2009 Awards

Citizen of the Year: Charles B. Greenberg

Corporate Citizen of the Year: Rutter's

Elected State Official of the Year: 

Friends Group of the Year: Chester County Library & Joseph T. Simpson Public Library

Friends Newsletter of the Year: Mt. Lebanon Public Library & Springdale Free Public Library

Library Public Relations: Upper Dublin Public Library's Author Event

Lifetime Achievement: Lois Albrecht

Local Public Official: Cranberry Township Supervisor Bruce Mazzoni & Dauphin County Commissioners

Citizen of the Year: Richard King Mellon Foundation

Corporate Citizen of the Year: Peoples Bank; Peacock Keller & Ecker, LLP; and Gastley Moving & Storage Company

Elected State Official of the Year: Representative Eugene DePasquale (York)

Friends Group of the Year: Slippery Rock Community Library

Friends Newsletter of the Year: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh (Squirrel Hill Branch)

Library Public Relations: Cambria County Library

Lifetime Achievement: Kathy Kennedy

Local Public Official: Board of Trustees, Wissahickon School District

Media: Times-Tribune (Scranton) & Penn-Franklin News (Murrysville)

Special: Dinner Auction Committee, Friends of Eastern Lancaster County Library

Special Merit: Joseph V. Serwinski, Blairsville Public Library

Presented by Lois Albrecht, Awards Chair; Charles Greenberg; Elizabeth Heim; Kathy Kennedy

Citizen of the Year: Michael Silvestri

Corporate Citizen of the Year: JanWay Corporation

Elected State Official of the Year: Senator Sean Logan

Friends Group of the Year: Adams County Friends

Friends Newsletter of the Year: Fredericktown Area Public Library Friends

Library Public Relations: Tredyffrin Public Library & Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Lifetime Achievement: Dr. Dennis P. Leeper

Local Public Official: Lacakawanna County Commissioners Robert C. Cordaro & A.J. Munchak

Media: Lock Haven's The Express

Meritorious Service: David Warner

Presented by: Lois Albrecht, Awards Chair; Phil Albright, PCBL President; Kathy Kennedy, Luncheon Chair