The Suffolk Library Marketing Award recognizes the best
marketing campaign by a public or academic library in Suffolk County.
October 22, 2025
2025 Suffolk Library Marketing Award Winners Announced!
The 2025 Suffolk Library Marketing Awards (SLMA) were announced at the Suffolk County Library Association Annual Dinner on October 22, 2025.
Congratulations to the winners!
Here are the results:
First Place
Patchogue-Medford Library
Campaign: “Knead to Read: A Pizza Reading Program for Adult Patrons”
Danielle Paisley, Director
Submitted by Hanna Auer, Brian Vann, and Meghan Roe-Mesenbourg
Some comments made by the judges:
“Brilliant, creative way to add life to an adult reading club”.
“Mascots, branding, and graphics were top-notch, some of the best that I have seen from a public library.”
“People love nostalgic memories and they love food. Perfect combination. Great job.”
Second Place
Mattituck-Laurel Library
Campaign: “Happy 250th, Jane! A Year of Celebration at the Library”
Shauna Scholl, Executive Director
Submitted by Sharon Twickler, Technology and Social Media Marketing Coordinator
The “Jane Austen programming committee” members: Sara Colichio, Martha Terry, Jenna Geiser.
Some comments made by the judges:
“Very creative use of graphics and visual elements from the author’s books.”
“Love the images and color theme. Great job!”
“Social media presence was strong and huge kudos on getting the local media to mention the events.”
2025 Judges
Many thanks to our 2025 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
Kathryn Heaviside
Community Services Librarian, Northport-East Northport Public Library
Christopher Collora
Public Relations Manager at the EGC Group, Melville, NY
July 15, 2025
The 2025 SLMA competition application and instructions are now available.
Download the 2025 SLMA Application and Instructions:
LAST YEAR’S SLMA RESULTS
2024 Suffolk Library Marketing Award Winners Announced!
The 2024 Suffolk Library Marketing Awards (SLMA) were announced at the Suffolk County Library Association Annual Dinner on October 24, 2024.
Congratulations to all of the winners!
Here are the results:
First Place
Mattituck-Laurel Library
Campaign: “American Girl Tea Party and Author Talk”
Shauna Scholl, Director
Submitted by Sharon Twickler, Technology and Social Media Marketing Coordinator
Second Place
Longwood Public Library
Campaign: “Community Yarn Project”
Lisa Jacobs, Director
Submitted by Tara Moran, Adult Services Program and Outreach Librarian
Third Place
Lindenhurst Memorial Library
Campaign: “Summer Reading Club: Adventure Begins at Your Library”
Lisa Kropp, Director
Submitted by Caitlin Sempowich, Assistant Director
Honorable Mention
West Islip Public Library
Marketing campaign: “Meet the Author! Carl Safina”
Jamie Papandrea, Director
Submitted by Elizabeth Chodrow, Library Assistant
2024 Judges
Many thanks to our 2024 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
Kathryn Heaviside
Community Services Librarian, Northport-East Northport Public Library
Christopher Collora
Public Relations Manager, EGC Group, Melville, NY