Award winner: Terrebonne named Louisiana's best library system for 2022
Terrebonne's library system has received an award recognizing it as the best in the state.
It has received the Louisiana Library Association's James O. Modisette Award for 2022.
"This honor is a dedication to the staff who work tirelessly for the community," Terrebonne Library Director Mary Cosper-LeBoeuf said in a news release Monday. "The Library Board and staff set the bar high to provide services and state-of-the-art technology. The residents of Terrebonne Parish deserve the best library system.”
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The award, given in even-numbered years, recognizes public libraries for their service to the community and dedication to improving patrons' experience.
Jeremy Bolom, president of the state association, cited a program that sent letters to nursing home residents during the COVID-related shutdowns as one of the efforts that helped Terrebonne earn the honor.
Bolom also praised the local library's "eye toward creative public service and community-partner relationships, as well as efforts to improve technological resource availability for their parish."
Terrebonne received the award in 2004 after opening its 70,000-square-foot Main Branch in Houma. Terrebonne has also been a finalist five times for the National Medal for Museum and Library Service, awarded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
The state award is named for the late James O. Modisette, chairman of the Louisiana Library Commission from 1927 to 1942 and author of the state library law passed in 1926.
— Courier and Daily Comet Executive Editor Keith Magill can be reached at 857-2201 or keith.magill@houmatoday.com. Follow him on Twitter @CourierEditor.
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