MEMBERSHIPS
American Library Association
Association for Library Services to Children
Library Administration and Management Association
Public Library Association
Young Adult Library Services Association
Michigan Library Association
Children’s Services Division
Management and Administration Division
Public Library Division
Reference Division
Teen Services Division
COMMITTEES AND PRESENTATIONS
American Library Association
ALSC Membership Committee member, 2006-2008
Grolier Foundation Jury member, 2005-2006
Mary V. Gaver Scholarship Jury member, 2004-2005, 2007-2008
Randolph Caldecott Award Committee member, 2005
Scholastic Publishing Jury member, 2006-2007, 2007-2008
YALSA & IFRT – “We’ve Got Your Back: Librarians and Teens Speak Out on Intellectual Freedom” panelist, ALA Annual Conference, 2005
YALSA Division and Membership Promotion Committee Chair, 2005-2006
YALSA Division and Membership Promotion Committee Member-at-Large, 2003-2005
YALSA Outreach to Young Adults with Special Needs Committee member, 2007-2009
Central Michigan University Park Library – Arthur Rackham special exhibition and program, 2006
Michigan Library Association
“ALA Media Awards Committees: How to Get on them!” panelist, Fall Conference, 2004
Annual Conference Program Planning Committee member, 2003
Annual Conference Program Committee member, 2007
Children’s & Teen Services Divisions workshop – “Children’s & Young Adult Programming on a Shoestring Budget” presenter, 2002
A Fistful of Ideas: Summer Reading Program Ideas contributor, 2001
Frances H. Pletz Award Committee chair, 2005
“Graphic Novel Core Collections” panelist, Fall Conference 2005
Literature, the Child, and the Teen workshop planning committee member, 2007
“Popular Media Resources: Collection Development & Research” panelist, Fall Conference, 2004
Spring Institute Planning Committee member, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006
Teen Services Division Chair-elect/Chair/past-Chair, 2005-2007
Teen Services Division Member-at-Large, 2002-2004
Thumbs Up Committee chair, 2007
Thumbs Up Committee member, 2000, 2003, 2006
Michigan Library Consortium – “Teens & the Internet” presenter, 2000
Michigan Story Festival
“The Randolph Caldecott Award: Recognizing Outstanding Stories Told Through Illustration” lecturer, 2005
Michigan Story Festival Planning Committee member, 2003, 2004
Michigan Summer Reading Program Workshop
Workshop planning committee member, 2004
Workshop presenter, 2001
Mid-Michigan Library League – “Planning Programs for Your Library” presenter, 2006