The Bellingham Business Association has announced that Bernadette Rivard, director of the Bellingham Public Library, is the winner of its Citizen of the Year award. Rivard has been the town's library director for the past four years . In making the announcement, John Orthman, the association's president, noted that Rivard has targeted all segments of the Bellingham community in her work and has partnered with others in the community to effectively deliver services and programming, including the library's successful job-seekers program. For more information, visit the association's website, www.bellinghambusinessassociation.org.