Maher Stern Award

The Maher Stern Award for Service Excellence was established by Allison Maher Stern and her husband Leonard Stern in 1993, to recognize a Library Manager and his or her staff who have done an exemplary job in providing outstanding community service. This Award is central to our work at The New York Public Library because it recognizes the Library's most important asset: our dedicated and hardworking staff. Each year, the Award is given to the winning Library Manager who receives a $1,000 cash award and a framed certificate, along with $1,000 for the Branch to help enhance its quality of service.

Award Recipients

• 2013: Kaydene Humphrey, Kips Bay Branch
• 2012: Adriana Blancarte-Hayward, New Dorp Branch
• 2011: Liana Acevedo, Jerome Park Branch
• 2010: Carol Small, Hamilton Grange Branch
• 2009: Gloria Hughes, Grand Concourse Branch
• 2008: Jennifer Craft, Mulberry Street Branch
• 2007: Michael Alvarez, Bronx Library Center
• 2006: Theresa Myrhol, New Dorp Branch
• 2005: Jean Pamphile, Hamilton Grange Branch
• 2004: Colbert Nembhard, Morrisania Branch
• 2003: Alexandra Sax, Job Information Center
• 2002: Marie Nesthus, Donnell Media Center
• 2001: Louise Lareau, South Beach Branch
• 2000: Jayne Pierce, Hamilton Fish Park Branch
• 1999: Ronald Chan, Chatham Square Branch
• 1998: Christiana Pinto, Aguilar Branch
• 1997: Elissa Glick Webber, Melrose Branch