[SCLA] Congratulations: 2026 Suffolk Library Marketing Award Winners!

[Sharon Twickler]

Congratulations: 2026 Suffolk Library Marketing Award Winners!

The 2026 Suffolk Library Marketing Awards (SLMA)
<https://scla.net/rasd/librarymarketing/index.php/suffolk-library-marketing-award-slma/>
were announced at the Suffolk County Library Association Annual Dinner on
October 21st.

Congratulations to the winners!

Here are the results:

First Place

Comsewogue Public Library

Campaign: "Animal Fostering Initiative"

Debra Engelhardt, Director

Submitted by Danielle Minard, Adult Services & Outreach Librarian


Second Place

Riverhead Free Library

Campaign: "Courtyard Concert Series"

Kerrie McMullen-Smith, Director

Submitted by Joanne White, Marketing & Program Coordinator


Third Place

West Babylon Public Library

Campaign: "Teen Logo Design Contest"

Nancy Evans, Director

Submitted by Carisse Mitchell, Youth Services & Outreach Coordinator


Honorable Mention

Northport-East Northport Public Library

Campaign: "Library Cards from Around the World!"

James Olney, Director

Submitted by Kathryn Heaviside, Community Services Librarian/Gallery
Coordinator


2026 Judges

Many thanks to our 2026 SLMA judges for their time, effort, and expertise
in assessing the competition entries this year:

Sharron McDevitt

Community Engagement Supervisor, Half Hollow Hills Community Library

Noah Reed

Marketing & Social Media Coordinator, Suffolk Cooperative Library System

Sydney Donovan

Director of Public Relations, EGC Group, Melville, NY



SLMA Roundtable

In the coming months, we’ll be scheduling a roundtable presentation and
discussion with our winners so you can get the details on their marketing
campaigns, strategies, tactics, and metrics. Watch your SCLA emails for the
invitation.


See you next year for the 2027 SLMA competition!


Best regards,

Jim Garvey, Chair

Anastasia Bazilevskaya, Co-Chair

Sharon Twickler, Co-Chair

SCLA RASD Library Marketing Committee

https://scla.net/rasd/library marketing/
<https://scla.net/rasd/librarymarketing/>
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