Baker & Taylor Scholarship Grants announced
Contact: Nichole Gilbert
312-280-4387
For Immediate Release
January 21, 2005
Baker & Taylor Scholarship Grants announced
CHICAGO - The Division and Membership Promotion Committee of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), is proud to announce that Sophie Brookover and Tori Jensen have won the Baker & Taylor Scholarship Grants for 2005.
Each will receive a $1000 grant to attend the ALA Annual Conference in Chicago this summer.
The Baker & Taylor Scholarship is awarded for first time attendance at an Annual Conference.
The recipients must be members of YALSA and must have between one and 10 years' experience working with teenagers.
Applications are available through the YALSA Web site (
www.ala.org/YALSA
) and are due December 1 for the following year's Annual Conference.
Sophie Brookover is the senior children's librarian and young adult specialist at the Camden County Library in Voorhees, N.J.
Brookover has implemented a variety of innovative and appealing programs for young adults.
She also has forged a strong relationship with the local high school to further serve her teen patrons.
Brookover stated in her application that she is looking forward to taking "advantage of the unique continuing education and networking opportunities that are only possible at a national conference of our organization."
Tori Jensen is the media specialist at John Glenn Middle School in Maplewood, Minn.
Jensen serves a population of approximately 900 students in grades six to eight.
She is active with many projects to promote young adult literature in her school, community and state and seems to have a true passion for reaching and appealing to reluctant readers.
Dr. Nancy Weinand, principal at John Glenn, spoke highly of Jensen's accomplishments since joining the staff.
She said of their formerly underutilized media center, "[it] is now a bustling hub of activity.
However, she is still actively working to create an even better Media Center for our students and teachers."
The YALSA Division and Membership Promotion Committee members who selected these winners are: Sarajo S. Wentling, chair, Hennepin County Library, Minnetonka, Minn.; Daphne Daly, Tucson Public Library, Tucson, Ariz.; Crystal Faris, Nassau Library System, Uniondale, N.Y.; Anne E. Heidemann, Chippewa River District Library, Mount Pleasant, Mich.; Erin V. Helmrich, Ann Arbor District Library, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Celia Holm, New York Public Library, New York, N.Y.; Brenda M. Hunter, Atlanta, Ga.; Sheila M. Schofer, Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn, N.Y.; and Victoria A. Vogel, Dayton & Montgomery County Public Library, Kettering, Ohio.
For more information, please contact the YALSA office by e-mail:
YALSA@ala.org; by phone: 800-545-2433 ext. 4390; or visit
www.ala.org/YALSA.
