Friends of the Rockwall Library recognizes Dr. M. Joan Terry as Hartman Award recipient

Dr. M. Joan Terry, Hartman Award recipient, pictured with Past Friends of the Library president, Carrie Pickell, and current president, Kathleen Evans

Rockwall, TX (May 15, 2025) – At the May meeting of Friends of the Library, Dr. M. Joan Terry was awarded the 2025 Hartman Award.  Dr. Terry is a devoted and long-time member of Friends.  Through the years she has demonstrated her love and support of the library with her leadership skills and talents.  She was President of Friends in 1993 –1994 and 2022–2023.  As President she was a strong advocate for the library speaking to many organizations to promote awareness of the programs our library offers to all age groups and the benefits it contributes to the lifestyle of our community.  

While President she was instrumental in:

• Increasing the number of business and individual memberships.
• Implementation of new business membership categories to encourage larger contributions.
• Implementation of an annual program recognizing local school librarians during School Librarians Week.
• Updating the Friends website.
• The Friends’ office and storage areas were purged of old files, configured more efficiently, and updated to meet current requirements.

Dr. Terry’s energy, enthusiasm, support of Friends, and love of the library make her the perfect recipient for this prestigious award.

Submitted by Kathleen Plagens Evans, edited for publication in Blue Ribbon News. Courtesy photo.

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