Sarah C. Hagar Award – Vermont Library Association

The Sarah C. Hagar Award, named for the first president of the Vermont Library Association and a librarian at the Fletcher Free Library for 23 years until her death in 1908, is awarded each year for outstanding service in or significant contribution to the field of librarianship in Vermont. Nominees for the Sarah C. Hagar award must be working in a Vermont library and be a member of VLA. Examples of “outstanding service” include but are not limited to:

providing outstanding service in one’s field of expertise such as children’s services, reference, technical services, or administration.
providing professional library leadership in areas such as legislation, intellectual freedom, literacy, or writing.
encouraging community support for and involvement with the library at the local or state level.

Past Recipients:

2024 – None awarded
2023 – Nathaniel Eddy, Winooski Memorial Library, Winooski
2019 – Mary Ellen Boisvert, Aldrich Library, Barre
2018 – Jane Ramos, Sherburne Memorial Library
2017 – Rebecca Cook, Poultney Public Library, Poultney
2016 – None awarded
2015 – Amy Howlett, Vermont Department of Libraries
2014 – Karen Lane, Aldrich Public Library, Barre
2013 – Lisa Von Kann, St. Johnsbury Athenaeum, St. Johnsbury
2012 – Susan Overfield, Essex Free Library, Essex
2011 – None awarded
2010 – Richard Pritsky, Carpenter-Carse Library, Hinesburg
2009 – Michael Roche, Vermont Department of Libraries, Montpelier
2008 – Jerry Carbone, Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro
2007 – Marianne Kotch, Vermont Department of Libraries, Montpelier
2006 – Penny Pillsbury, Brownell Library, Essex Junction
2005 – Cindy Karasinski, Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport
2004 – Trina Magi, Bailey/Howe Library, University of Vermont, Burlington
2003 – Linda Wells, Craftsbury Public Library, Craftsbury
2002 – Gail Weymouth, Sherburne Memorial Library, Killington
2001 – Janet Nielsen, Kellogg-Hubbard Library, Montpelier
2000 – Grace W. Greene, Vermont Department of Libraries, Montpelier
1999 – Pat Hazlehurst, Cobleigh Public Library, Lyndon
1998 – None awarded
1997 – Patricia Klinck, State Librarian, Vermont Department of Libraries, Montpelier
1996 – Paula Baker, Rutland Free Library, Rutlans
1995 – Elizabeth Howlett, Joslin Memorial Library, Waitsfield
1994 – John Swan, Crossett Library, Bennington College, Bennington
1993 – Meris Morrison, Brooks Memorial Library, Brattleboro
1992 – Joan Robinson, Ilsley Public Library, Middlebury
1991 – Milton Crouch, Bailey/Howe Library, University of Vermont, Burlington
1990 – Suzanne Gallagher, Lyndon State College Library, Lyndonville

Last update June 12, 2024