Four librarians selected to receive Penguin Young Readers Group Awards
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For Immediate Release
February 7, 2005
Four librarians selected to receive
Penguin Young Readers Group Awards
CHICAGO - Four librarians have been named winners of the 2005 Penguin Young Readers Group Awards. Sponsored by Penguin Young Readers Group, the award is administered by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA).
The recipients are: Kristine M. Casper, Huntington (N.Y.) Public Library and Northport-East Northport (N.Y.) Public Library; Alison O'Reilly, Hauppage (N.Y.) Public Library; Sarah Pardi, Jersey City (N.J.) Public Library; and Amy Schardein, Kenton County Public Library, Covington, Ky.
Each librarian will receive a $600 grant, donated by Penguin Young Readers Group, to attend the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, June 23-29, 2005. Recipients of the annual award must have one to 10 years of experience as a children's librarian, work directly with children and have never attended an ALA Annual Conference.
"We had a very impressive group of applicants this year," said Patricia Gonzales, chair of the selection committee. Her committee made its selections at the 2005 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston.
Other members of the selection committee are: Juanita R. Foster, Hennepin County Library, Rockford, Minn. and Helma Hawkins, Kansas City (Mo.) Public Library.
