John MacDougall, left, presents the community service award from the Northfield Area Tourism and Business Association to the Dickinson Memorial Library team accepted by Jon McGowan, Jan Herlihy and Deb Kern on Wednesday afternoon in Northfield, August 29, 2018.
John MacDougall, left, presents the community service award from the Northfield Area Tourism and Business Association to the Dickinson Memorial Library team accepted by Jon McGowan, Jan Herlihy and Deb Kern on Wednesday afternoon in Northfield, August 29, 2018. Credit: Staff Photo/Dan Little

NORTHFIELD — Dickinson Memorial Library staff, trustees and friends were the recipients of the Northfield Area Tourism and Business Association’s Community Service Award this year, presented at a picnic on Wednesday at the Northfield Golf Club.

This is the fourth year the Northfield Area Tourism and Business Association has given the award, and the first time it was awarded to a group rather than an individual.

“The library distinguishes itself because it does a great deal outside the walls of the library and does partnerships with businesses,” said Steve Stoia, one of the organizers of the Northfield Area Tourism and Business Association, when the award was first announced.