N O M I N A T E
YOUR FAVORITE LIBRARIAN AND/OR
STAFF PERSON
Tell us about a librarian or staff person who is passionate about libraries, offers helpful suggestions, and provides excellent customer service.
Eligibility: Nominees for the Librarian of the Year Award and Excellence in Service Award must be current permanent employees of the Hawai’i State Public Library System for a minimum of four years (including work as emergency hires or substitutes). Librarian of the Year nominees must have a Master of Library Science degree. Previous winners and HSPLS retirees are not eligible.
Previous awardees:
LIBRARIAN OF THE YEAR AWARDEES
- 2024 Jennifer Kauʻi Young, Kailua-Kona Public Library, Hawaiʻi
- 2024 Michelle Young, Waimea Public Library, Kauaʻi
- 2023 Tamara King, Kahuku Public & School Library, Oʻahu
- 2023 Elizabeth Knight, Makawao Public Library, Maui
- 2023 Susan Nakata, Library Development Services, Oʻahu
- 2019 Jessica Gleason, Holoholo Bookmobile, Maui
- 2018 Sara Kamibayashi, Nā‘ālehu Public Library, Hawai‘i
- 2017 Curt Fukumoto, Kāne‘ohe Public Library, O‘ahu
- 2016 Vicky Bowie, Pearl City Public Library, O‘ahu
- 2015 Jan Kamiya, McCully – Mō‘ili‘ili Public Library, O‘ahu
- 2014 Baron Baroza, ‘Aiea Public Library, O‘ahu
- 2013 Christel Collins, Mānoa Public Library, O‘ahu
- 2012 Patrick McNally, Hawai’i State Library, O‘ahu
- 2011 Karen Ikemoto, Hanapēpē Public Library, Kaua‘i
- 2010 Frances Corcoran, Kahuku Public & School Library, O‘ahu
- 2009 Gabrielle Casart, Laupāhoehoe P & S Library, Hawai‘i
- 2008 Stacie Kanno, Kapolei Public Library, O‘ahu
- 2007 Kathleen Ageton, Kīhei Public Library, Maui
- 2006 Claudine Fujii, Hilo Public Library, Hawai‘i
- 2005 Mary Ann Collignon, Kapolei Public Library, O‘ahu
- 2004 Wendi Woodstrup, Mililani Public Library, O‘ahu
- 2003 Richard Burns, Kapolei Public Library, O‘ahu
- 2002 Tim Littlejohn, Waialua Public Library, O‘ahu
- 2001 Arlene Ching, Mililani Public Library, O‘ahu
- 2000 Sri TenCate, Moloka‘i Public Library, Moloka‘i
- 1999 Dawn Shibano, Bond Memorial Public Library, Hawai‘i
- 1998 Dave Del Rocco, Hawai’i State Library, O‘ahu
- 1997 Denise Jacobson, Kailua-Kona Public Library, Hawai‘i
EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE AWARDEES
- 2024 Gail Kashiwabara, Kailua Public Library, O‘ahu
- 2024 Chelsea Trevino, Lānaʻi Public & School Library, Lānaʻi
- 2023 Stacy Fujitani, Keaʻau P & S Library, Hawaiʻi
- 2023 Eric Larsen, Līhuʻe Public Library, Kauaʻi
- 2023 Ann Wallner, Makawao Public Library, Maui
- 2019 Nani Hee, Library for the Blind & Physically Disabled, O‘ahu
- 2018 Mona Tavares, Hilo Public Library, Hawai‘i
- 2017 Hye Kyung Choe, McCully-Mō‘ili‘ili Public Library, O‘ahu
- 2016 Carleen Corpuz, Mountain View Public & School Library, Hawai‘i
- 2015 Anna McCormick, Wahiawā Public Library, O‘ahu
- 2014 Don Ramos, Kahuku Public & School Library, O‘ahu
- 2013 Edwin Kamikawa, Library Development Services Section, O‘ahu
- 2012 Berry Andelin, Mānoa Public Library, O‘ahu
- 2011 Randy Sotsuda, Kaimukī Public Library, O‘ahu
- 2011 Rofina Rivera, ‘Ewa Beach Public & School Library, O‘ahu
- 2011 Teri King-Agan, Kea‘au Public & School Library, Hawai’i
- 2010 Irmagard Pickard, Pearl City Public Library, O‘ahu
- 2010 Jean Ann Flaherty, Princeville Public Library, Kaua‘i
- 2009 Lorna Lau, Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped, O‘ahu
- 2009 Marjorie Akita, Hanapēpē Public Library, Kaua‘i
- 2009 Barbara Gambsky, Mountain View P & S Library, Hawai‘i
- 2008 Sherlene Rosario, Nā‘ālehu Public Library, Hawai‘i
- 2008 Irene Pavao, Hāna Public Library, Maui
- 2007 Debra Wong Yuen, Pahala P & S Library, Hawai’i
- 2007 Lawrence Nihoa, Kapolei Public Library, O‘ahu
- 2007 Lisa Cabudol, Nā‘ālehu Public Library, Hawai‘i
- 2006 Sheri Akuna, Makawao Public Library, Maui
- 2006 Jennifer Relacion, Princeville Public Library, Kaua‘i
- 2006 Melissa Jordan, Kapolei Public Library, O‘ahu
THE AWARDS
The names of the winners will be exhibited on perpetual plaques displayed at the Hawai’i State Library. Winners of the Public Librarian of the Year and Excellence in Service Awards will receive for their library branches gift certificates from Native Books/Na Mea Hawai’i.
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