2022 Annual Award Winners
Honoring Those Special Contributors Who Connect the Library with the Community!
Lillian Edelmann Trustee of the Year
Kathy Parenti, Wadleigh Memorial Library, Milford
(presentation on October 18 at 5:30 p.m.)
Library Director of the Year (two winners)
Tracy Waldron, East Kingston Public Library
(presentation on October 24 at 5:00 p.m.)
and
Dianne Hathaway, Goffstown Public Library
(presentation date and time TBA)
Special Library Service Contribution Award
Robert Grano, Chesley Memorial Library, Northwood
(presentation on October 8 at 10:30 a.m.)
Sue Palmatier Award for Outstanding Support by a "Friends of the Library" Group
Friends of the Weeks Public Library, Greenland
(presentation on November 17 from 4–6:00 p.m.)
The NHLTA Board of Directors believes that continuing education is the prime factor in providing the highest quality library services. The Mildred McKay Scholarship Fund provides a way to improve library services within the state. In 1965, the NHLTA Board of Directors established the Mildred McKay scholarship fund in honor of the former NH State Librarian. The New Hampshire Charitable Trust manages the perpetual endowment and distributes funds to NHLTA to be awarded as scholarships on an annual basis. History of the Mildred McKay Scholarship.
There are four categories:
NHLTA Conference Scholarships
Library Workshops Scholarships
Workshops for Consortiums, Co-op Groups
Educational Assistance for Graduate Studies
Submission Deadlines for Graduate Studies
Fall Semester • July 1
Spring Semester • November 1
Summer Semester • April 1
Categories and criteria were revised October 2021. Download these DETAILS. The application form is available in two formats: Fill & Sign PDF and MSWord docx. Please download the application to your computer. Email your application to NHLTASCHOLARSHIP@nhlta.org or mail to the address on the application. Please email inquiries to the NHLTA Scholarship Committee Chair: NHLTASCHOLARSHIP@nhlta.org.
Ron Brown Cynthia Jewett
Wilton Public-Gregg Free Library James A. Tuttle Library, Antrim
Dorothy M. Little Award Special Library Service Contribution Award
Conrad V. Moses James McFarlin
East Kingston Public Library Meredith Public Library
Library of the Year
Derry Public Library
Sue Palmatier Award for Outstanding Support by a "Friends of the Library" Group
Friends of the Tucker Library, Henniker
Download the list of winners to date since 1988.
Honoring Those Special Contributors Who Connect the Library with the Community!
Lillian Edelmann Trustee of the Year
Kathy Parenti, Wadleigh Memorial Library, Milford
(presentation on October 18 at 5:30 p.m.)
Library Director of the Year (two winners)
Tracy Waldron, East Kingston Public Library
(presentation on October 24 at 5:00 p.m.)
and
Dianne Hathaway, Goffstown Public Library
(presentation date and time TBA)
Special Library Service Contribution Award
Robert Grano, Chesley Memorial Library, Northwood
(presentation on October 8 at 10:30 a.m.)
Sue Palmatier Award for Outstanding Support by a "Friends of the Library" Group
Friends of the Weeks Public Library, Greenland
(presentation on November 17 from 4–6:00 p.m.)
MILDRED P. McKAY SCHOLARSHIP FUND
The NHLTA Board of Directors believes that continuing education is the prime factor in providing the highest quality library services. The Mildred McKay Scholarship Fund provides a way to improve library services within the state. In 1965, the NHLTA Board of Directors established the Mildred McKay scholarship fund in honor of the former NH State Librarian. The New Hampshire Charitable Trust manages the perpetual endowment and distributes funds to NHLTA to be awarded as scholarships on an annual basis. History of the Mildred McKay Scholarship.
There are four categories:
NHLTA Conference Scholarships
Library Workshops Scholarships
Workshops for Consortiums, Co-op Groups
Educational Assistance for Graduate Studies
Submission Deadlines for Graduate Studies
Fall Semester • July 1
Spring Semester • November 1
Summer Semester • April 1
Categories and criteria were revised October 2021. Download these DETAILS. The application form is available in two formats: Fill & Sign PDF and MSWord docx. Please download the application to your computer. Email your application to NHLTASCHOLARSHIP@nhlta.org or mail to the address on the application. Please email inquiries to the NHLTA Scholarship Committee Chair: NHLTASCHOLARSHIP@nhlta.org.
2021 ANNUAL AWARDS
Lillian Edelmann Trustee of the Year Library Director of the YearRon Brown Cynthia Jewett
Wilton Public-Gregg Free Library James A. Tuttle Library, Antrim
Dorothy M. Little Award Special Library Service Contribution Award
Conrad V. Moses James McFarlin
East Kingston Public Library Meredith Public Library
Library of the Year
Derry Public Library
Sue Palmatier Award for Outstanding Support by a "Friends of the Library" Group
Friends of the Tucker Library, Henniker
Download the list of winners to date since 1988.
