The Robert F. Sibert Award
The Robert F. Sibert Award recognizes the author of the most distinguished informational book published during the preceding year. Information books are those written and illustrated to present factual material for children. Poetry and traditional literature are not eligible. This honor is awarded annually and announced at the ALA awards press conference. The first Robert F. Sibert Award was presented at Mid-Winter ALA 2001. http://www.ala.org/ala/alsc/awardsscholarships/literaryawds/sibertmedal/Sibert_Medal.htm.

Who was Robert F. Sibert?
Robert F. Sibert was a longtime President of Bound To Stay Bound Books, Inc. in Jacksonville Illinois. He established standards for book binding through the American Library Association. Mr. Sibert was a strong supporter of the library profession and library education.

Why informational books?
Informational books are absolutely essential for school and public libraries as they help young people explore the world around them. It is only fitting that there be an award that encourages excellence in these types of books.

BTSB Books / ALSC Scholarship Winners
Congratulations to Evan Bush, Emily Hersh, Christina Larrechea, and Wendy Lee, the four winners of the Bound To Stay Bound Books / ALSC Scholarships for 2008.

What are our past winners doing now?

Corinne Hatcher is an elementary school librarian in Evanston, Illinois.

Melissa Kerrigan is the Children's Librarian at the Glenwood-Lynwood Public Library, Illinois.

Michelle Glatt is a junior high school librarian in Normal, Illinois.

Helen Moore is Head of Youth Services at Richmond Public Library, British Columbia.

Megan McDonald has become a well-known children's book author.

Susan Veltfort is Children's Material Coordinator for the King County Library System, Washington.

Shannon Van Hemert is head of the Children's Department at Columbine Public Library in Colorado.

Kathleen McDowell is a faculty member of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, University of Illinois and is also on the board of trustees at Urbana Free Library.

Are you on this list? Let us know what you are doing.

For information on the BTSB Books / ALSC Scholarships, contact the Association for Library Services to Children, American Library Association, 50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611.

Year		Winner		Hometown
2008		Evan Bush		Athens GA
2008		Emily Hersh		Austin, TX
2008		Christina Larrechea		Visalia, CA
2008		Wendy Lee		Downey, CA
2007		Jessica Kerlin		Lakewood, OH
2007		Laura Knouff		Pittsburgh, PA
2007		Esther Mortensen		Ashland, OR
2007		Jeanna Rex		Jamaica Plain, MA
2006		Kate Elizabeth McGowen		Portland, ME
2006		Karen Lynette Nickell		Odessa, TX
2006		Kristy Lynn Pac		Chicago, IL
2006		Cynthia Sue Young		Stroudsburg, PA
2005		Melissa Brumsted		Jackson, WY
2005		Donna Colson		Southwick, MA
2005		Latonya Pegues		Dallas, TX
2005		Danielle Winn		Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON
2004		Anita Coley		Brooklyn, NY
2004		Corinne Hatcher		Ann Arbor, MI
2004		Jeanette Moore		Elko, NV
2004		Virginia Rassaei		El Paso, TX
2003		Libby Jean Fry		Marietta, PA
2003		Alison Scudder Kelly		Los Angeles, CA
2003		Tessa Elizabeth Michaelson		Madison, WI
2003		Diana Ricciardone		Southington, CT
2002		Sarah Jane Dutelle		Hoffman Estates, IL
2002		Jill Suzanne Heritage		Boulder, CO
2002		Melissa Ruth Kerrigan		Chicago, IL
2002		Cami Kitzel		Naples, NY
2001		Rebecca Ruth Borup		S. Jordan, UT
2001		Jennifer Ann Reichert		Seattle, WA
2001		Gwendolyn Yarbrough Smith		Arab, AL
2000		Christina Anderson		Bristol, TN
2000		Portia Johnson		Chicago, IL
2000		Karen McCalla		Rutland, VT
1999		Barbara Vanderhorst		Agana, Guam
1999		Caitlin Augusta		Shelton, CT
1998		Pamela Gray		Fairbanks, AK
1998		Helen M. Moore		Vancouver, BC
1997		Kathleen McDowell		Champaign, IL
1997		David R. Black		Salt Lake City, UT
1996		Kay Ellen Every		Seattle, WA
1996		Debra Ann Snyder		Walla Walla, WA
1995		Sarah Willis		Idaho Falls, ID
1995		Wendi Birkhead		Denton, TX
1994		Roberta Lee Pierce		Lindley, NY
1994		Martin Juan Rivera		Tucson, AZ
1993		Melissa Depper		Denver, CO
1993		Janice Wall		Garfield, WA
1992		Shannon VanHemert		Pittsburgh, PA
1992		Michelle Glatt		Downers Grove, IL
1991		Anna Watkins		Knoxville, TN
1991		Chance Hunt		Los Angeles, CA
1990		Karen Guma		San Francisco, CA
1990		Sara Gilbert		Brooklyn, NY
1989		Alice Hinterman		Ann Arbor, MI
1989		Tamara Boggus		Palm Bay, FL
1988		Susan Veltfort		Santa Fe, NM
1988		Birgit Mary Nicolaisen		Binghamton, NY
1987		Ruth Ann Currie		Nepean, Ont.
1987		Barbara Mendoza		Los Angeles, CA
1986		Sadako Kashiwagi		San Francisco, CA
1985		Megan McDonald		Pittsburgh, PA