love My Librarian Award recipients include three academic librarians, four public librarians and three school librarians. This year's winners are:

Danielle S. Apfelbaum
New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, New York

Andrea Bernard
Tyler Memorial Library
Charlemont, Massachusetts

Olga Valencia Cardenas
Stanislaus County Library
Modesto, California

Elissa Checov
Gwinnett Technical College / Gwinnett County Public Library
Lawrenceville, Georgia

Kathryn Cole
Northside Elementary School
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Tabatha "Tabby" Farney
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs, Colorado

Sherri Ginsberg
Hillsides Library
Pasadena, California

Lia Kharis Hillman
San Francisco Public Library

Jamille Rogers
Marguerite Vann Elementary School
Conway, Arkansas

Roosevelt Weeks, Sr.
Houston Public Library 

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