List of previous award recipients 1996-present.
Outstanding Friends Group
2021 Friends of the South Congaree-Pine Ridge Branch Library
2022 Friends of the McCormick County Library
Outstanding Individual Award
2009 Terry Smith, Barnwell County
2010 Karen vanVierssen, York County
2016 Ray McBride, Beaufort County
2016 Pete Stewart, Friends of the Irmo Branch Library
2018 Sharon Purvis, Harvin Clarendon County Library
2019 Dolores Gambrell, Friends of the South Congaree-Pine Ridge Library
2020 Deb Chevas, Friends of the Beaufort Library
2021 Kathryn Harvey, Principal of Neue South Collective, nominated by the Spartanburg County Public Libraries
2022 Rosemary Teed, Friends of the Irmo Branch Library
2023 Winner Outstanding Individual Award – William “Bill” Reynolds, Finance Committee Member and Past President of the Friends of the Aiken Library
John H. Landrum Advocacy Award
2000 The A.L.M. Wiggins Family of Hartsville
2001 Liz and Dwight Patterson, Spartanburg
2002 Loa Jane Miller, Friends of the Aynor Branch Library, Horry County
2003 Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation, Florence County
2004 Todd Stephens, Spartanburg County, & Dwight McInvaill, Georgetown County
2009 Helen Dean, Newberry County Friends
2009 Sara Briebert, Charleston County Friends
2017 Paula Childers, Florence County Library
2019 George Seago Jr., Friends of the Summerville Library & Dorchester Library System
2020 Mary Last Friends of the Del Web Library
2021 Andy Flynt, Director of Information Services, nominated by the Spartanburg County Public Libraries
2022 Andrew R. “Andy” Gambrell, Friends of the South Congaree-Pine Ridge Library
2023 Mary Jo Dawson, ABBE Library Director
Public Library Employee Excellence Award
2008 Myrtis Burr, Chesterfield County Library
2010 Abbie C. Townsen, York County Library
2016 Kim Cantley, Carolina Forest County Library
2016 Terry Cobb, York County Library
2017 Harlie H. O’Connell, Newberry County Library
2019 Sheila Keaise, Colleton County Memorial Library
2020 Carol Clark, South Congaree-Pine Ridge Library
2021 Two Winners – Lois Rhodes, Library Services Coordinator, nominated by Abbeville County Library System and Tricia Gordon, Library Manager, nominated by Friends of the Libraries of Barnwell County
2022 Two Winners – Shirley Spreene, Pelion Branch Library and Dina Grant, York County Library
2023 Two Winners – Melissa Shenk, Green Sea Floyds Library Branch Manager and Leverne McBeth, Middle Tyger Library Branch Manager
Outstanding Public Official Award
2018 Senator Vincent Sheheen, Kershaw County
2021 Joint Nomination – Bobby Keisler, Lexington County Council Representative and McLain R. Toole, South Carolina House Representative, nominated by the Friends of South Congaree-Pine Ridge Branch Library
2023 Outstanding Public Official Award – Representatives Gary Simrill, Murrell Smith, and Todd Rutherford
Special Awards
1998 Rudy Mancke
2001 Charleston County Library Friends
2002 Stetson-Bowles of Bluffton
2005 Debbie Anderson, SCSL
2009 David Warren, Richland County Public Library
2016 Sarah McMaster, retiring this April Fairfield County Public Library
2023 Loretta Wells, Volunteer with the Friends of the Bluffton Library
Public Service Award
1996 Art Guerry (Lexington County)
1997 Senator J. Verne Smith
1998 Representative Larry Koon
2000 Senator Yancey McGill
2001 Representative Marion Carnell
2004 Kit Smith (Richland County)
South Carolina House Education Subcommittee/Robert W. Harrell, Jr., Chair of the House Ways and Means Committee (special group Public Service Award)
2005 Senator Hugh Leatherman
2006 Councilman Damon Jeter (Richland County Council)
FOSCL award program was reorganized in 2007 and this award was closed.
Library Staff Award
This award was closed in 2007 and replaced by Public Library Employee Excellence Award
1996 Harriett Woodham (Richland County Public Library)
1997 JoAda Hiatt (Greer Public Library)
1998 Shirley Hildebran (Fairfield County Public Library)
1999 Sally Culp (Spartanburg County Public Library)
2000 Sarah D. McMaster (Fairfield County Library)
2001 Tucker N. Taylor (Newberry County Library)
2002 Faith A. Line (Sumter County Library)
2003 Dan Mackey (Kershaw County Library)
2004 Mary Jo Dawson (ABBE Regional Library System)
2006 Debbie Turner (York County Library)
FOSCL award program was reorganized in 2007 and this award was closed.
Business Award
This award was closed in 2007.
1996 M&K Auction (McCormick)
1997 Echerer Painting Company (Irmo)
1998 The Greer Citizen (Greer)
1999 Crawley’s Country Cloggers (Boiling Spring)
2000 “The Boiling Sprngs Sentry” (Boiling Springs)
2002 Johnson & Wales University (Charleston)
2003 Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Spartanburg)
2005 Steve Fincher Photography (Spartanburg)
2006 Piggly-Wiggly (Florence)
Trustee Award
This award was closed in 2007
1997 Mary O. Gregory (Pickens County Library)
1998 David M. Rogers (Greenville County Library)
1999 Ruby Crook (Irmo Library)
2000 Debbie Hill (Greenville County Library)
2001 Lenora Price (Richland County Library)
2002 Theresa Arrington Dunn (Hilton Head Library)
2003 Mim Woodring (Aiken County Library)
2004 J. David Sudduth (Greenville County Library)
2005 Marty S. White (Greenville County Library)
Outstanding Program Award
This award was closed in 2007.
1999 Friends of the Woodruff Library
2000 Friends of the Boiling Springs Library
2001 Friends of the Florence County Library
2002 Friends of the Berkeley County Library
2003 Friends of the Clarendon County Library
2004 Friends of the Greenwood County Library
2004 Friends of the Greenville County Library
2005 Friends of the Florence County Library
FOSCL award program was reorganized in 1997 and this award was closed.