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LOTY/EIS

N O M I N A T E

YOUR FAVORITE LIBRARIAN AND/OR 

STAFF PERSON FOR 2021

Tell us about a librarian or staff person who is passionate about libraries, offers helpful suggestions, and provides excellent customer service.

Eligiblity:  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 Winners:

LIBRARIAN OF THE YEAR WINNERS

1997 Denise Jacobson, Kailua-Kona Public Library, Hawai‘i

1998 Dave Del Rocco, Hawai’i State Library, O‘ahu

1999 Dawn Shibano, Bond Memorial Public Library, Hawai‘i

2000 Sri TenCate, Moloka‘i Public Library, Moloka‘i

2001 Arlene Ching, Mililani Public Library, O‘ahu

2002 Tim Littlejohn, Waialua Public Library, O‘ahu

2003 Richard Burns, Kapolei Public Library, O‘ahu

2004 Wendi Woodstrup, Mililani Public Library, O‘ahu

2005 Mary Ann Collignon, Kapolei Public Library, O‘ahu

2006 Claudine Fujii, Hilo Public Library, Hawai‘i

2007 Kathleen Ageton, Kihei Public Library, Maui

2008 Stacie Kanno, Kapolei Public Library, O‘ahu

2009 Gabrielle Casart, Laupahoehoe P & S Library, Hawai‘i

2010 Frances Corcoran, Kahuku Public & School Library, O‘ahu

2011 Karen Ikemoto, Hanapepe Public Library, Kaua‘i

2012 Patrick McNally, Hawai’i State Library, O‘ahu

2013 Christel Collins, Mānoa Public Library, O‘ahu

2014 Baron Baroza, ‘Aiea Public Library, O‘ahu

2015 Jan Kamiya, McCully – Mo‘ili‘ili Public Library, O‘ahu

2016 Vicky Bowie, Pearl City Public Library, O‘ahu
2017 Curt Fukumoto, Kāne‘ohe Public Library, O‘ahu
2018 Sara Kamibayashi, Nā‘ālehu Public Library, Hawai‘i
2019 Jessica Gleason, Holoholo Bookmobile, Maui
 

EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE WINNERS
2006 Melissa Jordan, Kapolei Public Library, O‘ahu

         Jennifer Relacion, Princeville Public Library, Kaua‘i

         Sheri Akuna, Makawao Public Library, Maui

2007 Lisa Cabudol, Na‘alehu Public Library, Hawai‘i

         Lawrence Nihoa, Kapolei Public Library, O‘ahu

         Debra Wong Yuen, Pahala P & S Library, Hawai’i

2008 Irene Pavao, Hana Public Library, Maui
Sherlene Rosario, Na‘alehu Public Library, Hawai‘i

2009 Barbara Gambsky, Mountain View P & S Library, Hawai‘i
Marjorie Akita, Hanapepe Public Library, Kaua‘i
Lorna Lau, Library for the Blind &

         Physically Handicapped, O‘ahu

2010 Jean Ann Flaherty, Princeville Public Library, Kaua‘i
Irmagard Pickard, Pearl City Public Library, O‘ahu

2011 Teri King-Agan, Kea‘au Public & School Library, Hawai’i
Rofina Rivera, ‘Ewa Beach Public & School Library, O‘ahu
Randy Sotsuda, Kaimuki Public Library, O‘ahu

2012 Berry Andelin, Mānoa Public Library, O‘ahu

2013 Edwin Kamikawa, Library Development Services Section, O‘ahu

2014 Don Ramos, Kahuku Public & School Library, O‘ahu

2015 Anna McCormick, Wahiawā Public Library, O‘ahu

2016 Carleen Corpuz, Mountain View Public & School Library, Hawai‘i
2017 Hye Kyung Choe, McCully-Mō‘ili‘ili Public Library, O‘ahu
2018 Mona Tavares, Hilo Public Library, Hawai‘i
2019 Nani Hee, Library for the Blind & Physically Disabled, 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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The Friends of the Library of Hawai‘i is a nonprofit organization whose primary objective is to maintain free public libraries in the State of Hawai‘i, to promote extension of library services throughout the State of Hawai‘i and to increase the facilities of the public library system of Hawai‘i by securing materials beyond the command of the ordinary library budget. Other objectives are to focus attention on libraries and to encourage and accept, by bequest or gift, donations of books, manuscripts, money, and other appropriate material that can enrich the cultural opportunities available to the people of Hawai‘i.

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