Retired Carroll County Public Library Executive Director Lynn Wheeler receives McDaniel's Lifelong Learner Award

Carroll County Public Library Director Emeritus Lynn Wheeler is the recipient of the 2024 Delta of Maryland Lifelong Learner Award from the Phi Beta Kappa national honor society at McDaniel College. The award was presented during McDaniel College’s daylong Academic Symposium on Monday, April 29.

The Delta of Maryland Lifelong Learner Award is given to an individual or group from the greater Westminster, Maryland, community who has pursued intellectual inquiry beyond their professional field or fields, thus demonstrating the liberal arts value of lifelong learning.

Wheeler moved to Carroll County in 2004 when she was hired as executive director of the Carroll County Public Library and retired in 2018. During her tenure, she oversaw the opening of the Finksburg branch and renovations of all of the other branches, as well as the development of the Exploration Commons in Westminster. She also helped to establish the annual “Day for Book Lovers” event, which was held at McDaniel, and Battle of the Books.

Since her retirement, she has stayed connected to the community and is currently involved with local nonprofits, including the board of the Historical Society of Carroll County and Carroll County Arts Council. She was named Carroll Magazine’s Person of the Year in 2022.

The Delta of Maryland Lifelong Learner Award was established in 2017 by the Phi Beta Kappa national honor society at McDaniel College to celebrate the liberal arts.

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