Librarians are on the forefront of the information age.
They design access for schools and teach children how to access information for school projects, oversee access for adults and children in public libraries, help discover resources for professionals and the business world and are generally expected to be the technology experts in schools, libraries and the corporate world. Our first award of Distinguished Librarian goes to Della Curtis of the Baltimore County Public School System. Della Curtis Della Curtis is presently the Coordinator of the Office of Library Information Services for the Baltimore County Public Schools , the 24th largest school district in the United States. With 28 years of library service to children and youth, Della Curtis maintains a vision that all children should have equal access to information and ideas, develop lifelong reading behaviors, and use information effectively for problem solving to achieve academic success in school. Since 1981, Della has been actively involved in staff development of library media specialists, teachers, and other community members to learn how to use and to integrate electronic information environments in teaching and learning.