A Mott Haven librarian has won a prestigious award honoring her for her service to the community.
Jeanine Thomas-Cross, Branch Manager of the Mott Haven Library on E. 140th St., was one of six New Yorkers to receive a Sloan Public Service award on May 8. The award is presented annually to government workers who excel. This year marks the program’s 40th anniversary and is presented by the Fund for the City of New York, a non-profit group.
In naming Thomas-Cross as one of this year’s awardees, program presenters wrote that her work has helped convert the branch into “a model for what the 21st century library can be: a center of education, skill-building and community development,” adding that she spearheaded the building’s redesign and conceived a community room that hosts family counseling services and free HIV testing.
“The nearly one thousand programs and community events held at Mott Haven each year target every demographic, age group, and educational level, and include adult literacy classes, computer instruction in English and Spanish, GED preparation, and arts programming for children of all ages,” the organization added in its press release.
This year’s awardees receive a $10,000 cash prize. They include a waste management engineer from the Department of Sanitation and a hospital nursing director, among others.
“We owe them our gratitude for devoting their lives to making this city better,” said Mary McCormick, president of the awarding organization:
Over 250,000 city workers were eligible for this year’s awards.
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