Baltimore County Public Library

Fellow: Michelle K. Shires, Technology Support Coordinator

Sponsor: Jim Fish, Director

Brooklyn Public Library

Fellow: Donna Hubbard-Poncedeleon, Assistant Director, Neighborhood Services

Sponsor: Mary Graham, Director, Neighborhood Services

Project: Development and delivery of advocacy strategies and training for Friends groups and staff

Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh

Fellow: Denise Graham, Manager, Homewood Branch

Sponsor: Jane E. Dayton, Assistant Director (Neighborhood facilities development)       

Project: Investigate models, develop and test strategies to increase market penetration

Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County

Fellow: Denise Scretchen, Branch Manager

Sponsor: Keith Kuhn, Library Services Director

Project: Building community partnerships through Books by the Banks, a community book festival

County of Los Angeles Public Library

Fellow: Shelley Ekeroth, Collection Development Coordinator

Sponsor: Wendy Romano, Assistant Director, Public Services

Project: Transforming library collection development for the 21^st century

Fresno County Public Library

Fellow: Susan Mann, Librarian III – Supervisor, Metro Branches                       

Sponsor: Jeanne S. Johnson, Princpal Librarian, Adult Services Manager

Project: Development of county-wide multicultural services

Gwinnett County Public Library
Fellow: Alan Harkness, Staff Development Manager
Sponsor: Elleene Morgan, Branch Services Director
Project: Redefining and implementing system-wide staff development training with transition to a new branch-driven strategic plan

Las Vegas – Clark County Library District
Fellow: Nancy Hutchinson, Branch Manager/Debbie McGuire, Youth Services Coordinator- West Las Vegas/Administration
Sponsor: Robb Morss, Deputy Director
Project: High performance homework help centers

Multnomah County Library
Fellow: Laural Winter, Branch Reference Librarian
Sponsor: Vailey Oehlke, Central Library Director
Project: Development and implementation of new model of reference service delivery       

New York Public Library
Fellow: Michael Amamoo-Yallay, Manager, Binding & Processing Office
Sponsor: Deborah Trepp, Head, Cataloging Office; Manager of Bibliographic Systems
Project: Branch libraries integrated processing initiative

Orange County Library System
Fellow: Wendi Bost, Acquisitions Services Manager
Sponsor: Debbie Moss, Assistant Director
Project: Orange County Library System as Economic Development Partner

Pierce County Library System
Fellow: Jennifer Patterson, Managing Librarian- South Hill and Graham branches
Sponsor: David Kennicott, Acting Deputy Director
Project: Reenginnering Information Services

Sacramento Public Library
Fellow: Cathy Brown, Youth Services Manager
Sponsor:Alison B. Landers, Deputy Director, Public Services
Project: Develop and implement successful services for teens

San Francisco Public Library
Fellow: Laura Lent, Collection Development Manager
Sponsor: Marcia Schneider, Chief of Communications, Collections & Adult Services
Project: Creating broad-based consensus in collection management

St. Louis Public Library
Fellow: Susana Noriega-Edmond, Assistant Regional Branch Manager
Sponsor: Judith Bruce, Director of Branch Services
Project: Developing marketing campaign and supporting the needs and interests of multi-cultural communities in St. Louis

Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library
Fellow: Christina Walter, Budget Officer & Administrative Analyst, Chavez Central Library – Administration
Sponsor: Natalie R. Rencher, Director of Library Services
Project: Audit and develop library marketing initiative, The Marketing Difference

Tucson-Pima Public Library
Fellow: Daphne Daly, Managing Librarian, Kirk-Bear Canyon Branch
Sponsor: Patrick C. Corella, Assistant Library Director
Project: Re-inventing the Wilmot Branch Library