ALA-CBC Committee

Fostering communication and collaboration between the library and publishing communities

The ALA-CBC Committee Joint Committee fosters communication and collaboration on mutual opportunities, concerns, and issues regarding the content, format, distribution, and promotion of materials for children and young adults as they relate to both the library and publishing communities.

The Committee

Caroline Ward (Co-Chair)
Youth Services Coordinator, The Ferguson Library

Victoria Stapleton (Co-Chair/ALA-CBC Representative)
Director of School & Library Marketing, Little Brown Books for Young Readers

Marilyn Ackerman (Member)
Children's Materials Selector, Brooklyn Public Library

Laura Amos (Member)
Lower School Librarian, Norfolk Collegiate School

Laura Antonacci (Member)
School & Library Marketing Manager, Penguin Young Readers Group

Elizabeth Ramsey Bird (Member)
Youth Materials Specialist, New York Public Library

Brian Buerkle (ALA-CBC Representative)
Director of Marketing, Macmillan Children's Publishing Group

Julie A. Cummins (Member)
Children’s Literature Specialist

Maria B. Salvadore (Member)
Children’s Literature Specialist, Consultant & Former Coordinator of Children's Service for the DCPL

Molly Thomas (ALA-CBC Representative)
School & Library Integrated Marketing Manager, HarperCollins Children's Books

Jason M. Wells (ALA-CBC Representative)
Executive Director of Publicity & Marketing, ABRAMS

Lucinda S. Whitehurst (Member)
Lower School Librarian, St. Christopher's Lower School