Women's National Book Association

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Molly Krichten Recipient of the 2008 WNBA Eastman Grant

The Eastman Grant committee is pleased to announce that Molly Krichten is the recipient of the 2008 WNBA Eastman Grant. She is Associate Director of Guthrie Memorial Library, a public library in Hanover, Pennsylvania. Among other responsibilities, she develops Teen Library fiction, non-fiction, graphic novel, and A/V collections and is a member of the William C. Morris YA Debut Award committee for 2008 – 2009, which evaluates fiction and nonfiction to select best YA titles from debut authors in the calendar year.

Ms. Krichten plans to enroll in a course titled "Columbia Publishing Course," offered by the Journalism School at Columbia University in New York City. The course provides an overview of publishing including aspects of new media in the online environment. She says, "I am certain the course will contribute much to my professional development, and I look forward to sharing what I learn through continued involvement with ALA. It will give me the chance to meet with people who work in publishing in varied capacities and allow me to represent librarians as capable, confident individuals who value the work they do."

Molly was named American Library Association Emerging Leader for 2008. We wish her well and look forward to hearing from her when she has completed her course work.

Welcome

Welcome to the original WNBA - the Women's National Book Association, established in 1917, before women in America even had the right to vote. WNBA is a vibrant national organization. There are chapters with individual Active Members in nine cities, individual Network Members across the country, numerous corporate Sustaining Members, and chapter Honorary Members in the world of books and beyond. WNBA is a broad-based non-profit organization with some 800 members across the country, three distinguished national awards, and a history of lively events in chapter cities and elsewhere.

Mission

The Women's National Book Association is a national organization of women and men who work with and value books. WNBA exists to promote reading and to support the role of women in the community of the book.

Purpose

The purposes of WNBA are educational and charitable. WNBA came into being to inform book women about matters relevant to themselves and the book world so that these women could inform and help one another.

That's what we still do, through actions such as these: