Cynthia Lord Harrison Library Fund Scholarships

Cynthia Lord Harrison Scholarship Announced for 2025

Danielle Haight (Bainbridge Island branch) and Whitney Peet (Port Orchard branch) are the 2025 awardees of the Cynthia Lord Harrison Library Scholarship Fund. Danielle will be working towards her advanced degree at Kent State University's online MLIS program, and Whitney Peet will doing the same at the University of Alabama.  

The CHLHLSF was established in 2008 in honor of Cynthia "Cindy� Harrison, manager of the Bainbridge branch of the Kitsap Regional Library from 1991 to 2007.  The fund was established to provide support for those seeking to further their professional careers in librarianship.  To be eligible for the award, applicants must be either a volunteer or employee of Kitsap Regional Library and must be accepted or enrolled in an accredited, graduate-level library and information science program. Past recipients have included Tressa Johnson, Rebecca Dyehouse, James Logan, Lisa (Tyler) Longmire, Stacy Wyatt, Carina Langstraat, Meredith Tummeti, Erika Miller, Liz Ochoa, Rosie Bromberg, Reagan Callahan, Olivia Muzzy, Beth Steinbach, Pam Crowe, and Dmitry Chandler. Including this year's awards, since 2011 the CLHLSF has awarded $28,750 in scholarships.