Kate McClelland, Riverside, Conn.
Marge Loch-Wouters, Menasha (Wis.) Public Library
Georgene Ann DeFilippo, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Leslie M. Molnar, Cuyahoga County (Ohio) Public Library
Rita Auerbach, New York, N.Y.
Zahra M. Baird, Chappaqua (N.Y.) Library
Joanna Ward, Pasadena, Calif.
Henrietta M. Smith, Delray Beach, Fla.
Jan Shores Watkins, Skokie (Ill.) Public Library
Julie Roach, Cambridge (Mass.) Public Library
Merri V. Lindgren, Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Christy Estrovitz, San Francisco (Calif.) Public Library
Katie O'Dell, Multnomah County Library, Portland, Ore.
Meaghan M. Battle, Ann Arbor (Mich.) District Library
Deborah Stevenson, Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Champaign, Ill.
Steven Engelfried, Multnomah County Library, Portland, Ore.
Linnea Hendrickson, Bandelier Elementary School, Albuquerque, N.M.
Maria Salvadore, Washington, D.C.
Holly Jin, Skokie (Ill.) Public Library
Elva Garza, Austin (Texas) Public Library
Vicky Smith, Kirkus Reviews, New York, N.Y.
Ed Sullivan, Lake City Middle School, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Rebecca (Becki) Bishop, Campbell Court Elementary School, Bassett, Va.
David C. Mowery, Brooklyn (N.Y.) Public Library
Lisa Dennis, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Megan Schliesman, Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Angela Reynolds, Annapolis Valley Regional Library, Bridgetown, Nova Scotia, Canada
Andrew Medlar, Chicago (Ill.) Public Library
Changes to Nominating Committee
New wording:
No later than the Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association, the ALSC Vice President/President-Elect appoints a Nominating Committee of four members plus the chair to select candidates for election the following year. No member of the Board of Directors shall be appointed to this committee. Members may serve more than once on the Nominating Committee, but not more than three times, and not more than once in five years, except for chairs, who may serve a chair term within five years of a term as a member of this committee.
Changes to Newbery, Caldecott, Sibert and Wilder Committees
New wording:
The Newbery Award Committee shall consist of the following fifteen (15) members: Eight (8) members to be elected annually from a slate of no fewer than sixteen (16), a chairperson appointed by the president, and six (6) members appointed by the president.
The Caldecott Award Committee shall consist of the following fifteen (15) members: Eight (8) members to be elected annually from a slate of no fewer than sixteen (16), a chairperson appointed by the president, and six (6) members appointed by the president.
The Sibert Award Committee shall consist of the following nine (9) members: Five (5) members to be elected annually from a slate of no fewer than ten (10), a chairperson appointed by the president, and three (3) members appointed by the president.
The Wilder Award Committee shall consist of the following five (5) members: Three (3) members to be elected every other year from a slate of no fewer than six (6), a chairperson appointed by the president, and one (1) member appointed by the president.