We are taking a break from our author/illustrator articles this month to recognize the recipients of the Earlene Billings First-Timer Grant to the CSLA annual conference. This grant honors the lasting influence that Earlene Billings has had on our organization, serving as President of the California Association of School Librarians at the time it began its merger with the California Association for Educational Media and Technology in 1975. Earlene, a site and district librarian in Burlingame continued to be an advocate for school libraries even into retirement working as a consultant and library volunteer. We are glad to honor her legacy with this award.
This year’s grant winners, announced at CSLA’s 2021 Awards night are AnaCena Zander from Santa Catalina High School in Monterey and Patricia Ross Caspers from Creekview Ranch School in Roseville. Ana Cena is new to the school library profession, and is working on an MLIS degree at the same time she is working part time in the school library, and Patricia works with a team of library techs in her district to stay current with the changing trends in school library programming.
We would like to congratulate both recipients and look forward to hearing about their experiences as they return to their schools with renewed enthusiasm, and lots of ideas to implement.
Teacher Librarian, retired
President, California School Library Foundation
Member, American Association of School Librarians
Honorary Member, California School Library Association
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