Leo Stiner, genealogy clerk, is HCPL’s August winner for Who’s Awesome! There were 12 nominations for the honor this month.
Kathy Fisher, genealogy head, nominated Leo writing, “With a looming deadline and uncooperative home equipment, a patron came to us in a panic. Leo didn’t blink an eye to help create, format, and print nearly 150 labels faster than anyone else. Way to go above and beyond!“
Co-worker Teresa Douglass nominated Leo in July stating, “I nominate Leo Stiner for the July Who’s Awesome award. Leo has been a huge help to me recently by assisting with background research on photographs we included on our digital archives. We had over 170 images of people about whom we had very little information, other than their names, and sometimes not even that. Leo did a great job finding information and writing up summaries of many individuals. Leo also provides excellent customer service to patrons, and is always willing to go that extra step. He has been especially helpful to patrons researching their property by providing them with images and information that they are always thrilled to have. Leo has also been very flexible and agreeable with last minute changes to his schedule in order to accommodate unexpected staff needs. Leo is a great team player and an awesome co-worker!”
Leo joined the HCPL staff as a genealogy intern as part of a LSTA Digitization Grant through the Indiana State Library funded by the IMLS in January of 2021 and is now a valued member of the genealogy staff. He is courteous and helpful with patrons and has been described as “creative, artistic, and computer savvy.” In an April nomination Douglass wrote, He can “quickly come up with ideas and solutions for images, displays, etc.”
Each month a winner is selected by random drawing. Other staff members nominated in August include: Amanda Applegate, Teresa Douglass, Nikki Esarey, Megan Grindle, Sandy Harbeson, Eve Kopsolias, JoBeth Mathes, Julie Phipps, Eden Ransdell, and Trevor Smith.
Article by Alisa Burch, Director
