Ricki V. Brown Librarian of the Year Award

About the Award

This award was established by the Friends of the Library to honor former City Librarian Ricki Brown, who headed the Abilene Public Library from 1998 to 2013 before her passing.

Qualifications

Recipients are nominated by the community and selected in recognition of outstanding leadership and accomplishment in library science representing public, academic, and school libraries in Abilene.

Award Perks

Award recipients are announced each November. Award recipients receive a $500 award and their name is added to a commemorative plaque at the Abilene Public Library.

List of Past Award Recipients

2014 | TERESA ELLIS Theological Librarian Hardin-Simmons University	2015 | KRISTY COMPTON AISD School Librarian Cooper High School	2016 | ALYSSA CROW Librarian II. Children's Abilene Public Library
2017 | DENISE BRUNNER Elementary Librarian Supervisor Abilene Independent School District	2018 | EDDY SMITH Librarian, Executive Director Abilene Library Consortium	2019 | TREMAIN JACKSON Librarian II, Multimedia Abilene Public Library
2020 | JANIS C. TEST Librarian III, Information Abilene Public Library	2021 | HEATHER CARTER Librarian I, Information Abilene Public Library	2022 | ELIZABETH PRUITT Elementary Librarian Supervisor Abilene Independent School District
2023 | AMANDA SASSER Librarian I, Youth Services Abilene Public Library