The DuPage Library System Board announces the winners for three DLS Awards to
be presented at DLS Day on May 18, 2009. Congratulations to the winners:
Friend of the Library
- Meredith Meder, President, and Lynn Hippensteel,
Vice President of the Friends of the Villa Park Public Library
Meredith Meder and Lynn Hippensteel
demonstrate a strong, enthusiastic commitment to the mission of the Villa Park
Public Library. Last fall, the library’s annual Murder Mystery Event was co-directed by Meder and Hippensteel,
demonstrating their dedication to the library as well as their talents and
energetic volunteer spirit.
Meder and Hippensteel were
instrumental in the Villa Park Public Library’s Renew It Now! referendum committee. Meder coordinated the different
subcommittees and Hippensteel organized the canvassing of neighborhoods as
co-chair of the Neighborhood Committee. In addition, their fundraising
activities contribute to the overall success of the friends group, the library,
and continue to generate awareness of the library’s services and activities.
Villa Park Public Library
Board President Robert Wagner wrote about the winners’ strong commitment to the
library and its goals. Library Director Sandra Hill echoed the sentiment. “We
feel very fortunate to have these two women willing to give so much of their
time and talent on behalf of the library,” she wrote.
Support
Staff Award
- Deborah Buschman, Document Delivery Specialist, BP Central Research Library, Naperville
The “face of library
services at BP,” Debbie Buschman staffs the front desk at BP and provides excellent,
consummate, and timely customer service. She is responsible for proprietary
documents and satisfies the most esoteric customer requests for information.
Known as a leader and innovator, Buschman models the best in library service.
When there was an early
demand for digital material, she took the initiative to obtain the library’s
first book scanner. Recently, she put a digital document scanner in place to
better serve the immediate needs of the corporation’s global clientele. She is
the “go to” person at the library and receives accolades for handling hundreds
of Interlibrary Loan requests, working with the Records Management Department
to develop and transition to new systems, and to identify and transfer
materials which were a part of the sale of the chemicals division to Ineos.
A thirty-five year
employee of the library, Buschman began her career at the library when the
company was Amoco. Customers,
staff, and contractors throughout BP count on her to help them find what they
need. She has a thorough knowledge of information center procedures, the
library collection, and document and delivery expertise.
Nominated by Joyce Fedeczko, nine employees (some of them overseas) added to
the nomination and stressed how Debbie Buschman solves the most complex
problems and delivers on-time results, all with a smile.
Librarian
of the Year
- Karen Dunford, Adult Services Supervisor, Nichols
Library, Naperville Public Library
Karen
Dunford exhibits “boundless enthusiasm” as a risk-taker, innovator, and change
agent at Naperville Public Library. She continually demonstrates her expertise
in working collaboratively and in forming partnerships with community agencies
to better the library and the community. She does all of this with the support
of the Adult Services team she has assembled.
Dunford
collaborated with Naper Settlement, Naperville Community Television (NCTV), and
the Illinois State Library to create a digitized collection of Naperville's
A frequent speaker and panelist, Dunford has presented
and served as a panelist for the American Library Association, Illinois Library
Association, Young Adult Library Services Association, and the DuPage Library
System.
Under Dunford’s
guidance, Naperville Public Library won the Excellence
in Library Service to Young Adults Award for its revamped teen summer
reading program.
Dunford
was nominated in a letter co-authored by Executive Director Donna Dziedzic and
seven of her peers.
“DLS libraries are filled with wonderfully capable people. These awards are given to recognize 2009's best," said
Start thinking now about who you will nominate for DLS Awards next year. There are so many talented DLS members, deserving of recognition.
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