About the awards

There are many awards given out each year by the Nebraska Library Association and the sections and round tables. Here is the list of award winners from 2007. For more information on the awards, please refer to the related section of our Handbook {pdf format}

NLA Meritorious Service Award

Sandra Hartman (Falls City)

NLA Mari Sandoz Award

Alex Kava

NLA Library Champion Award

Senator Lowen Kruse

Golden Sower Awards

Primary: My Lucky Day
Keiko Kasza
Intermediate: The Old Willis Place: A Ghost Story
Mary Downing Hahn
Young Adult: Perfect
Natasha Friend

NLA Presidential Award For Excellence

Scott Childers (UNL)

PLS Excalibur Award

Joan Birnie (Broken Bow Public Library)

C&U Distinguished Service Award

Jan Boyer (UNO)

SCYP Mad Hatter Service Award

Marci Retzlaff ( Norfolk Public Library)

Para Section Paraprofessional of the Year

Angela Kroeger (UNO)

S & I Promotion Award

Beth Goble (Nebraska Library Commission)

S & I Distinguished Service Award

Carolyn Bennett (Beatrice Public Library)

NMRT/Houchen Mentor of the Year Award

Carol Connor (Lincoln City Libraries)

NMRT/Houchen Beginning Professional of the Year

Charlene Maxey-Harris (UNL)

ALA Emerging Leaders Program Selection

Marcia Dority-Baker (UNL Law Library)