Class of 2022 Honorees

1. Esther Gilman (1916-2000) – served as director of Trails Regional Library from 1957 to 1982. Read full biography.

2. Gene Martin (1926-1999) – served as director of Ozark Regional Library from 1956 to 1961; Cape Girardeau Library, from 1961 to 1966; and Daniel Boone Regional Library from 1966 to 1991. Read full biography.

3. Stewart W. Smith (1905 -1975) – served as the first director of St. Louis County Library from 1946 to 1968. Read full biography.