Membership Profiles
Jennifer Minehardt, Head of Youth Services, Perrot Memorial Library, Old Greenwich, CT
How has ALSC contributed to your work in libraries?
Being a member of ALSC truly feels like belonging to a larger community. It’s been the main source keeping me up to date with current trends nationwide. Serving on various committees has kept me connected, and it’s been a truly rewarding experience so far.
What projects are you excited to be working on in ALSC?
I’m currently serving on the ALSC Notable Children’s Books Committee and loving it. As the committee members always say, it’s the best book club you’ve ever been in!
What brings you joy in librarianship?
Seeing the kids that come in and interacting with them every day. My favorite program is Baby Storytime. I just love watching the babies grow and learn throughout the programs. I’ve had so many take their first steps in our programs, and it brings so much joy!
What is your favorite book to share with children?
Dumplings for Lili by Melissa Iwai. The kids absolutely love seeing themselves in all the cultures represented and of course giggle at Lili having to go up and down the stairs every time!
What are you reading right now?
The Probability of Everything by Sarah Everett
Aleezah Rockler, Children’s Library Associate, District of Columbia Public Library
How has ALSC contributed to your work in libraries?
I have participated in ALSC by serving on a committee and attending the 2022 ALSC Institute. Through both, I have met a lot of amazing people from all over the country. Each has their own library story. They have helped me gain new insights, get new ideas, and remain excited about a field that, up until 2019, was new to me.
What projects are you excited to be working on in ALSC or your library?
Recently, I was able to have an improv theater company begin doing workshops for adults. It has been a huge success. I am hoping to start teaching improv to the children at my library. There appears to be an interest in this in my community so I am excited to begin planning!
What brings you joy in librarianship?
Having been at my branch for nearly five years, it has been a pleasure to watch many of my regulars get older. Some of them I have known their whole lives. I also enjoy having children come to my department and share that they enjoyed a book that I recommended.
What is your favorite book to share with children?
I am a big fan of anything by Jan Thomas (especially Pumpkin Trouble) and Mo Willems’ There Is a Bird on Your Head. Also Rain Makes Applesauce by Julian Scheer—I still have my copy from when I was five!
What are you reading right now?
I am finishing up Alice Hoffman’s latest novel The Invisible Hour. &
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