The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded the 2009 Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship to library media specialist Linda Martin from
While at the Baldwin Library, Martin will pursue her study, “Storytelling in the Content Areas.” Her ultimate goal is to use story as a framework for learning in all subjects by finding stories from the past that can be adapted for the modern day classroom. Upon returning to her school, Martin plans to teach storytelling to her students and to teachers in her school district so that they can learn techniques of sharing stories orally too.
Members of the 2009 Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship Committee include: Nancy Johnson, chair, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Wash.; Candace Deisley, Children’s Literature Connection, Albany, NY; Carol A. Doll, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Va.; Mary Pruitt, Lewisville, Texas; Grace Ruth, San Francisco, Calif.