In a tribute to our youngest supporters, the Friends introduced an annual student award in 2024 to recognize and award student library volunteers for their commitment and contributing assistance to the various services and events provided by the Friends organization and the Woodland Hills Library. The award is designed to honor those young adults who volunteer their time to help with our book sales and sorting sessions. We were excited to present our inaugural award to Lainey Moore in May 2025. Money for the award is made possible from proceeds from the Friends’ annual Used Book Sales.
2025 Student Award Recipient
Arriving on the final day of the Friends book sale in
December, Diego later said, “My dad and I decided to check
out the Friends to see if I wanted to volunteer and you put
us to work immediately assembling boxes.” Ever since, he
has worked on all the book sales and sorts books nearly
every Wednesday.
“I like volunteering with the Friends. Everyone has
interesting stories to tell,” he said. “The Friends add so
much to the Community.”
2024 Student Award Recipient
“Her attitude, her smarts, her ability to collaboratively work with others made her an outstanding individual for the first award,” said Felice Goodman, Chair of the Student Awards Committee.
“What impressed us about Lainey is her reliability and motivation to make sure all books are organized and properly displayed,” added Ms. Goodman.