Western Massachusetts Literacy Champions

Congratulations to ....

Candy Cross, Children's Librarian of the Wheeler Memorial Library in Orange who has been chosen as a 2009 Massachusetts Literacy Champion. Candy joins WMRLS Members' Massachusetts Literacy Champions - Jean Canosa-Albano (Springfield City Library - 2008 Champion), Haydee Hodis (Brightwood Branch, Springfield City Library - 2007 Champion), Marilyn Antonucci (Springfield Public Schools - 2006 Champion), Lynne Weintraub (Jones Library, Amherst - 2005 Champion), and Janet Kelly (Springfield City Library - 2003/04 Champion)

From the Massachusetts Literacy Champions website:

"The Massachusetts Literacy Champion Program is supported by Verizon Check Into Literacy program foundation.verizon.com and the Massachusetts Literacy Foundation http://www.massliteracy.org/. Each Literacy Champion receives $3,500 in grants to support their literacy program and professional development."