Learn more about the YALSA Future Ready with the Library project.
Cohort 1
The first cohort of participants in the Future Ready with the Library project was announced in September 2016. Cohort members are:
- Assmus, Jenna; Rio (Wisconsin) Community Library
- Baxter, Katie; Kodiak (Alaska) Public Library
- Boyles, Christine; Mineral County Library; Hawthorne, NV
- Buckland, Hannah; Leech Lake Tribal College; Cass Lake, MN
- Butler, Tamara; Rumford (Maine) Public Library
- Edelen, Gayle; Dubois (Indiana) County Contractual Public Library, Dubois Branch
- Lisa Erickson; Centre Hall (PA) Public Library
- Faill, Jessica; Marshall County Memorial Library; Lewisburg, TN
- LaFromboise, Aaron; Medicine Spring Library; Browning, MT
- Loiselle, Stephanie; Wilton (New Hampshire) Public & Gregg Free Library
- Miller, Annie; Greenwich (New York) Free Library
- Pitts, Laura; Scottsboro (Alabama) Public Library
- Poling-Sharkey, Peggy; Panther Library; Parma, ID
- Robertson, Deb; Kilgore Memorial Library; York, NE
- Rountree, Renae; Washington County Public Library; Chipley, FL
- Scholz, Hillary Scholz; Cardington-Lincoln Public Library; Cardington, OH
- Straube, Amy; Waseca (Minnesota) Jr-Sr High School
Advisory Committee
The Future Ready with the Library Advisory Committee members are:
- Cassi Barker-Carr, K-12 Client Partnerships, ACT
- Barbara Blake, University of North Texas
- Dan Gilbert, Afterschool Alliance
- John Hill, National Rural Education Association
- Deborah Morris, Best Buy
- Kymberley Pelky, Youth Services and Tech, Oneida Community Library, Oneida Nation of Wisconsin
- Shannon Peterson, Youth Services Coordinator, Kitsap Regional Library System
- Gail Sheldon, Association of Rural and Small Libraries
- Sharon Streams, Director, WebJunction
- Dru Tomlin, Association of Middle Level Education
- Ann Westrich, Career Prep Education Director, Wisconsin Technical College System
- Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer, State Librarian, State Library of New Mexico