About the Award
The Meritorious Achievement Award recognizes an individual who has made a significant contribution to libraries in Missouri. A recipient must be either an individual outside of the library profession or a retired librarian. Nominees must reside in Missouri and should have made either a contribution to libraries that gained recognition beyond the local level or have made an innovative contribution in the decisive factors in library development. This award may be presented posthumously.
Nominations
Recipients
Recent recipients
2018 – Melissa Carr (retired) Daniel Boone Regional Library
2016 – Lorraine Sandstrom, (retired) Springfield-Greene County Library