WLA elections are coming up and YSS has a strong slate of wonderful candidate-members for our YSS board. Today we introduce our slate of candidates for this year's election. Watch for your ballot in the next month or so. And don't forget to vote!!
Kenosha Public Library
I am an aspiring youth librarian who has just completed the first year of my MLIS at UWM-Milwaukee. I began my library career almost exactly one year ago at the Kenosha Public Library with the intention of working in digital services for adults. However, after six months on desk I learned that my true passion was for children's librarianship, leading me to transfer to KPL's youth and family services. Since the move I've been singing, reading, and planning programs for youth of all ages. As a firm advocate for the transformative potential of youth librarianship, I am dedicated to maintaining the library as a vibrant and inclusive space for patrons from birth onward. Serving on the YSS board would be both an extension of this commitment and an opportunity to learn from and collaborate with fellow board members as we hone our collective skills creating engaging and important content for the array of talented youth service staffers across the state.
Laci Sheldon is a kind, innovative, and responsible leader at McIntosh Memorial Library in Viroqua. She has served in the role of Youth Services Director since 2021. In her time at McIntosh, she has developed relationships with PBS Kids, Islands of Brilliance, Mexican Folk Art Collective, and Vernon County 4-H to bring education and entertainment to her community's youth patrons and their families. Sheldon administers McIntosh's Library After School Program which has led to in-depth networking within public, private, and home-schooled systems. Sheldon also commits time to furthering her own professional development by participating in the Wisconsin Library Association's Leadership Development Institute and presenting at the American Library Association's 2023 Annual Conference and Exhibition.
Peter Blenski
Peter Blenski has been a children’s librarian in the Milwaukee and Waukesha area for over a decade. He is also the creator of www.legolibrarian.com, a blog that has given free programming and storytime activities to librarians and teachers all over the world. Peter has also written over 300 published reviews for “School Library Journal” and “Booklist.” In 2021, Peter served on the Newbery Committee, which gave the highly prestigious Newbery Medal to sci-fi children's book "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera.
Linda Jerome, Teen Librarian
La Crosse Public Library
Linda Jerome is the teen librarian at La Crosse Public Library where she has worked for more than 30 years. She has been an active member of YSS for over 10 years and has served as the chair of the Children’s Book Award committee and the chair of the YSS board. She also teaches a continuing education course on teen services for UW-Madison’s iSchool. She states, “Being part of the WLA board as the YSS liaison provides the opportunity to share the awesome work being done by our section with our larger library community while also utilizing my experience and enthusiasm to help our organization successfully move through this unprecedented time in our profession.”
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