Awards
Previous Recipients:
2016:
- Director of the Year: Annette Birdsall, Ulysses Philomathic Library, Trumansburg
- Trustee of the Year: Linda Williams, Coburn Library, Owego
- Jan Aguirre Customer Service Award: Tom Fredette, Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca
- Joan Cooke Youth Services Award: awarded jointly to Sandra Groth of Aurora Free Library, and Lisa Semenza of Hazard Library, Poplar Ridge
- Ruth Polson Distinguished Service Award: Jean Currie, Edith B. Ford Memorial Library, Ovid
- Outreach Award: Rebekah Abbey, Edith B. Ford Memorial Library, Ovid
- New Library Director: Chris Brewster, Waverly Free Library
2015:
- Director of the Year: Susie Gutenberger, Lansing Community Library
- Trustee of the Year: Shawn Raymond, Powers Library
- Jan Aguirre Customer Service Award: Kathleen Sherman, Seymour Public Library
- Joan Cooke Youth Services Award: Tara Montoney, Seneca Falls Library
- Ruth Polson Distinguished Service Award: Sally Eller, Ford Memorial Library
- Outreach Award: LuAnn Whirl, Director, Berkshire Free Library
2014:
- Director of the Year: Michael Caraher, Seneca Falls Library
- Trustee of the Year: Brian Brown, Aurora Free Library
- Jan Aguirre Customer Service Award: Jenny Clark, Cortland Free Library
- Joan Cooke Youth Services Award: Sarah Glogowski, Tompkins County Public Library
- Ruth Polson Distinguished Service Award: Barbara Melvin, Ulysses Philomathic Library
- Outreach Award: Lisa Carr, Seymour Public Library
2013:
- Director of the Year: Sara Knobel, Groton Public Library
- Trustee of the Year: Carol Kania, Berkshire Free Library
- Joan Cooke Youth Services Award: Betsy Davidson, Cortland Free Library
- Ruth Polson Distinguished Service Award: Karel Titus, Lodi Whittier Library
- Outreach Award: Priscilla Berggren-Thomas, Phillips Free Library, Homer
2012:
- Director of the Year: Shannon O’Conner, Edith B Ford Memorial Library, Ovid
- Trustee of the Year: Matt Sparling, Groton Public Library
- Joan Cooke Youth Services Award: Danette Davis, Seymour Public Library District, Auburn
- Outreach Award: Jennifer Schlossberg, Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca
2011:
- Director of the Year: Carla Piperno-Jones, Springport Free Library, Union Springs
- Trustee of the Year: John Ulberg, Ulysses Philomatic Public Library, Trumansburg
- Joan Cooke Youth Services Award: Kasana Dragovitch, Edith B Ford Memorial Library, Ovid
- Outreach Award: Molly Foust, Ulysses Philomatic Public Library, Trumansburg
2010:
- Director of the Year: Diane Pamel, Southworth Library, Dryden
- Trustee of the Year: John Ulberg, Nathan Fawcett, Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca
- Joan Cooke Youth Services Award: Susie Gutenberger, Lansing Community Library
- Outreach Award: Anne Stincic, Waterloo Library & Historical Society
- Ruth Polson Distinguished Service Award: Bridgid Hubberman, Family Reading Partnership
2009:
- Director of the Year: Molly Foust, Ulysses Philomatic Public Library, Trumansburg
- Trustee of the Year: Nickolas Esposito, Cortland Free Library
- Joan Cooke Youth Services Award: Tammy Sickmon, Lamont Memorial Free Library, McGraw
- Outreach Award: Cathy Sorber, Apalchin Library
- Ruth Polson Distinguished Service Award: Friends of the Tompkins County Public Library
- Advocacy Award: Donna Scott, President, Friends of Lansing Community Library
2008:
- Director of the Year: LuAnn Whirl, Tappan-Spaulding Memorial Library, Newark Valley
- Trustee of the Year: Sally Eller and Sally Limoncelli, Edith B Ford Memorial Library, Ovid
- Joan Cooke Youth Services Award: Diana Radford, Groton Public Library
- Ruth Polson Distinguished Service Award: Joan Ormondroyd, Ulysses Philomatic Public Library, Trumansburg
2007:
- Director of the Year: Cheryl Austin, Weedsport Free Library
- Trustee of the Year: Karel Titus, Lodi Whittier Library
- Joan Cooke Youth Services Award: Sally Sutcliffe, Ulysses Philomatic Public Library, Trumansburg (in memorium)
- Ruth Polson Distinguished Service Award: Time Warner Cable of Rochester & Syracuse
2006:
- Joan Cooke Youth Services Award: Adelle Leise, Tompkins County Public Library, Ithaca
- Trustee of the Year: David Griffith, Edith B Ford Memorial Library, Ovid
2005:
- Director of the Year: Kay Zaharis, Cortland Free Library
- Joan Cooke Youth Services Award: Cathy Sorber, Apalachin Reading Center
- Ruth Polson Distinguished Service Award: Anne Cramer, Seneca Falls Library
2004:
- Director of the Year: Julie Widger, Lamont Free Library, McGraw
- Joan Cooke Youth Services Award: Wendy Barrows, Interlaken Public Library
- Trustee of the Year: Mary Quant, Port Byron Library
2003:
- Director of the Year: Gail Park, Southworth Library, Dryden
- Joan Cooke Youth Services Award: Vickie Wheeler, Weedsport Free Library
- Trustee of the Year: Sam Dickinson, Seneca Falls Library
- Ruth Polson Distinguished Service Award: Janet Hogan, Apalachin Reading Center
2002:
- Director of the Year: Libbie Messina, Stewart B Lang Memorial Library, Cato
- Joan Cooke Youth Services Award: Danette Davis, Seymour Public Library, Auburn
- Trustee of the Year: Mary Ellen Rumsey, Southworth Library, Dryden
- Ruth Polson Distinguished Service Award: Howard Hartnet, Powers Library, Moravia