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2009 ALSC Penguin Young Readers Group Award
Winners
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has awarded four children’s librarians with the 2009 Penguin Young Readers Group Award. The award consists of a $600 grant, sponsored by Penguin Young Readers Group, for winners to attend their first ALA Annual Conference. To be considered for the award, applicants must have less than 10 years of experience as a children’s librarian and work directly with children.
Cheryl Lee, Palo Alto (Calif.) City Library
Katherine T. McCabe, Briarcliff Middle School in Briarcliff Manor, N.Y.
Heather Karrick Perkinson, Falmouth (Maine) public schools
Sarah Polace, Cuyahoga (Ohio) County Public Library, Parma-South Branch
Members of the 2009 Penguin Young Readers Group Award committee include: Beth Blankley, chair, Alvin Sherman Library at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.; Lynn Piper Carpenter, Birmingham (Ala.) Public Library; Peter Howard, Louisville (Ky.) Free Public Library; Tracy-Lyn Van Dyne, Connetquot Public Library, Bohemia, N.Y.
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