2011 ALSC Professional Award & Grant Winners

The ALSC Distinguished Service Award

Dudley Carlson
Portola Valley, Calif.

Bookapalooza Award

Megan Stith
Meade County (Ky.) Public Library

Brian Gregory
Houston Elementary School, Spartanburg, SC

Paula Childers
Florence County (SC) Library System

The ALSC/BWI Summer Reading Program Grant

Jennifer Rodrick
West Palm Beach (Fla.) Public Library

The Bechtel Fellowship

Allison G. Kaplan
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wis.
Project: "Board Books: From Toy to Literacy Tool"

Victoria J. Penny
First Regional Library, Hernando, Miss.
Project: "Rediscovering Child's Sense of Wonder: Depictions of Nature and Outdoor Play in Historical Children's Literature"

The Maureen Hayes Author/Illustrator Visit Award

Deanna Gouzie
McArthur Public Library, Biddeford, Maine

Light the Way: Library Outreach to the Underserved Grant

Odette Batis
Richmond (Calif.) Public Library

Penguin Young Readers Group Award

Patricia Carroll
Shamona Creek Elementary School, Downingtown, Pa.

Allison Hill
Bloomington (Ill.) Public Library

Mellissa Sanchez
Highlands Elementary School, Sugar Land, Texas

Laura Simeon
The Open Windows School/Vista Academy, Bellevue, Wash.