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

2025   Matthew Brown, Library for the Blind and Print Disabled, Oʻahu
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

2025   Ambronette Rivera, Mountain View Public & School Library, Hawaiʻi
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.

Click below to NOMINATE NOW!

Librarian of the Year/Excellence In Service Nomination Form