Librarian of the Year Award
Awarded to a librarian in the state of Hawaiʻi to recognize exceptional professional achievement and/or service.
Qualifications may include one or more of the following:
Nominations should include:
Award Recipients:
Qualifications may include one or more of the following:
- Outstanding service to a particular library community
- Contributions to the improvement of library service
- Development of innovative library services
- Contributions to the library profession
- Advancement of Hawaiʻi library interests through legislative activities or library promotion activities
- Contributions to intellectual freedom in Hawaiʻi
- Contributions in literacy or information literacy education in Hawaiʻi
Nominations should include:
- 200-500 word statement addressing the nominee’s qualifications.
- Name, address, telephone number, job title, and employing institution (if applicable) of the nominee and the nominator.
Award Recipients:
- 2021 - Elizabeth Torres
- 2008 - Gregg S. Geary
- 2007 - Jo Ann Schindler
- 2006 - Sheryl Lynch
- 2001 - Ron Chapman