27 Librarians Win New York Times Awards
-- Library Journal, 11/17/2005
The New York Times Librarian Awards, in its the fifth year, has honored 27 librarians. This year's winners represent 13 states, including Arizona, California, Connecticut, Georgia, Idaho, Kentucky, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio, New Jersey, New York, Texas, and Wyoming. Nominations from the general public were accepted from June through September and exceeded 1,200 with nominations coming from 48 states. The Times held a reception in honor of the winners on November 16, with author Alice Hoffman as guest speaker. Each winner received $2,500 and a commemorative plaque. A separate plaque featuring the winner's name and title will be sent to the library where each winner works.
The 2005 winners are:
- Sylvia Anderle, Children's Librarian – Latino Outreach, Fairview Branch Library, Santa Monica Public Library, Santa Monica, CA
- Jeanne Munn Bracken, Reference Librarian, The Lincoln Public Library, Lincoln, MA
- Harriett Nalty Fargnoli, Children's Librarian, Great Neck Library, Great Neck, NY
- Suzanne Fisher, Head of Adult Services, Voorheesville Public Library, Voorheesville, NY
- Steven G. Fullwood, Manuscripts Librarian, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York, NY
- Yolanda Renee Gleason, Senior Children's Librarian, St. George Library Center of the New York Public Library, Staten Island, NY
- Wayne L. Gunter, Director, East Bonner County Library District, Sandpoint, ID
- Eve Hammer, Community Library Manager, Queens Library, Bay Terrace, Queens, NY
- Julia Bowers Hanson, Education Specialist, Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, NC
- Pamela V. Holmes, Assistant Library Director, Paterson Free Public Library, Paterson, NJ
- Anne McCarthy Kennedy, Automated Services Manager, Newburgh Free Library, Newburgh, NY
- Page J. Lindsay, Fox Branch Librarian, Robbins Library, Arlington, MA
- Frieda Lee-Fai Ling, Health Librarian, Glendale Public Library, Glendale, AZ
- Kate Lyons, Supervising Librarian, Wakefield Branch Library, New York Public Library, Bronx, NY
- Karen J. Messick, Head of Youth Services, New Jersey Library for the Blind and Handicapped, Trenton, NJ
- Kay Morrow, Library Director, McCreary County Public Library, Whitley City, KY
- Maureen Nicolazzi, Head of Adult and Reference Services, North Babylon Public Library, North Babylon, NY
- Barbara Vorio Pendziwater, Library Assistant, Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library, Stony Creek, CT
- Katie Rao, Young Adult Librarian, Pio Pico/Koreatown Branch Library, Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, CA
- Scott Routsong, Children's Services Coordinator, Three Rivers Regional Library, Brunswick, GA
- Susan M. Simpson, County Librarian, Albany County Public Library, Laramie, WY
- Jennifer E. Sirak, Children's Librarian and Program Coordinator, The Lambertville Free Public Library, Lambertville, NJ
- Paul Smaldone, Senior Librarian, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, NY
- Arnice Smith, Children's Librarian, The Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County, College Hill Branch, Cincinnati, OH
- Mary D. Teasley, Librarian for African-American Studies, The Newark Public Library, Newark, NJ
- Jennifer Velasquez, Teen Services Coordinator, San Antonio Public Library System, San Antonio, TX
- Bina Williams, Children's Librarian, Bridgeport Public Library, Bridgeport, CT The selection committee included a representative from the Times as well as the following individuals:
- Mary Beth Beidl, Assistant Director, Nassau Library System
- Norma E. Blake, New Jersey State Librarian
- Ginnie Cooper, Executive Director, Brooklyn Public Library
- Francine Fialkoff, Editor, Library Journal
- Toni Garvey, City Librarian, Phoenix Public Library
- Tula Giannini, Dean, Pratt Institute, School of Information & Library Sciences
- Paula Goings, Assistant Director of the Community Library Services Department, Queens Library
- Mary Graham, Director of Neighborhood Services, Brooklyn Public Library
- Fontayne Holmes, City Librarian, Los Angeles Public Library
- Robert Hubsher, Director, Ramapo Catskill Library System
- Bruce Massis, Director, Suffolk Cooperative Library System
- Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer, Deputy Director, Library Development Bureau, New Jersey State Library
- Kate Nevins, Executive Director, SOLINET (Southeastern Library Network)
- Sara Parker, Missouri State Librarian
- Steven Pisani, Head, Cataloguing & Interlibrary Loan Services, Westchester Library System
- Pat Tumulty, Executive Director, New Jersey Library Association
- James H. Walther, Director of Staff Development, The New York Public Library
- Janet Martin Welch, New York State Librarian and Assistant Commissioner for Libraries
- Kendall F. Wiggin, Connecticut State Librarian
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