Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival
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We are currently accepting nominations for the 2024 Kaigler-Lamont Award and the.
The Kaigler-Lamont Award is awarded each year to a children’s or school librarian for distinguished accomplishments in promoting children’s reading in Mississippi schools and public libraries. The award is presented annually at The University of ½ûÂþÌìÌà Mississippi School of Library and Information Science Fay B. Kaigler Children’s Book Festival.
The winner of the Kaigler-Lamont Award receives:
- Recognition at the 2025 Fay B. Kaigler Children's Book Festival
- Plaque
- $500 honorarium
- $500 honorarium to purchase books for their library
2025 nominations are due February 17, 2025.
1998- Mattie Rials, Children’s Librarian, Pike-Amite-Walthall Public Library System, McComb
1999- Lawana Cummings, Library Media Specialist, St. Martin East Elementary, Ocean Springs and Charjean Graves, Library Media Specialist, William Jones Elementary School, Hattiesburg
2000- Sybil Hanna, Children’s Librarian, Jackson Hinds County Public Library, Jackson
2001- Sherry Donald, Library Media Specialist, Oxford Elementary School, Oxford
2002- Linda E. Sikes, Library Media Specialist, Beechwood Elementary School, Vicksburg
2003- Gerrie Ann Weldon, Library Media Specialist, Bayou View Elementary School, Gulfport
2004- Vickie Ross, Branch Manager of the Okolona Carnegie Library in the Dixie Regional Library System
2005- Victoria Penny, Youth Services Coordinator at the First Regional Library System
2006- Carol Phares, Assistant Director and Children’s Librarian, Pearl River County Library System
2007- Ramona Barrett, Children’s Librarian, Clarksdale Public Library
2008- Sally James, Children’s Librarian, Pass Christian Public Library
2009- Linda Perez, Elementary Librarian, Madison Station Elementary
2011- Faye Harris Bruce, Library and Media Specialist, Saltillo Elementary School
2012- Dianne Butler, Library and Media Specialist, Magee Middle School
2013- Elizabeth Turner, Children's Specialist, Madison Public Library
2014- Tracey H. Crawford, School Librarian, Mendenhall Elementary
2015- Kathie Ward, Branch Manager, Harrisville Public Library
2016- Becky Smith, Librarian, Purvis Upper Elementary School
2017- Nettie Moore, Youth Specialist, M.R. Davis Public Library
2018- Venetia Oglesby, Head Librarian, New Hope Elementary School
2019- Jennifer Baker, Library Media Specialist, Spann Elementary School
2020- Beckie Nieman, Librarian, North Pike Elementary School
2021- Connie Robinson, Oxford School District, and Loraine Walker, Starkville Public LIbrary
2022- Otha Keys, South Jones High School
2023- Becky Bowen, Madison County Library System
2024- Macallister Jackson, Bellevue Elementary