Four Children's Librarians Win 2010 Penguin Young Readers Group Award

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By SLJ Staff -- School Library Journal, 02/26/2010

Two children’s librarians from Texas and two from Ohio are winners of the 2010 Penguin Young Readers Group Award, which comes with a $600 grant so they can attend their first American Library Association Conference.

Thanks to the award, new librarian Kathleen Houlihan will attend her first ALA Annual Conference.

Sponsored by Penguin Young Readers Group and handed out by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), applicants must have less than 10 years of experience as children’s librarians and work directly with kids. The award is only available to first-time conference attendees.

The four winning librarians are: Elizabeth Dalton from the San Antonio Public Library; Kathleen Houlihan from the Austin Public Library; both in Texas: Marisa Glaviano from the Westerville Public Library; and Susan Ridgeway from the Streetsboro City Schools, both in Ohio. 

“As a new librarian, finding funding to attend professional conferences can be a challenge, but thanks to the generosity of the Penguin Award, I will have an opportunity to learn from other librarians around the country and—and best of all—bring back emerging ideas in library services to benefit the children and families of Austin,” says Houlihan.

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