The family of Viola Sastavickas has made donations to the Morrill Memorial Library since 2007 to offer a yearly $500 scholarship. In 2020, the scholarship was permanently increased to $1,000. This scholarship is annually awarded to a current or former library employee or library volunteer for one of the following purposes: undergraduate or graduate school, a formal course of study, or an enrichment opportunity (continuing education). 

This scholarship has been awarded 16 times since 2007: 

Elizabeth Porter, 2007

Lauren Bailey, 2008

Carolyn Bradley, 2009

Jillian Goss, 2010

Samantha Sherburne, 2011

Odhran O’Carroll, 2012

Laura Hogan, 2013

Hallie Miller, 2014

Maureen Riordan, 2015

Chloe Belanger, 2016

Jyotika Tandan, 2017

Dina Delic, 2018

Elizabeth Ling, 2019

Tara Bilotta, 2020

Khushi Shah 2021

Gauri Loomba 2022

 

The scholarship will once again be awarded in 2023 thanks to continued generosity by the Sastavickas Family. Viola Sastavickas was a life-long resident of Norwood and used the library frequently. According to her daughter Kathy, the scholarship is “a fitting tribute to our beautiful mother and to the library and staff who treated her with great respect and affection.” 

Application forms are available on the library’s website at www.norwoodlibrary.org. For more information or questions, contact Clayton Cheever at 781-769-0200, ext. 7. Applications are due by Tuesday May 9, 2023, and must be submitted electronically to the director: [email protected]. The scholarship will be awarded by June 31, 2023.