2024 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Bonner Spring Friends of the Library
Friends of Oskaloosa Library (FOOLs)
Friends of Ida Long Goodman Memorial Library
Library Leadership Group, Hamilton County Library
Friends of the Wamego Public Library
Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Erik Bailey, Friends of the Baldwin City Library
David Fritzlen, Friends of Winfield Public Library
Gretta Kontas, Friends of the Salina Public Library
Bev Sunderman, Friends of the Morrill Public Library
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Friends of the Olathe Public Library
2023 – Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Roger and Lydia Smith, Friends of Finney County Public Library
Pat Kitterman, Friends of Derby Public Library
Jan Boyd, Friends of Baldwin City Library
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
No Nominations Received
2022 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Friends of the Johnson County Library
Friends of the Mary Cotton Public Library
Friends of the Vermillion Community
Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Erin Ragan, Friends of the Basehor Library
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Manhattan Library Association
Friends of the Wamego Public Library
2021 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Friends of Belleville Library (paid with Joan Furhman Memorial)
Friends of Jetmore Library
Friends of the Frankfort Library
Friends of the Basehor Library
Burlingame Friends of the Library
Friends of the Wichita Public Library
Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Faye Olson, Friends of Wichita Public Library
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Friends of the Johnson County Library
Friends of the Winfield Public Library
2020 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Friends of Council Grove Public Library
Friends of the Derby Public Library
Friends of Kingman Carnegie Library
Friends of Ida Long Goodman Memorial Library
Friends of Lansing Community Library
Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Joetta Branch, Friends of Haysville Public Library
Harold Couchman, Friends of Rossville Public Library
2019 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Rossville Friends of the Library
Manhattan Library Association
Friends of Morrill Public Library
Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Diane James, Friends of Pittsburg Public Library
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Friends of Morrill Public Library
2018 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Friends of Wamego Public Library
Friends of August Public Library
Friends of Vermillion Community, Inc
Friends of White City Library
Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Dr. Gary Schmidt, Friends of Washburn Mabee Library
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Friends of the Girard Public Library
2017 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Friends of Basehor Community Library
Friends of Dodge City Public Library
Friends of Independence Public Library
Friends of Liberal Memorial Library
Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Anne Walker, Friends of Baldwin City Library
Sara Van Horn, Friends of Bellville Library
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Library Leadership Group, Hamilton County Library Teen Friends
2016 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Cherryvale Friends
Friends of Ida Long Goodman Library
Friends of Kingman Library
Friends of Kinsley Library
Friends of Louisburg Library
Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Marylyn Wenzl, Vermillion Library Friends
Patty Hornbeck, Friends of Cherryvale Library
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Friends of Moundridge Public Library
Friends of Cherryvale Library
2015 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Friends of Pleasanton Library
Friends of Haysville Community Library
Friends of Bonner Springs
Friends of Garnett Library
Friends of Moundridge Public Library
Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Gail Fisher, Friends of Wichita Public Library
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Friends of Towanda Public Library
2014 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Friends of White City
Friends of Augusta Public Library
Friends of Riley City Library
Friends of Silver Lake Library
Mission Valley/Eskridge Friends
Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Sharon Markey, Friends of Olathe Public Library
Janice Rhodes, Friends of Winfield Library
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Friends of Rossville Community Library
Friends of Wamego Public Library
Friends of Wichita Public Library
2013 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Friends of Belleville Library
Friends of Eudora Public Library
Hamilton County Library Leadership Group
Friends of Mary Cotton Library
Friends of Morrill Public Library
Friends of Pioneer Memorial Library
Friends of Vermillion Library
Friends of Winfield Library
Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Kathryn Benson, Clay Center Carnegie Library
Theresa Miller, Friends of Pleasanton Library
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Friends of Olathe Public Library
Friends of Pioneer Memorial Library
Friends of Garnett Public
2012 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Friends of Basehor Community Library
Friends of Clay Center Carnegie Library
Friends of Lansing Community Library
Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Lana Biladeau, Friends of Silver Lake Library
Steve and Ann Starch, Friends of Wichita Public Library
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Friends of Gridley Branch, Coffey County Library
2011 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Friends of Augusta Public Library
Friends of Library Dist. #1, Doniphan County
Friends of Hutchinson Public Library
Friends of Independence Public Library
Friends of Norton Public Library
Friends of Richmond Public Library
Friends of Silver Lake Library
Friends of Towanda Public Library
Friends of W. A. Rankin Memorial Library
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Friends of Jay Johnson Library
Friends of Towanda Public Library
2010 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Friends of Council Grove Public Library
Friends of Hays Public Library
Friends of Morrill Public Library
Friends of Mulvane Public Library
Friends of Pioneer Memorial Library
Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Betty Cattrell, Haysville
Jo Ann Janzen, Wichita
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Friends of Lawrence Public Library
Friends of Lincoln Carnegie Library
2009 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Friends of Lincoln Carnegie Library
Friends of Douglass Public Library
Friends of Pittsburg Public Library
Friends of Perry Lecompton Community Library
Friends of Andover Public Library
Friends of LaCynge Library Dist. #2
Friends of Kinsley Library
Friends of Graham County Public Library
Friends of Bonner Springs Library
Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Komari Aberle, Mary Cotton Public Library
Anita Kaiser, Johnson County Library
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Friends of Mary Cotton Public Library
2008 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Friends of Augusta Public Library
Friends of Graham County Public Library
Friends of Ida Long Goodman Library
Friends of Kingman Library
Friends of Oskaloosa Library
Friends of Towanda Public Library
Friends of Washburn Mabee Library
Friends of White City Public Library
Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Beverley Warren
Elizabeth Servis
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Friends of Perry Lecompton Community Library
Friends of Clay Center Public Library
Friends of Emporia Public Library
School Library Advocacy Group of Wichita
2007 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Friends of W. A Rankin Memorial Library
Friends of Mulvane Public Library
Friends of Lindsborg Library
Friends of Baldwin City Library
Friends of Erie Library
Can-Kan Dreambuilders
Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Janette Friesen, Meade
Laurel Becker, Augusta
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Can-Kan Dream Builders
Leonard H. Axe Library Friends
Friends of Johnson County Library
2006 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Friends of Ottawa Library
Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Mary Unruh, Emporia
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Meade Friends of the Library
Friends of Lindsborg Library
Friends of Wichita Public Library
2005 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Friends of Olathe Public Library
Friends of Louisburg Library
Friends of LaCygne Library District #2
Friends of Tonganoxie Library
Friends of Morrill Public Library
Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Kathy Jordan, Ottawa
Rhita Muci, Wichita
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Friends of Ida Goodman Memorial Library
Friends of Kearny County Library
Manhattan Library Association
2004 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Friends of Mary Cotton Library
Friends of Andover Public Library
Friends of Bradford Memorial Library
Friends of Iola Public Library
Leonard H. Axe Library Friends
Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Larry Romine, Wichita
Marion Renner, Haysville
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Friends of Haysville Community Library
Friends of Finney County Library
Friends of Morrill Public Library
Friends of Whitewater Memorial Library
2003 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Friends of Augusta Public Library
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Friends of Hays Public Library
Friends of Iola Public Library
Friends of Eureka Public Library
Friends of Council Grove Library
2002 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Friends of Eureka Public Library
Friends of Augusta Public Library
Friends of Kearney County
Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Cleo Brannan, Meade
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Friends of Augusta Public Library
2001 – Challenge Grant Winners:
Friends of Ottawa Library
Friends of Belleville Public Library
Friends of Pioneer Memorial Library
Friends of Kingman Carnegie Library
Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Gay Barker, Chanute
Mike Rinke, Olathe
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Friends of Wichita Public Library
Hardtner Public Library Friends
2000 – Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Deryl Wynn, Kansas City
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Friends of Belleville Library
1999 – Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Mel Burkhead, Independence
1998 – Outstanding Individual Friend Award:
Gaylord Ukena, Topeka
Outstanding Friends Group Award:
Friends of Towanda Public Library
Friends of Johnson County Library