Library accepts Highsmith Library Innovation Award for 2010

In February, The Calcasieu Parish Public Library received the news that it was the winner of the Highsmith Library Innovation Award for 2010. On June 27, at the American Library Association Conference in Washington, D.C., Library Director Michael Sawyer received the award, consisting of a plaque and a $2,000.00 Honorarium for the library.     
The 2009 Summer Reading Program Yard Sign project brought the national attention to Calcasieu Parish. The Highsmith Award recognizes a public library’s innovative and creative service program to the community. The yard signs were given to 1767 readers who read at least 10 books during the summer last year. This summer, 1900 children have earned yard signs.

Picture (shown left to right are): Michael Staton, Sulphur Regional Library Reference, Michael Sawyer, Library Director, Sari Feldman, Public Library Association President, Vicky Staton, Moss Bluff Library Manager, Judy Davidson, Public Information Officer, and Peggy Dupuis, Business Office Manager.