Adriance Honors - 2024

To recognize and appreciate those who champion and support our public libraries. The program begins at 5:30 with light refreshments, followed by a ceremony for our honorees.

Louise Pezanowski answered a help wanted ad for the Friends Book Store 13 years ago, and has become one of the store’s most committed and respected volunteers. Retired from a long career as a legal secretary, from NYC law firms to McCabe and Mack, the Ossining native and longtime Dutchess County resident has two sons, Richard and John, and a daughter, Robin, three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Honorable Albert M. Rosenblatt is among the most well-known and highly respected members of New York State’s Judiciary, having served as District Attorney of Dutchess County, as county Court Judge and on the New York Court of Appeals. Among his many accomplishments, he created the New York State Advisory Committee on Judicial Ethics. He is an active retiree who is married to Julia Carlson Rosenblatt and has a daughter, Elizabeth.

Host or Publisher The Friends of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District