2021

Year this Award was Won: 
2 021
Award Win Active Date: 
Thursday, July 1, 2021 - 11:47
Winner Rank: 
WIN
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Lemony Snicket Prize for Noble Librarians Faced with Adversity
Winner Description: 
director Hollidaysburg Area Public Library Hollidaysburg, PA
Winner Blurb: 

In 2012, Eldred was diagnosed with early-stage dementia. Since then, she has not only experienced increasingly impaired cognitive function— but has also developed neurological complications, including occasional seizures and bouts of syncope (loss of consciousness). Through it all, she has remained supremely functional on the job, able to perform and excel within the library, exemplifying adaptiveness and resilience. The nomination and support letters that poured in from community members, board members, and library coworkers celebrate Eldred’s energy, zeal, kindness, tireless work ethic, relentless love for the community, and inspiring selfless directorship, despite her immense medical challenges.

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Winner's Last Name (this will display to the public): 
Eldred
Winner's First Name (this will display to the public): 
Janet
Winner Detail Create Date: 
Thursday, July 1, 2021 - 11:47
Winner Detail Change Date: 
Thursday, July 1, 2021 - 11:47
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Award Winner iMIS ID: 
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