Edward Gonzalez, principal at Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Madera, CA, was awarded the SLJ/Greenwood Publishing 2003 Administrator of the Year Award at an October 24 gala hosted by Greenwood during this year's American Association of School Librarians conference (see "Ultimate Advocate," November 2003, pp. 44–46). Greenwood awarded $2,500 in cash to each of two runners-up and $5,000 to Gonzalez, who was chosen from more than 300 candidates nationwide.
2009 National Book Awards On the red carpet with nominees in the Young People's Literature category.
Photos by Rocco Staino.
SLJ Covers 2009 A bigger and better view of SLJ's covers from 2009
BookExpo America 2009: SLJ's Day of Dialog School Library Journal held a Day of Dialog in conjunction with the annual BookExpo America on May 28, 2009 at the Brooklyn Public Library. Full story: bit.ly/1a0G7o