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Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries

2025 Awards

PCBL is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Library Friend of the Year and the 2025 Library Friends Group of the Year.

Award Nominations are due Wednesday, April 30, 2025.


  • The Library Friend of the Year award is given to a citizen who has made an outstanding contribution to a local library, group of libraries, or libraries in general throughout Pennsylvania during the past two years. The Friend must be a member of PCBL.


  • The Library Friends Group of the Year award is given to a Friends group, that has provided significant assistance to its library. Assistance may be monetary contributions, assistance in raising funds, promoting the library and its services,
    or providing an advocacy effort on behalf of the library. The Friends group must be a member of PCBL.

2025 Award Nomination Form (pdf)

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2024 Award Winners

Friends Group of the Year: The Friends of the Bradford County Library

Friend of the Year: Lois Ostrowski

Previous Winners

2005-2009

2005-2009

2005-2009

Award Recipient Lists

2010-2019

2005-2009

2005-2009

Award Recipient Lists

Award Descriptions

Friend of the Year

Award given to a citizen who has made an outstanding contribution to the improvement of a local library, group of libraries, or libraries in general throughout the State during the past two years. The Friend must be a member of a Friends Group belonging to PCBL or an individual member of PCBL.

Business Friend of the Year

Award given to a business or person which has made an outstanding contribution to the improvement of a local library, group of libraries, or libraries in general throughout the State during the past two years. The contribution may be a direct monetary contribution, assistance in raising funds or advocacy, or in kind donations.

Friends Group of the Year

Award given to a Friends group that has provided significant assistance to its library. Assistance may be monetary contributions, assistance in raising funds, promoting the library and its services, or providing an advocacy effort on behalf of the library. The Friends Group must be a member of PCBL.

Elected Official of the Year

Award given to an elected official who has been a leader in promoting and supporting Pennsylvania’s libraries. The award may be given to a group of officials.

Friends Public Relations Award

Award given to a organization that has conducted an effective public relations campaign or media campaign for a specific program, event, or library use in general, that has resulted in significant community support.

Lifetime Achievement Award

Award given to a citizen or group who has shown exceptional meritorious service to libraries over an extended period of time and extending throughout the State. The citizen or group should have had substantial impact on libraries beyond the local level.


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