From: Jean Elvekrog <jelvekrog>
Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 15:07:52 -0500

Margaret K. McElderry, editor and publisher of books for children for over fifty years, is the 49th winner of the Regina Medal for her lifetime dedication and excellence to children's literature. The award is administered annually by Catholic Library Association through the Children's Library Services Section. Ms. McElderry will receive the medal at a luncheon in her honor at the CLA convention in Baltimore, MD on April 11, 2007.

Updated Regina Medal bookmarks are now on sale for $10 per package of 100. The entire list of Regina Medalists is included on the reverse side of each bookmark. Visit CLA's website for an order form: www.cathla.org/awards_regina.php

Members of the 2007 Regina Medal Committee are: Jean Elvekrog (chair), Waunakee, WI; Theresa Averbeck, Edgewood, KY; Dorris Benson, Anchorage, AK; Lynne Deakers, Huntington Beach, CA; Charlotte Decker, Covington, KY; Catherine Fennell, Eagleville, PA; Paula Laurita, Athens, AL; Cheryl Lewis, Litchfield, NH; Kathrine Neau, Franklin, LA; Philip Neau, Franklin, LA; Marry Quattlebaum, Washington, DC; Chrys Rudnik, Park Forest, IL; Lanore Spearing, Philadelphia, PA; and Linda Tappa, West Bend, WI.
Received on Tue 03 Oct 2006 03:07:52 PM CDT