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ALSC offers several professional awards including grants and fellowships to recognize our members, support their outstanding programming, and aid in their continuing education. Congratulations to the following ALSC members! Jane Botham is the 2009 recipient of the ALSC Distinguished Service Award. As stated in the press release, Botham’s contribution to the library profession is summed up well in the words of ALSC member Mimi Kayden, “She knows so much, imparts it so well and is so entertaining when she does it.” The Fair Oaks branch of the Redwood City (CA) Public Library, partnered with the Garfield Elementary Charter School, has been awarded the 2009 Maureen Hayes Award. Award-winning author Pam Muñoz Ryan, whose books portray and honor the Latino cultural experience, will visit the Garfield school which, as shared in the press release, is 94 percent Latino. The 2009 ALSC Penguin Young Readers Group Award allows four children’s librarians to...