2025 Hartman Award Recipient: Dr. M. Joan Terry

Dr. M. Joan Terry is a devoted and long-time member of Friends. Through the years she has demonstrated her love and support of the library with her leadership skills and talents. She was President of Friends in 1993 –1994 and 2022–2023. As President she was a strong advocate for the library speaking to many organizations to promote awareness of the programs our library offers to all age groups and the benefits it contributes to the lifestyle of our community. 

 

While President, she was instrumental in:

• Increasing the number of business and individual memberships.

• Implementation of new business membership categories to encourage larger contributions.

• Implementation of an annual program recognizing local school librarians during School Librarians Week.

• Updating the Friends website.

• The Friends’ office and storage areas were purged of old files, configured more efficiently, and updated to meet current requirements.

Congratulations, Dr. M. Joan Terry!