From Berks County Public Libraries<\/p>\n
Pictured above: Judy Ellsworth and Sherry Davis of Berks Book Bonanza accept the Library System\u2019s highest award from BCPL Advisory Board member Mary Ellen Wells. The Dreisbach Award for Exemplary Service is named after the first president of the Library System and was issued to the volunteers of Berks Book Bonanza for their contributions to public library service development in 2025.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, March 4, Berks County Public Libraries honored leadership and service excellence during its 23rd annual Awards Celebration. Presented at the Library System headquarters in front of an audience of 70 attendees, the event recognized individuals and organizations for their support and contributions to public libraries in Berks County.<\/p>\n
Members of the library community nominated individuals, groups, or events that demonstrated outstanding commitment or service to their library and patrons. The Berks County Public Libraries Advisory Board considered nominations from 2025 and announced the category winners during the ceremony.<\/p>\n
Distinguished guests at this year\u2019s event included State Representative Jacklyn Rusnock, State Representative Eric Weaknecht, and Steve Howe, Constituent Specialist to State Senator Scott Martin. Representative Rusnock offered opening remarks to the crowd, noting, \u201clibraries and truly community hubs, and they are welcoming, supportive environments that strengthen the fabric of our neighborhoods.\u201d Howe later presented a certificate to Director Carol Donahue in recognition of her win of the Outstanding Library Director award.<\/p>\n
The full list of award recipients from the 23rd\u00a0annual Awards Celebration is as follows:<\/p>\n
Outstanding Elected Official \u2014 Mayor David Reimer Sr., Borough of LeesportOutstanding Local Business \u2014 Castaneda\u2019s Mexican Restaurant, RobesoniaOutstanding Community Organization \u2014 Hamburg Grange, HamburgOutstanding Library Director \u2014 Carol Donahue, Village Library of MorgantownOutstanding Library Volunteer \u2014 Marsha Olivia, Kutztown Community LibraryOutstanding Library Staff Member \u2014 Kellee Wood, Bethel-Tulpehocken Public LibraryOutstanding Fundraising Effort \u2014 75th\u00a0Anniversary, Kutztown Community LibraryOutstanding Youth Program \u2014 Children\u2019s 12 Days of Crafting, Reading Public LibraryOutstanding Teen Program \u2014 Youth-Led Humanities Grant (Teen Reading Lounge), Brandywine Community LibraryOutstanding Adult Program \u2014 Bestsellers & Baked Goods, Bethel-Tulpehocken Public LibraryChet Hagan Memorial Public Relations Award \u2014 Boyertown Community LibraryDreisbach Award for Exemplary Service \u2014 Berks Book Bonanza Volunteers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"From Berks County Public Libraries Pictured above: Judy Ellsworth and Sherry Davis of Berks Book Bonanza accept the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":134290,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[128,130,129],"class_list":["post-134289","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-reading","tag-reading-city","tag-reading-city-headlines","tag-reading-city-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134289","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=134289"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/134289\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/134290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=134289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=134289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=134289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}