Rebecca BaldwinRebecca Baldwin has worked in teen services at public libraries for over ten years. In 2020 she chaired the Margaret A. Edwards Award. Currently, she is the Teen Services Librarian at the North Royalton Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library.
Erin Durrett
Erin Durrett is a Teen Services Librarian at the Clinton-Macomb Public Library. She has been working in libraries since 2002, and advocating for teen patrons is one of her passions. She has served on various YALSA committees and Co-Chairs the National Teen Lock-in. She was the first person to represent ALA in the I Am ALA campaign. She loves audiobooks, graphic novels, 3D printing and tech gadgets.
Tina Lerno
Tina Lernø is a Librarian II for the City of Los Angeles and part of the Library’s Digital Content team where she is responsible for web content and design, with a focus on teen user needs and comics advocacy. Before becoming a librarian, Tina worked in the world of television animation doing color design on shows such as Harold and the Purple Crayon, Jackie Chan Adventures, and The Boondocks.
Tina is the past chair of the GGNFTs committee for YALSA and is currently an active member of GNCRT and REFORMA. She is a native of Los Angeles, CA. where she currently resides with her two children and her three cats. Her vast vinyl record collection makes an excellent backdrop for sewing, puzzling, and reading comics, and she reads about 500 books a year!
Jessica Hilbum Schwartz
Jessica Hilbun Schwartz is the Teen Services Librarian at the Louisville Public Library in Louisville, CO. She has worked in teen library services for 10 years, and has served on several committees for YALSA and ALSC including Best Fiction for Young Adults, Amazing Audiobooks, the Legacy Award Committee, and currently the Notable Children’s Recordings Committee. She earned both her MLS and a Master’s degree in Children’s Literature from Simmons.