Friend of the Year
A Friend of the Year is an individual or a group that has made a significant contribution to the advancement of libraries in Tennessee by effectively and creatively advancing policies or concepts central to public libraries. The award was first presented at the Friends and Trustees Luncheon at the 2011 conference of the Tennessee Library Association (TNLA) in Murfreesboro.
In the list of recipients below, the year is the year in which the award was presented; the award recognizes achievements in the previous year.
2011
Friends of Art Circle Public Library, Crossville
2012
Friends of the Kodak Library, Sevier County
2013
Friends of Benton County Library, Camden
2014
Friends of the Tellico Village Library, Loudon
2015
Friends of the Williamson County Public Library
2016
Julie D. Webb, Founding Mother of Friends of Tennessee Libraries
2017
Friends of the White County Library, Sparta
Friends of Smyrna Library, Rutherford County
2018
Connie Heard Albrecht, Putnam County Library Friends
Martha Moore Gill, Friends of the Knox County Public Library
2019
Meg and Ron Halter, Blount County Friends of the Library
Marilyn Morrison, Friends of Linebaugh Public Library, Rutherford County
2020
Friends of the Spring Hill Library
eBay Team, Blount County Friends of the Library
2021
Emma Ruth Catlett, Friends of Kodak Library, Sevier County
Blount County Friends of the Library
2022
Friends of the Lewis County Library
Judy Titsworth, Putnam County Library Friends
2023
