sity of Detroit, 1967 (magna cum laude);
M.L.S., University of Missouri–Columbia, l974.
Volunteer Project Leader for a school in rural
Jamaica; volunteer with Adult Literacy pro-
grams.
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 Associa-
tion, Rhode Island Library Association, and the
Rhode Island Educational Media Association.
Ann Kearney:Head Librarian and Media Spe-
cialist, Christopher Columbus High School, Mi-
ami, Florida, 1982–2002. Thirty-two years as
Librarian 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 Coconut Grove, Florida. B.A. from Univer-National Advisory Board
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