Dromkeen Librarian's Award

About the Award

The Dromkeen Librarian's Award is presented to a teacher, a teacher librarian or a children's librarian, working within or outside the education system, in recognition of the important role played by this person in introducing young people to literature and encouraging an enjoyment and love of reading.

The award winner does not have to be a qualified librarian.

The award is presented to a person who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to children's literature.

This National award is presented at the Dromkeen Literary Luncheon in December.

The judging panel consists of:

• Chairperson, a representative of the Board of Governors, The Dromkeen Art Gallery Collection
• a children's book author
• a children's book illustrator
• children's librarians (municipal)
• a children's librarian (education system)

Guidelines for Nominations

• The nominee will have created a willingness and enthusiasm in young people to read; will have hooked them into reading.
• The nominee will have displayed a commitment beyond the call of professional duty.
• Nominations to include a summary of not more than one A4 page as to the nominators reasons for this nomination.
• Full details, photographs and other records to substantiate the nominations to be attached.
• All nominations will be shredded following judging.
• Nominations close 1^st September 2010.

For further details please contact us.

The Dromkeen Librarian’s Award 2009

The 2009 Dromkeen Librarian’s Award was presented to Pam Macintyre at the Literary Luncheon.

Pam Macintyre teaches in the Bachelor of Education Primary Course, the Master of Teaching courses, specialising in children’s and young adult literature.
She was the Victorian Judge for the Children’s Book Council Awards in 1996 and 1997, a member of the Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards Committee from 1994 to 1996, has been a judge for the Aurealis Awards, the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, and the Nestle Write around Australia Competition. She was a member of the National Executive of the Children’s Book Council of Australia for 2007 and 2008. She is a member the Schools Programming Committee of the Melbourne Writers’ Festival and a member of the Australasian Children’s Literature Association for Research (ACLAR). She regularly reviews children’s and young adult books for the Australian Book Review and occasionally for The Age. She is the editor of the quarterly journal Viewpoint: on books for young adults.

Previous recipients of the Dromkeen Librarian's Award

2008 Ruth Jones

2007 Jennifer Katauskas

2006 Jennifer Grant

2005 Margy Heuschele

2004 Margaret Catterrall

2003 Barbara Braxton

2002 Jenny Stubbs

2001 Rita Fellows

2000 Suzanne Thwaites

1999 Miranda Harrowell

1998 Juliana Bayfield

1997 Jill McCallum

1996 Bronwen Bennett

1995 Debra Rosenfeldt

1994 Suzette Boyd

Nomination Form

Click here for the Dromkeen Librarian's Award nomination form.