NJLA 2005 Awards & Honors

Here is a complete list of the NJLA Awards & Honors recipients for 2005.

Trustee Recognition Award: Eleanor Owens, Piscataway Public Library (Nominated by Molly Newling, Assistant Director, Piscataway Public Library)

NJLA/EMAnj Partnership Award: Patricia Vasilik, Clifton Public Library (Nominated by Michelle Kowalsky and HRLC Youth Services Members)

Library Service Award to an Individual: Ceil Leedom, South Brunswick Public Library

Library Service Award to a Library Group: Mfusion Musical Group, South Brunswick Public Library (Nominated by Christopher Carbone, Assistant Director, South Brunswick Public Library)

Public Relations Awards
Total Operating Budget of $500,000 to $1,000,000
Fundraising Literature: Boonton Holmes Public Library
Service Brochure: Paterson Public Library

Total Operating Budget of $1,000,0000 and over
Newsletter: Princeton Public Library
Program: Weiner Library, Fairleigh Dickinson University
Service Brochure: Princeton Public Library
Website: Plainfield Public Library
Fundraising Literature: Middletown Township Public Library

Library Champion Awards: Dorothy Scott Jones & Aline Moss (Nominated by Doreen Shoba and Members of the Scholarship Committee); Stephen Wiley, Morristown & Morris Township Library (Nominated by Susan Gulick, Director, Morristown & Morris Township Library); The Karma Foundation (Nominated by Patricia Tumulty and Carol Phillips); Michael J. Scheiring, Thomas Edison State College (Nominated by Norma Blake, State Librarian); The Honorable Wayne Bryant & The Honorable Louis Greenwald (Nominated by Beth Egan, Gloucester City Public Library)

Susan G. Swartzburg Preservation Award 2004: Elizabeth (Betty) Steckman (Presented by Alan Delozier)

President's Award: Patricia Vasilik, Clifton Public Library (twice honored! Way to go, Pat!)

Librarian of the Year: Kathy Schalk-Greene, Mount Laurel Library

A hearty congratulations to all of the winners & honorees! And many thanks to Meg Kolaya, Chair of the Honors & Awards Committee, for sending me the full list, reproduced above.

By the way, if any of you NJLA members are interested in joining a committee, the form to fill out is handily available, right here! Committee work is fun, interesting, and brings NJLA members from all over the state together to set & meet goals of the organization. It's a great way to network, and really gives you an up close view of how our professional assocation works. I highly recommend committee work as a very valuable & worthwhile investment of your time.