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CHICAGO — In celebration of his latest nonfiction title, “The Secret Lives of Booksellers & Librarians,” world’s bestselling author James Patterson has honored select 91´«Ã½ members with bonuses.

Patterson made a special donation to award bonuses of $200 each to over 200 91´«Ã½ members who were nominated and selected.

“We are grateful to James Patterson for offering bonuses to hundreds of our members in celebration of the amazing work librarians and library workers do to serve their communities,” said 91´«Ã½ President Cindy Hohl. “We are delighted to announce the bonus recipients to recognize them with this national honor. Congratulations!”

Here are the names of the winners, their libraries and where they’re located. Note: Some winners opted not to be named publicly.

• Melissa Adkins, Ecorse Public Library, Ecorse, Michigan
• Kim Albright, Hopkinton Public Library, Hopkinton, Iowa
• Tiara C. Allen, Pflugerville Public Library, Pflugerville, Texas
• Meghan Anderson, Charlotte Mecklenburg Public Library South Boulevard, Charlotte, North Carolina
• Shoshanna Anthony, Humboldt County Library, Eureka, California
• Julie Bachinger, Round Lake Library, Round Lake, Illinois
• Kimberly Bailey, University of Pittsburgh - Bradford Campus Library, Bradford, Pennsylvania
• Robin L. Ballard, Whitehaven Branch Library, Memphis, Tennessee
• Kellie Barbato, Drake Memorial Library, Brockport, New York
• Renita Barksdale, Laurens County Public Libraries, Laurens, South Carolina
• Christa Bell, Lafayette County C-1 Middle/High School Library, Higginsville, Missouri
• Christal Bell-Rivera, West Florida Public Libraries, Pensacola, Florida
• Tom Bober, School District of Clayton, Clayton, Missouri
• Kati Bowden, Richardson Public Library, Richardson, Texas
• Jessi Bowman, High Point Public Library, High Point, North Carolina
• Beth Boyson, Bozeman Public Library, Bozeman, Montana
• Brittani Brooks, Pulaski Heights Middle School Library (Little Rock School District), Little Rock, Arkansas
• Astrid Brown, Batavia Public Library, Batavia, Illinois
• Theresa Bruce, KIPP Harmony, Baltimore, Maryland
• Diane Brunson, Bath County Memorial Library, Owingsville, Kentucky
• Ericka Brunson-Rochette, Deschutes Public Library, Bend, Oregon
• Kyetra Bryant, Charlotte Mecklenburg Library (Myers Park Branch), Charlotte, North Carolina
• Joanna M. Burkhardt, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, Rhode Island
• Sierra Burrows, Holdrege Area Public Library, Holdrege, Nebraska
• Janet Butler, Richmond Correctional Library, Hoffman, North Carolina
• Jesse Butz, Porter County Library System, Valparaiso, Indiana
• Kelly Campbell, Edwin H. Mookini Library, Hilo, Hawaii
• Andrew Carlos, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California
• Kathy Carroll, Westwood High School, Blythewood, South Carolina
• Kristen Chelmow, Laurel Public Library, Laurel, Delaware
• Sylvia Cieply, Otto A. Fischer Library, Orange California
• Michael Coby, State Library of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida
• Lucas Connor, Oswego Public Library, Oswego, New York
• Alexander Cook, Teton County Library, Jackson, Wyoming
• Ann Crewdson, Issaquah Library (King County Library System), Issaquah, Washington
• Genavieve Danes, Butler Public library , Butler, Wisconsin
• Christine Dennon, Margarita Middle School Library, Temecula, California
• Molly Dettmann, Norman North High School Library, Norman, Oklahoma
• Theresa Disante, Elk Ridge Elementary, Oxford, Pennsylvania
• Claire Doctorman, Anderson-Foothill Branch, Salt Lake City, Utah
• Joy Doukas, Chesterfield County Public Library, Chester, Virginia
• Gavin Downing, Kentridge High School Library, Kent, Washington
• Hayley Drennan, Yazoo County Middle School Library and Yazoo County High School Library, Yazoo City, Mississippi
• Jennifer Duffy, Kingsgate Library (branch of King County Library, WA), Kirkland, Washington
• Tynisha Dungey, Willard Public Library, Battle Creek Michigan
• Nora Durbin, Riverside Public Library, Riverside, Illinois
• Katherine Dutro, Hartley Elementary School Library, Portland, Oregon
• Kacy Earnest Spears, Springdale Public Library, Springdale , Arkansas
• Christine Earp, Leon County Public Library, Tallahassee, Florida
• Sarah Eiseman, Wallingford Public Library, Wallingford, Connecticut
• Maria F. Estrella, Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, Ohio
• Katherine Ethridge, Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library, Evansville, Indiana
• Abby Evans, Logan Public Library, Logan, Iowa
• Audra Everett, Western Sullivan Public Library, Jeffersonville, New York
• Brenda Faithful, Halifax County Library, Halifax, North Carolina
• Kristi Farrell, Somers Library, Somers, New York
• Heidi Fendrick, Utah State Library, Salt Lake City, Utah
• Stephanie Freedle, Siloam Springs Public Library, Siloam Springs, Arkansas
• Rachael Fryman, Edgewood City Schools, Edgewood Middle School, Trenton, Ohio
• Vanessa Garcia, Homer Babbidge Library (University of Connecticut), Storrs, Connecticut
• Joyce Garczynski, Cook Library at Towson University, Towson, Maryland
• Maggie George, Hunters Lane High School Library, Nashville, Tennessee
• Anita Getty, Green Free Library of Wellsboro, Wellsboro, Pennsylvania
• Alex Giorgio, St Joseph County Public Library - LaSalle Branch, South Bend, Indiana
• Lynn Golden-Mirarchi, Penn’s Grove Middle School Library, Oxford, Pennsylvania
• Joanna Goldfarb, Ramapo Catskill Library System, Middletown, New York
• Chanelle Gontarz, Chanute Public Library, Chanute, Kansas
• Christy Goodney, Knox Jr High School, Spring, Texas
• Leah Grote, State Library of Kansas, Topeka, Kansas
• Mirna Gutierrez, Dale Junior High, Anaheim, California
• Carly Gutierrez, UC San Diego Library, San Diego, California
• Tyler Hahn, Cherokee Public Library, Cherokee, Iowa
• Tammi Halliburton, Little Cypress Elementary School, Orange, Texas
• Karen Hanson-Sharp, Mayfield High School, Las Cruces, New Mexico
• Olivia Hattan-Edwards, Swisher Library at Jacksonville University, Jacksonville, Florida
• Patricia Healy-Swetland, Thurgood Marshall Middle School , Antioch, Tennesee
• Sam Helmick, Iowa City Public Library, Iowa City, Iowa
• Charlene Helsel-Kather, Hubbard Public Library, Hubbard, Ohio
• Kacy Helwick, New Orleans Public Library, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Sarah Herford, Thaden School Library, Bentonville, Arkansas
• Maureen Herman, Hasbrouck Heights, Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
• Martha Hickson, North Hunterdon High School, Annandale, New Jersey
• Haydee Hodis, Springfield City Library Brightwood Branch, Springfield, Massachusetts
• Julie Holden, Cranston Public Library, Cranston, Rhode Island
• Jenny Horton, Knight-Capron Library - University of Lynchburg, Lynchburg, Virginia
• Erin Hughes, Wood-Ridge Memorial Library, Wood-Ridge, New Jersey
• Ly Huynh, Seattle Public Library, Seattle, Washington
• Samantha Iadanza, York Center Elementary School Library Resource Center, Villa Park, Illinois
• Melissa Irons, Athens Community Library, Athens, Michigan
• Alison Jack, Eisenhower Middle School Library, Goddard, Kansas
• Vidhya Jagannathan, North Cobb Regional Library, Acworth, Georgia
• Hawa Jalloh, Glenarden Branch Library, Glenarden, Maryland
• Annisha Jeffries, Cleveland Public Library, Cleveland, Ohio
• Melissa E. Johnson, Reese Library of Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia
• Amanda Jones, Live Oak Middle School, Watson, Louisiana
• Carol Jones, Shawnee Middle School Library, Shawnee, Oklahoma
• Amanda Karian, Questar III - NYS School Library System, Castleton, New York
• Anne Karr, Boulder City Library District, Boulder City, Nevada
• Karina Kawaguchi, Chinook Middle School, Belleview, Washington
• Deirdre Keane, LaSalle II Magnet, Chicago, Illinois
• Valentine Kephart, Rancho Mirage Library and Observatory, Rancho Mirage, California
• James Korycinski, Bedford Public Schools, Temperance, Michigan
• Rachel Koszalka, Coffeyville Public Library, Coffeyville, Kansas
• Victoria Kromer, Driftwood Public Library, Lincoln City, Oregon
• Lindsey Kult, Canton Public Library, Canton, Michigan
• Joy Kyhn, Ravenna Public Library, Ravenna, Nebraska
• Ann Larson, Sherman & Ruth Weiss Community Library, Hayward, Wisconsin
• Jeana Beth Lawrence, Chanute Public Library, Chanute, Kansas
• LaDonna Leibrich, Sheridan High School Library, Sheridan, Wyoming
• Lupie Leyva, Benjamin Franklin Branch Library, Los Angeles, California
• Suzy Liljestrand, Oxford High School, Oxford, Pennsylvania
• Leyna Lillia, Liberty Corner School Library, Bernards Township, New Jersey
• Beth List, Lee County Libraries, Sanford, North Carolina
• Melissa Lloyd, Valley City Barnes County Public Library, Valley City, North Dakota
• Sarah Logan, Dorothy Fox Elementary Library, Camas, Washington
• Erika Long, Thurgood Marshall Middle School, Antioch, Tennessee
• Cynthia Lopez, Margarita Middle School Library, Temecula, California
• Megan Lopez, Allerton Public Library District, Monticello, Illinois
• Randa Lopez Morgan, Louisiana State University Libraries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
• Jean Lovett, Margarita Middle School Library, Temecula, California
• Karen Madigan, Dublin Public Library, Dublin, New Hampshire
• Emily Mann, Nelson Poynter Memorial Library at the University of South Florida Libraries, St. Petersburg, Florida
• Jennifer Markus, Laramie County Community College, Cheyenne, Wyoming
• Mary Martin, Wanaque Public Library, Wanaque, New Jersey
• Eric Mathis, South Georgia Regional Library, Valdosta, Georgia
• Erin Matlin, Leach Library, Londonderry, New Hampshire
• Brianna Mayle, Euclid Public Library, Euclid, Ohio
• Savannah McClellan, Washington District Library, Washington, Illinois
• Allison McCormack, Marriott Library (University of Utah), Salt Lake City, Utah
• Kim McNeil Capers, Queens Public Library (QPL), Queens, New York
• Amelia Medrano, Polk County Public Libraries, Tryon, North Carolina
• Ann Marie Mieresonne, Ketchikan Public Library , Ketchikan, Alaska
• Leanne Milliman, Crooked Tree District Library, Walloon Lake, Michigan
• Ingred Mogilner Chamberlin, UC San Diego's Geisel Library, San Diego, California
• Juli Morneweck, South Fayette Township Library, Morgan, Pennsylvania
• Sada Mozer, Los Angeles Public Library-Baldwin Hills Branch, Los Angeles, California
• Kelly Nemitz, Lincoln Township Public Library, Stevensville, Michigan
• Brooke Newberry, La Crosse Public Library, La Crosse, Wisconsin
• Rachel E. Nichols, Black Rock Middle School, Villanova, Pennsylvania
• Margot O’Connell, Sitka Public Library, Sitka, Alaska
• Katherine O'Neil, Lenox Library, Lenox, Massachusetts
• Ayman Osman, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
• Miranda Paris, Forked River Elementary School Library, Forked River, New Jersey
• Jen Park, Ramapo Catskill Library System, Middletown, New York
• Jessie Park, St Charles City County Library District Central Services, St Peters, Missouri
• Leslie Partridge, South Georgia Regional Library, Valdosta, Georgia
• David Payne, Avon Grove Library, West Grove, Pennsylvania
• Yoli Perez, Marmalade Branch The Salt Lake City Public Library, Salt Lake City, Utah
• Cindy Perrotta, Lake Norman Charter Middle School, Huntersville, North Carolina
• Phoebe Phillips, La County Library, Malibu, California
• Jason Phinney, Jefferson County Library-Missouri, Barnhart, Missouri
• Abigail Pore, Wiggins Memorial Library, Buies Creek, North Carolina
• Lindsey Powers, Covina Public Library, Covina, California
• Dori Pruzan, James and Sharon Tays Junior High, Katy, Texas
• Samantha Reid, Des Moines Public Library, Des Moines, Iowa
• Ayn Reyes Frazee, Franklin High School Library, Portland, Oregon
• Elizabeth Roberts, Lake Hills Elementary Library, Bellevue, Washington
• Sarah Robertson, Wamogo Middle and High School (Regional School District 6), Litchfield, Connecticut
• Joy Robinson, Piscataway Public Library, Westergard Branch, Piscataway, New Jersey
• Rosa Y. Rodriguez, California State University San Marcos, San Marcos, California
• Cynthia Romanowski, SWAN Library Services, Westmont, Illinois
• Jillian Rudes, Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School, Forest Hills, Queens, New York
• Jeanette Rydberg, Thomas St. Angelo Public Library of Cumberland, Cumberland, Wisconsin
• Conrrado Saldivar, Natrona County Library, Casper, Wyoming
• Alexa Sawyer, St. Pete Beach Public Library, St. Pete Beach, Florida
• Connie Scharre, Our Lady of Providence High School Library, Clarksville, Indiana
• Katherine Schoofs, Aram Public Library, Delavan, Wisconsin
• Maribeth Shafer, Great Bend Public Library, Great Bend, Kansas
• Cindy Shanholtz, Hampshire County Public Library, Romney, West Virginia
• Tom Shepley, Pamunkey Regional Library, Hanover County, Virginia
• Joel Shoemaker, Methodist College Library, Peoria, Illinois
• Victoria Silva, Safford City-Graham County Library, Safford, Arizona
• Jodi Smiley, Boulder Community Library, Boulder, Montana
• Beth Smiley, Oakmont Elementary School, Dickson, Tennessee
• Jill Smith, Bayport Public Library, Bayport, Minnesota
• Kris Smith, Buddy Taylor Middle School, Flagler County, Florida
• Rebekkah Smith Aldrich, Mid-Hudson Library System, Poughkeepsie, New York
• Mary Ann Smock, Cuyahoga Falls Library, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
• Melissa Snider, Munger Mountain Elementary School, Jackson, Wyoming
• Elizabeth Snow, Sequoia High School, Redwood City, California
• Alice Son, Arlington Heights Memorial Library, Arlington Heights, Illinois
• Mary Spears, Faulkner County Library, Conway, Arkansas
• Melaina Squicciarini, Highland Park Public Library, Highland Park, New Jersey
• Ellen Stolarski, St Mary’s Area Middle School, St Marys, Pennsylvania
• Karen Thompson, Tifton-Tift County Public Library, Tifton, Georgia
• Celina Tirona, John Daly Public Library, Daly City, California
• Amie Toepfer, Ketchikan Public Library, Ketchikan, Alaska
• Amanda Toth, Lane Libraries - Fairfield, Fairfield, Ohio
• Ashley Trew, Sacramento Public Library, Sacramento, California
• Heath Umbreit, Morrill Memorial Library, Norwood, Massachusetts
• Katie VanHuis, Coopersville Area District Library, Coopersville, Michigan
• Gisi Vella, Morton Memorial Library, Pine Hill, New York
• Hailey Wansick, Edmond Santa Fe High School Library Media Center, Edmond, Oklahoma
• Adam Webb, Garland County Library, Hot Springs, Arkansas
• Tricia Wehrenberg, Winona Public Library, Winona, Minnesota
• Beau Williams, Snow Hill Middle School, Snow Hill, Maryland
• Ginger Williams, Forsyth Library, Hays, Kansas
• Matt Williams, Addison Public Library, Addison, Illinois
• Luba V. Zakharov, Azusa Pacific University Darling Library, Azusa, California

James Patterson is the creator of unforgettable characters and series, including Alex Cross, the Women’s Murder Club, Jane Smith, and Maximum Ride, and of breathtaking true stories about the Kennedys, John Lennon, and Tiger Woods, as well as our military heroes, police officers, and ER nurses. He has coauthored #1 bestselling novels with Bill Clinton, Dolly Parton, and most recently with Michael Crichton. He told the story of his own life in "James Patterson by James Patterson," and received an Edgar Award, ten Emmy Awards, the Literarian Award from the National Book Foundation, and the National Humanities Medal.

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