Co-Chairs:

Joan Brest Friedberg, Ph.D., Co-founder, Beginning with Books

Margaret Mary Kimmel, Ph.D., Professor & Chair, Department of Library and Information Science, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh & past president, Association for Library Service to Children

Elizabeth Segel, Ph.D., Co-founder, Beginning with Books

Committee Members-at-Large:

Donna Bevan, Outreach Specialist, Beginning with Books

Vernetta Byrd, Program Manager, Lydia’s Place

Lisa Dennis, Coordinator of Children's Collections, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Deborah El, Read Together Coordinator, Beginning with Books

Denise Hill, Director of Operations, Beginning with Books

Thomas Holmes, Senior Librarian, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Mary Ellen Hoy, Early Childhood Educator

Bill Isler, President, Family Communications, Inc.

Amy Kellman
Program Specialist, Children's Services, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, past president, Association for Library Service to Children

Sandi Koebler, Director of Early Literacy Education, Beginning with Books

Keith Kondrich, Executive Director, Beginning with Books

Elizabeth Mahoney, Head, Information Sciences Library, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh

Bob Metz, Community Relations Manager, Barnes & Noble

Anne Molloy, Community Volunteer

Barbara Murphy, Retired, School of Education, University of Pittsburgh

Charity Leonette, Special Services Coordinator and Webmaster, Allegheny County Library Association

Cynthia Richey, Library Director, Mt. Lebanon Public Library

Tess Riesmeyer, Associate Director of Early Literacy Education, Beginning with Books

Naomi Siegel, Community Volunteer