Teen Tech Week Mini Grant Winners

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association (ALA), named the winners of its twenty Teen Tech Week Mini Grants. The grants give each winning library $450 cash and $50 worth of Teen Tech Week products to offer inventive activities, resources and services to celebrate Teen Tech Week, March 2-8.

The 2008 Teen Tech Week Mini Grants are made possible by Teen Tech Week 2008 Corporate Sponsor Dungeons & Dragons, a subsidiary of Wizards of the Coast, Inc.

The Winners

1. Keri Adams, Johnson Public Library, Hackensack, N.J.
2. Monique Delatte, La Puente Library, La Puente, Calif.
3. Gigi Yang, Mamie Doud Eisenhower Public Library, Broomfield, Colo.
4. Jan E.V.W. Hanson, Longview Public Library, Longview, Wash.
5. Laura Harrington, West Middle School, Andover, Mass.
6. Charlene Helsel-Kather, Elyria Public Library, Elyria, Ohio
7. Beth Hoeffgen, Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, Mount Vernon, Ohio
8. Karen Keys, Forest Hills Branch, Queens Library, Forest Hills, N.Y.
9. Jenine Lillian, The Bush School Library, Seattle, Wash.
10. Lisa Lindsay, Fresno County Public Library, Fresno, Calif.
11. Betsy Mangin, Stanton Middle School, Kent, Ohio
12. Esther Moberg, Creswell Library, Creswell, Ore.
13. Nastasha Johnson, Forsyth County Public Library, Winston-Salem, N.C.
14. Jill Patterson, La Habra Library, La Habra, Calif.
15. Jean Green and Maria Redburn, Bedford Public Library, Bedford, Texas
16. Julie Richards, Eagle Valley Library District, Gypsum, Colo.
17. Erin Seitz, Mary Ann Mongan Branch. Kenton County Public Library, Covington, Ky.
18. Patti Smith, Robert Rowe Public Library District, Sheridan, Ill.
19. Sarajo Wentling, Norwood Young America Branch, Carver County Library, Norwood Young America, Minn.
20. Beth Wright, Fletcher Free Library, Burlington, Vt.

Congratulations to the twenty winners and thank you to everyone who applied!

To list your library's plans, or to find out more about Teen Tech Week events, visit the Teen Tech Week Wiki! (Registration required to post.)

For more information, contact YALSA at 1-800-545-2433, ext. 4390 or by emailing yalsa@ala.org.