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