2009 Winners

Sol A. Gómez Pima County Public Library, Sam Lena-South, Tucson Branch Tucson, Arizona "He is a truly giving person that is available to his community and is a mentor." Read the nomination (PDF)	Laura Grunwerg River Edge Public Library River Edge, New Jersey "Laura's unique personality brings an atmosphere of fun to the library." Read the nomination (PDF)
Lucy Hansen South Texas Independent School District Mercedes, Texas "Lucy makes our school district a better place by always looking for new and exciting opportunities for our students and staff." Read the nomination (PDF)	Alice K. Juda U.S. Naval War College Newport, Rhode Island "She cares that we not only get what we want, but that we get what we need – whether we know we need it or not!" Read the nomination (PDF)
Karen E. Martines Cleveland Public Library Cleveland, Ohio "Ms. Martines is sharp, witty and astonishingly committed." Read the nomination (PDF)	Dwight McInvaill Georgetown County Library Georgetown, South Carolina "He is a visionary leader who constantly presents challenges and new ideas for growth and change." Read the nomination (PDF)
Séamus Ó’Scanláin Center for Worker Education Library (The City College of New York) New York, New York "Thanks to Seamus, faculty members have transformed the curricula offered at the center into a research-driven format, benefiting not just faculty but students as well." Read the nomination (PDF)	Dana Thomas Cypress Lake Middle School Fort Myers, Florida "Mrs. Thomas isn't just a librarian at our school. She has made the library an extension of our classroom." Read the nomination (PDF)
Carolyn Wheeler Conant Elementary School Bloomfield Hills, Michigan "Ms. Wheeler is the ‘glue’ who holds us together all year."	Oceana Wilson Crossett Library, Bennington College Bennington, Vermont "...fearless, creative, eclectic, understated, intelligent, enthusiastic, fresh and committed to the success of the students." Read the nomination (PDF)