HEROES


The Executive Committee presents our Library Hero award annually at the January meeting
to someone who has given "notable service to libraries in Cache Valley."

2024 Hero
Joseph Anderson
Logan Library Assistant Director & past CVLA President


2023 Heroes
Karen Bowling
Smithfield Public Library Children's Librarian & Interim Director
Nomination here

Karen Clark
Logan Library Director & past CVLA President
Nomination here

2022 Heroes
Puanani Mateaki
Proposed a local library association in 2010, which soon became CVLA Former librarian at Stevens-Henager College Logan Nomination here

Mady Meyers
Hyrum Library Children's Librarian

2021 Heroes
Every Library Employee in Cache Valley
For working through the unprecedented global pandemic in 2020

2020 Hero
Betty Dance
USU Reference Librarian and Smithfield Public Library volunteer
Nomination here

2019 Hero
Paul Daybell
Mentor, leader, and past CVLA President

2018 Hero
Cleo Griffin
Newton Town Library founder
Nomination here

2017 Hero
Shawn Bliss
Bookmobile librarian & CVLA founding member
Nomination here

2016 Hero
Ann W. Calvert
Longtime Logan Library employee & volunteer

2015 Hero
The late Dr. Stephen W. Zsiray, Jr.
School administrator and library advocate