Patty Hector
retired librarian, former director of the Saline County Library in Benton, AR,
About
The 2024 Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity is awarded to Patty Hector, former director of the Saline County Library in Benton, AR, for her unwavering commitment to intellectual freedom, her resilience in the face of adversity, and her dedication to the principles of librarianship. The award will be presented to Ms. Hector in San Diego in June at the annual conference of the American Library Association.
Awards Won
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The Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced With Adversity
It is of the opinion of Lemony Snicket, author, reader, and alleged malcontent, that librarians have suffered enough. Therefore he is establishing an annual prize honoring a librarian who has faced adversity with integrity and dignity intact. The prize will be a generous amount of cash from Mr. Snicket's disreputable gains, along with an odd, symbolic object from his private stash, and a certificate, which may or may not be suitable for framing. It is Mr. Snicket's hope, and the ALA's, that the Snicket Prize will remind readers everywhere of the joyous importance of librarians and the trouble that is all too frequently unleashed upon them. |
2024 - Winner(s) |
