The Scholarships and Awards Committee is very pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2010 Manitoba Library Service Award in the professional category is Kathleen Williams, Administrative Coordinator of Community Outreach and Marketing at Winnipeg Public Library. The service award honours an individual who has made an important contribution to the development of libraries and library services in our province. Kathleen received her award at the Manitoba Libraries Conference held at the Delta Winnipeg in May.

The list of Kathleen’s accomplishments is lengthy, however, some recent highlights include the development of initiatives targeted toward newcomers, Aboriginal communities, and adult literacy learners; the creation of a series of Canadian Language Benchmark orientation materials on WPL for the EAL classroom; the establishment of the Check It Out! Reading Zone mobile library service, which currently serves two core area sites in Winnipeg on a bi-weekly basis; and in April 2010, Kathleen established the first provincially-funded Adult Literacy Program in Manitoba to be hosted and administered by a public library.

Congratulations to Kathleen on her achievements, and best wishes for continued success!