2008 Winners

Linda Allen Pasco County Library System Hudson, Florida "Her forward looking philosophy has been the backbone of the library system." Read the nomination (PDF)	Jean Amaral Antioch University New England Keene, New Hampshire "Worth the price of our tuition dollars all by herself" Read the nomination (PDF)
Amy Cheney Alameda County Library, Juvenile Hall San Leandro, California “Inspired literally thousands of detained students” Read the nomination (PDF)	Jennifer Lankford Dempsey Wrights Mill Road Elementary School Auburn, Alabama "The driving force behind our school’s transformation into a 21st Century learning community" Read the nomination (PDF)
Carol W. Levers Kansas Public Library Kansas City, Missouri "I know I can count on her." Read the nomination (PDF)	Dr. Margaret "Gigi" Lincoln Lakeview High School Library Battle Creek, Michigan "Immeasurable impact on students and the learning process" Read the nomination (PDF)
Iona R. Malanchuk The Education Library at the University of Florida Gainesville, Florida "This librarian pays attention to all details.” Read the nomination (PDF)	Elaine McIlroy Wellfleet Public Library Wellfleet, Massachusetts "She has enabled me and countless others to perform, teach, and create community." Read the nomination (PDF)
Paul McIntosh Wadleigh Secondary School For The Performing and Visual Arts New York, New York "Makes a small room in a public school in Harlem feel like the center of the universe." Read the nomination (PDF)	Arezoo Moseni The New York Public Library, Mid-Manhattan Library, The Art Collection New York, New York “Enables such rich sharing within the larger community” Read the nomination (PDF)