Patrick A. Losinski

Young-at-Heart Award Honoree, 2018

The Young-at-Heart Award is presented annually by the CYP Club to community leaders who support our vision of engaging the next generation and who approach life with a youthful zeal.

Since 2002, Pat Losinski has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Columbus Metropolitan Library.

Prior to joining CML, Losinski was executive director of Pikes Peak Library District in Colorado Springs. He has worked for public library systems in Wisconsin, Illinois and Ohio. Most recently, Losinski helped lead a $130M capital improvement plan for CML that resulted in 12 new or remodeled library buildings. CML received the Institute for Museum and Library Services National Medal in 2011 and was named Library Journal’s National Library of the Year in 2010.

Losinski holds a master’s degree from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. He is past chair of the Urban Libraries Council Board, and served as co-chair for the World Library Information Congress for 3,000 library professionals from 130 countries held in Columbus during 2016. In August 2017, he began a two year term as an elected member of the International Federation of Library Associations Governing Board, headquartered in The Hague Netherlands.

He received the 2000 Leadership Award from the Greater Colorado Springs Economic Development Corporation, the 2010 Public Library Association’s “Charlie Robinson Award” for risk-taking and innovation, and the 2012 Champion of Children Award from the United Way of Central Ohio. Columbus CEO magazine named him 2015 CEO of the Year in the large non-profit category. He was also awarded the 2017 Regional Leadership Award by the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission and in 2018 received Columbus Business First’s C-Suite Awards for Most Admired Executive and Lifetime Achievement.

Pat’s wife Vicky is an art teacher; they have two grown children.