| YEAR | NAME | LIBRARY SYSTEM |
| 1989-1990 | Rita Hilbert | Livingston Public Library |
| 1990-1991 | Martha Harris ** | East Orange Public Library |
| 1991-1992 | Anna Marie Kehnast* | Gloucester County Library |
| 1992-1993 | Nancy Whitesell | Pennsauken Free Public Library |
| 1993-1994 | Dolores Payne | Ocean County Library |
| 1994-1995 | Heather Rivera* | Newark Public Library |
| 1995-1996 | John Guido | East Orange Public Library |
| 1996-1997 | Linda Porter* | Burlington County Library |
| 1997-1998 | Jean McDevitt* | Woodbridge Public Library |
| 1998-1999 | Regina Bocilius* | Burlington County Library |
| 1999-2000 | Marilyn Jack-Brown* | Montclair State University Library |
| 2000-2001 | Ellen Brewer* | Ocean County Library |
| 2001-2002 | Anita Kosinski | Somerset County Library |
| 2002-2003 | Linda Porter* | Burlington County Library |
| 2003-2004 | Marilyn Jack-Brown* | Montclair State University Library |
| 2004-2005 | Anita Kosinski | Somerset County Library |
| 2005-2006 | Barbara Ward* | Seton Hall University |
| 2006-2007 | Kathy Falco* | Ocean County Library |
| 2007-2008 | Marilyn Jack-Brown* | Montclair State University Library |
| 2008-2009 | Barbara Ward* | Seton Hall University |
| 2009-2010 | Connie Reese | Ocean County Library |
| 2010-2011 | Cathy Lynch* | Ocean County Library |
| 2011-2012 | Suzanne Ridzy* | Somerset County |
| 2012-2013 | Ginger Cairns* | Ocean County Library |
| 2013-2014 | Deborah Blackwell | Ocean County Library |
| 2014-2015 | Vincent Stewart | Cape May County Library |
| 2015-2016 | Lorraine Jenkins | New Jersey State Library |
| 2016-2017 | Pamela Kirby | Montclair State University |
| 2017-2018 | Teresa Hess | Ocean County Library |
| 2018-2019 | Heather Kristian | Rowan University Library |
| 2019-2021 | Vincent Stewart | Cape May County Library |
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| * Retired | ** Deceased | |
