Youth Services Forum (YSF)
Mary Marshall, Addison Public Library

At the 2008 ILA Annual Conference Youth Services Breakfast, Youth Services Forum members voted for Jennifer Bueche, from the Gail Borden Library (Elgin), as the next YSF Manager. She will begin her term in July 2009. At this year’s breakfast, Mary Marshall, Addison Public Library, was elected to serve as YSF Manager beginning in 2010. If you have any questions about the forum, contact the current manager, Mary Adamowski madamowski@orlandparklibrary.org.

Do you know someone who has made an outstanding contribution to young people?  If so, nominate that person (or yourself) for one of the two YSF awards.  The “Golden Ticket Award,” sponsored by Quality Books, is awarded to an individual who has made an outstanding local contribution in library services to young people in his/her community by creating and implementing library programs that promote a love of literature and instill positive feelings about libraries. Nominees for the Golden Ticket Award do not have to have a Master’s in Library Science nor be a member of ILA. The award includes a one-year paid membership to ILA and a $150 cash prize.

The Davis Cup Award, sponsored by Scholastic Library Publishing, honors an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to library services to young people within their community or beyond. Nominees for the Davis Cup must be a member of ILA, have positively affected those outside his/her own community, and have actively participated in professional organizations, typically on a state or national level. The nominee does not have to work directly with children or work in a library setting. The award includes an engraved Revere bowl and a $300 cash prize.