For the past twelve years she has taught graduate courses in children's and young adult literature and services and school librarianship. She was elected and served as the chair of the 2000 John Newbery Award Committee. Each year, the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) updates this annotated reference, used by teachers, librarians, collections and curriculum specialists, and children's book lovers the world over. ALSC, a division of the American Library Association, is an organization that supports the profession of children's librarianship and annually awards the Newbery and Caldecott Medals.