Since 1978, the Friends have presented a special award, which includes a medal and a cash honorarium, to honor the memory of Lucy Hampton Bostick, long-time head librarian in Richland County. Bostick is credited with fostering interest in Southern literature and history, improving cultural life in Columbia and promoting library appreciation throughout the state.
While she was RCPL’s director from 1928-1968, the library saw tremendous growth and development. She inaugurated a bookmobile service that extended library privileges to every community in the county and introduced the circulation of classical music recordings.
Her encouragement of reading and interest in books extended throughout the state. She served as president of the South Carolina librarians and was responsible for statewide legislation to make literature available free to the people.
Each year at the Friends’ Annual Meeting, the award is presented to either a South Carolina author, someone who has written a significant literary work on South Carolina or someone in the Midlands who has significantly advanced the interest in books or libraries.
Past recipients include:
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- Dr. Robert T. King, 1978
- William W. Starr, 1979
- Dr. George C. Rogers Jr., 1980
- Gloria B. Meetze, 1981
- Claude and Irene Neuffer, 1982
- James B. Meriwether, 1983
- Dr. Kenneth R. Manning, 1984
- Dr. Clyde Wilson, 1985
- Mrs. George S. King Sr., 1986
- Dr. Charles Lee, 1987
- Dr. Matthew Bruccoli, 1988
- Annie Green Nelson, 1989
- Rhett Jackson, 1990
- Dr. Thomas L. Johnson, 1991
- Augusta Baker, 1992
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- C. David Warren, 1993
- Dr. Walter B. Edgar, 1994
- Julius W. McKay, 1995
- Tom Feelings, 1996
- Judy Thomason, 1997
- Rudy Mancke, 1999
- Harriet Woodham, 2000
- Allan W. Wendt, 2001
- Carrie Allen McCray, 2002
- Sarah Bull Clarkson, 2003
- Dr. Allen Stokes Jr., 2004
- Dr. Janet Turner Hospital, 2005
- Randy Akers, 2006
- Christie Zimmerman Fant, 2007
- Dr. Patrick Scott, 2008
- Helen Ann Rawlinson, 2009
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Questions? Call the Friends at 929-3475!
