2017 FLA Award Winners

Name of Award	Recipient
Betty Davis Miller Youth Services-Children	Tampa-Hillsborough Co Public Library
Betty Davis Miller Youth Services-Teens	Alachua County Library District
Excellence in Marketing & PR	Melrose Public Library
Exemplary Instructional Programs or Service	Mary Edwards, UF George A. Smathers Library
FLA Leader of the Year	Robin Shader, NW Regional Library System
FF&B Outstanding Member	Polly Seymour, Winter Park Public Library
Librarian of the Year	Ava Ehde, Manatee County Public Library
Libraries Mean Business	St. Johns County Public Library System
Library Innovation	Palm Beach County Library System
Library of the Year	Jacksonville Public Library
Library Research	Jacalyn E. Bryan, Saint Leo University
Library Web Presence	Florida State Libraries
Lifetime Achievement	Susan Dillinger, New Port Richey Public Library
Maria Chavez-Hernandez "Libraries Change Peoples Lives"	Alachua County Library District
Outstanding Citizen	Jim Duffy, Friends of the Library Tampa-Hillsborough, Inc.
Outstanding Media/Business Partner	St. Augustine Amphitheater
Outstanding New Librarian	Margaret Ansell, UF George A. Smathers Library
Outstanding Paraprofessional	Stephanie Piccino, Martin County Library System