Hospital Librarian of the Year Award

The SC/MLA Hospital Librarian of the Year Award was established to recognize a hospital librarian who has made significant contributions to the profession including

  • overall distinction,
  • leadership in hospital library administration or service,
  • production of a definitive publication related to hospital librarianship, teaching, research, or advocacy, OR
  • the development or application of innovative technology to hospital librarianship

The recipient receives a plaque and a cash award of $250.00.

Criteria for the award:

  • The nominees must be a member of SC/MLA. (The nominee does NOT have to be a member of MLA.)
  • Nominees must be hospital librarians at the time of the award and must have worked in a hospital library for at least 3 years immediately preceding the award.
  • The nomination may be made for notable contributions to hospital librarianship in the areas of service, administration, advocacy, technology, leadership, instruction, presenting, research, or publishing.
Deadline:  All nominations must be received no later than August 20th.

The recipient will be notified by the end of August and the award will be presented at the annual meeting.

Please review the criteria and nomination form.

Please forward nominations to the current Hospital Libraries Committee Chair.

DONATE: Donate to the Hospital Librarian of the Year Award.

Past Winners

     Hospital Librarian of the Year Past Recipients
Year   
 Marilyn Barry
 1995
 Mary Fran Prottsman   1997
 Nedra Cook  1998
 Dixie Williamson  1999
 Fay Evatt  2000
 Sue Felber  2001
 Jan Orick  2002
 Tracy Powell  2003
 Addajane Wallace  2004
 Mary Virginia Taylor  2005
 Thomas Hill  2006
 Karen Roth  2007
 Elsa M. Lopez  2008
 Marilyn Teolis  2009
 Brenda Curry-Wimberly  2010
 Fay J. Towell  2011
 Geneva Staggs  2012
 Jan Haley  2013
 Christine Willis  2015
 Devica Samsundar  2018
 Patricia Clark  2019
 Jessica Daly  2020
 Jaclyn Castek  2021
 Shannon Glover  2024

 


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