We are thrilled to share with you the 2024 I Partner with My Public Library Awardees and Honorable Mentions!
Nominations were accepted from June to August 2024. Final decisions were made on October 1, 2024, with a public awards ceremony occurring in November, 2024. Winners for 2024 are:
- Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS) nominated by Dearborn Public Library, Michigan
- BalletNEXT nominated by Park City Library, Utah
- Edmonton Aboriginal Seniors Association nominated by Edmonton Public Library, Alberta
- Growing High Point nominated by High Point Public Library, North Carolina
- Kylie Schell with Encompass Recreation nominated by the members of the North Country Library System in New York
- Leo Nupolu Johnson nominated by Hamilton Public Library, Ontario
- Partners for Health Foundation nominated by Montclair Free Public Library, New Jersey
- Patuxent Research Refuge nominated by the Anne Arundel County Public Library, Maryland
- The GrowHaus nominated by Denver Public Library, Colorado
- University of Delaware’s Partnership for Healthy Communities, HEALTH for All Program (H4A) nominated by New Castle County Libraries, Delaware
- Woods Homes nominated by Calgary Public Library, Alberta
Intergenerational connections thanks to partnership between Elmwood: An Inspira Health Group Senior Care Facility and Hubbard Public Library
In addition to these Awardees, we also celebrate ten Honorable Mentions:
- Alice Paul Institute Girls Leadership Council nominated by Cherry Hill Public Library, New Jersey
- Challenge House Movement nominated by Hopkinsville-Christian County Public Library, Kentucky
- Durham Children’s Aid Society nominated by the public libraries of the Durham, Ontario region
- Edmonton Early Childhood Intervention Program, Alberta Health Services nominated by Edmonton Public Library, Alberta
- Elmwood: An Inspira Health Group Senior Care Facility nominated by Hubbard Public Library, Ohio
- AARP Foundation Georgia volunteers nominated by Fulton County Library System, Georgia
- Prince William County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office nominated by Prince William Public Libraries, Virginia
- SummitStone Health Partners nominated by Poudre Libraries, Colorado
- Tacoma Needle Exchange nominated by Tacoma Public Library, Washington
- Gila Valley Arts Council nominated by Safford City-Graham County Library, Arizona
Go to the 2024 I Partner with My Public Library Awards webpage to learn more about what these community partners accomplished with their local public libraries.
Watch the online Awards Ceremony held online on Friday, November 8.
The Winners and Honorable Mentions from 2023 can be found at the 2023 I Partner with My Public Library Awards webpage.
Look for the 2025 call for nominations to open on June 1, 2025.
Do you work at a public library? Has a community partner made a difference by collaborating with you?
Every Summer, the I Partner With My Public Library Award invites you to recognize the accomplishments of exceptional partners. Each year, 10 are honored at an online ceremony held in their honor.
You can also learn more about this effort in this article published on OCLC/WebJunction.
Why does Let’s Move in Libraries sponsor this award?
Since 2016, the non-profit organization Let’s Move in Libraries has been a national and international voice advocating for strengthened partnerships between public libraries and others that want our communities to be healthier places for all. Through this work, we have seen that public libraries can do a lot to promote health, but this health promotion work is almost always made possible by community partners and community collaborators. Recognizing a gap around this topic, in 2023 Let’s Move in Libraries launched the annual I Partner with My Public Library Award to begin the process of creating a platform to celebrate and acknowledge the crucial work of community collaborators to the work of public librarianship. This award is open to all partners, not only those focused on health promotion.