Detroit, 1967 (magna cum laude); M.L.S., Uni-
versity of Missouri–Columbia, l974. Volunteer
Project Leader for a school in rural Jamaica; vol-
unteer with Adult Literacy programs.Laurie St. Laurent:Head of Adult and Children’s
Services, East Lansing Public Library, East
Lansing, Michigan, 1994–. M.L.S. from West-
ern Michigan University. Chair of Michigan
Library Association’s 1998 Michigan Summer
Reading Program; Chair of the Children’s
Services Division in 2000–2001; and Vice-
President of the Association in 2002–2003.
Board member of several regional early child-
hood literacy organizations and member of the
Library of Michigan Youth Services Advisory
Committee.Heidi Stohs:Instructor in Language Arts, grades
10–12, Solomon High School, Solomon,
Kansas. Received B.S. from Kansas State Uni-
versity; M.A. from Fort Hays State University.Susan Allison: Head Librarian, Lewiston High
School, Lewiston, Maine. Standards Committee
Chairperson for Maine School Library (MASL)
Programs. Board member, Julia Adams Morse
Memorial Library, Greene, Maine. Advisor to
Lewiston Public Library Planning Process.
Jennifer Hood:Young Adult/Reference Librarian,
Cumberland Public Library, Cumberland, Rhode
Island. Certified teacher, Rhode Island. Member
of the New England Library Association, Rhode
Island Library Association, and the Rhode Is-
land Educational Media Association.
Ann Kearney:Head Librarian and Media Special-
ist, Christopher Columbus High School, Miami,
Florida, 1982–2002. Thirty-two years as Librar-
ian in various educational institutions ranging
from grade schools through graduate programs.
Library positions at Miami-Dade Community
College, the University of Miami’s Medical
School Library, and Carrollton School in Co-
conut Grove, Florida. B.A. from University of
National Advisory Board