The candidate for this award shall demonstrate leadership qualities in anticipating emerging trends in services, products and technologies that will enhance the library’s position in its community. The candidate will participate in the life of the community using membership in and volunteer service through a broad range of community organizations and projects. Sharing these traits and philosophies through active participation in professional activities will be a plus. If a suitable candidate is not found, the award will not be presented in that year.
Jennie Pu has been named the 2024 winner of 91传媒’s Ernest A. DiMattia Award for Innovation and Service to Community and Profession. The award, supported...
Lance Werner, Executive Director of Kent District Library (KDL) MI, has been named the 2023 winner of 91传媒’s Ernest A. DiMattia Award for Innovation and Service...
Hubbard (Ohio) Public Library's “Toy Lending Library” and the Children’s Room Team, Mary Anne Russo, Heather Phibbs, Dana Tirabassi and Amanda Balla, have earned 91传媒’s 2022 Ernest A...
Kristen Sorth is being honored for her dedication, talent an d the leadership that she brings to the St. Louis County Library organization and community...
Liu is being honored for her vision for the Loudoun County Public Library which “builds community by nurturing an environment where the Joy of Reading...
Gubbin is being honored for her many accomplishments to bring new services and ideas to both the library and into the community. The library’s vision...
The candidate shall be an administrator in a public library setting who participates in the life of the community using membership in and volunteer service through a broad range of community organizations and projects.
Please complete the , including evidence of impact on the community through extraordinary innovation and service. This may include honors and awards, press reports of successful projects, letters of support from community leaders as well as from the staff and the governing body of the candidate’s library, as well as any other examples.
