Credits
The Pennsylvania Center for the Book Web site has been, and continues to be, a huge undertaking. Thanks to the following people who made it all possible, but first, this special acknowledgement of the nine people who have created the Web site and most of its content:
Genelle Bundra
Alan Jalowitz
Jennifer Litz
Georges-Mathieu Nkamicaniye
Kara Robertson
Karen Schwentner
Jennifer Spence
Bethany Walk
Sara Willoughby-Herb
Director of the Pennsylvania Center for the Book
Steven Herb
Current Staff & Interns
Steven Herb, Director
Karla Schmit, Assistant Director
Caroline Wermuth, Outreach Coordinator
Alan Jalowitz, Lead Researcher/Writer/Map Coordinator
Eloise Ingram, Collections Assistant
Jenny Litz, Web Assistant/Editorial Assistant
Eric Brune, intern
Sarah Engler, intern
J
on Guss, intern
Rebecca Logiudice, intern
Carolyn Fish, Bednar intern
Web Site Design & PACFTB Logo
Wil Hutton
Additional Web Design & Creations
Derrick Beckner, Genelle Bundra, Georges-Mathieu Nkamicaniye, Karen Schwentner, Stephen Durham, & Kevin Wong
Audio & Video Creations
Georges-Mathieu Nkamicaniye, Albert Rozo, & Larry Wentzel
Web Development & Maintenance
Karen Schwentner, Jenny Litz, Albert Rozo, & Larry Wentzel
Editors
Alan Jalowitz, & Jenny Litz
Collections & Administrative Support
Eloise Ingram
Interns
University Libraries Marie Bednar Internships
Carolyn Fish (fall 2007)
Comparative Literature Internship, College of the Liberal Arts
Elizabeth Davis (Spring 2004)
English Department Internships, College of the Liberal Arts
Eric Brune (Summer 2007)
Elizabeth Thompson (Summer 2007)
Matthew Billingsley (Spring 2007)
Jennifer Folk (Spring 2007)
Matthew Lavelle (Spring 2007)
Victoria Schwoebel (Spring 2007)
Rachel Trosino (Spring 2007)
History Department Internships, College of the Liberal Arts
Thomas Dusold (Fall 2002 & Spring 2003)
Patricia Hoffman (Fall 2002 & Spring 2003)
School of Information Sciences and Technology
Emily Ficner (Fall 2006)
David Hur (Summer & Fall 2006)
Kevin Wong (Fall 2004 & Summer 2005)
Journalism Department Internships, College of Communications
Dan Serpiello (Summer 2007)
Lauren Manelius (Spring 2007)
Lindsay Stayer (Spring 2007)
Research Assistants
Jeremy Cooke
Elizabeth Davis
Tom Dusold
Chad Elder
Emily Gula
Trish Hoffman
Alan Jalowitz
Brian Kressin
Raina León
David Newbury
Claudia Padilla
Kara Robertson
Christine Romano
Bethany Walk
Technology & Image Consultant
David Newbury
Volunteers
Prakash Bhasin
Cali Buckley
Mandy Criswell
Elizabeth Davis
Stephen Durham
Chris Greiner
Anna Hade
Hilary Kleckner
Jenny Litz
Justina Osa
Christine Romano
John Tomedi
Web Site: Home & About the Center
Kara Robertson, Genelle Bundra, Stephen Durham, & Jenny Litz
Web Site: Activities and Programs
What is Pennsylvania Reading?: Kara Robertson & Genelle Bundra What is Centre County Reading?
2005 Partners and Coordinators:
- The Arc of Centre County
- Barnes & Noble Bookstore of State College
- Bald Eagle Area School District
- Bellefonte School District
- Centre County Library and Historical Museum
- Centre Daily Times
- Penns Valley Area School District
- Philipsburg-Osceola School District
- Pennsylvania Center for the Book
- Schlow Centre Region Library
- State College School District
With special thanks to Dotty Delafield, Wilson Hutton, Terrell Jones, Judge Charles Brown, Karen Schwentner, Jen Spence, Kara Robertson, Norrine Sims and Pamela Monk for making the 2003 Centre County Reads project a huge success.
Web Site: Book News
Awards: Bethany Walk, Chad Elder, Kara Robertson, Michelle Fletcher, Christine Romano & Elizabeth Thompson
National Book News: Kara Robertson, Genelle Bundra & Elizabeth Thompson
Web Site: Family Literacy Activities
Design & Block Logo: Wil Hutton
Silhouette Logo & Silhouette Art: Megan Lloyd
Cartoons & Drawings: Harlan Ritchey
Web Development: Genelle Bundra
Editing: Kara Robertson & Sara Willoughby-Herb
Baker's Dozen: Sara Willoughby-Herb, Hsin-Chun Jamie Tsai, Maria Leonor Marvin, Kara Robertson, Ellysa Cahoy & Steven Herb
Research Foundation: Sara Willoughby-Herb & Hsin-Chun Jamie Tsai
Getting Started: Sara Willoughby-Herb & Bethany Walk
Growing into Books: Sara Willoughby-Herb & Bethany Walk
Stepping into Books: Sara Willoughby-Herb, Hsin-Chun Jamie Tsai, Maria Leonor Marvin, Kara Robertson & Steven Herb
Family Fun Night Programs: Sara Willoughby-Herb & Bethany Walk
Book Centered Integrated Lesson Plans: Sara Willoughby-Herb, Hsin-Chun Jamie Tsai, Maria Leonor Marvin, Shara Kinney, Bethany Walk, Kara Robertson & Harlan Ritchey
Especially for Trainers: Sara Willoughby-Herb & Hsin-Chun Jamie Tsai
Especially for Parents: Hsin-Chun Jamie Tsai
Booklists & Bibliographies: Sara Willoughby-Herb, Bethany Walk, Hsin-Chun Jamie Tsai, Maria Leonor Marvin & Kara Robertson
Consultants: Barb Van Horn & Sara Willoughby-Herb
Site Reviewers: Lori DeVecchis , Elisabeth Grinder, Margaret Grumm, Martha Hunter, Lynn Jaffe, Linda Mallery , Dee Martin-Spallone, Susan Pannebaker , Stuart Roe, Kathy Rutter, Barb Van Horn, Drucie Weirauch, Emily Wolfe
Sponsors: The Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy, The Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy, Penn State College of Education, Penn State University Libraries, & Pennsylvania Pathways under the direction of the Pennsylvania Department of Welfare.
Web Site: Penn State Center for the History of the Book
Director: James West
Resources: Susan Hamburger & Annie Copeland
Web Development: Genelle Bundra
Web Site: Literary and Cultural Heritage Map of Pennsylvania
Map Design & Maps: Derrick Beckner & Georges-Mathieu Nkamicaniye
Interactive Design: Derrick Beckner, Karen Schwentner & Georges-Mathieu Nkamicaniye
Web Maintenance: Genelle Bundra, Georges-Mathieu Nkamicaniye, Emily Ficner, & David Hur
Pennsylvania Literary Figures: Chuck Maurer, Kara Robertson, Johanna Rossi, Bethany Walk, Mandy Criswell, Matt Lubin, Jenny Palmer, Dominic Parrotta, Machala McCoy, Miranda Orso, Cali Buckley, Elizabeth Davis, Trish Hoffman, Claudia Padilla, Madelyn Hawk, & Alan Jalowitz
Profile Coordination: Kara Robertson, Bethany Walk & Alan Jalowitz
Images: Kara Robertson, Bethany Walk, Trish Hoffman, & Karen Schwentner
Special Projects: Raina León for the African American Voice in Pennsylvania Literary History, Thomas Dusold for Historical Newspaper Project, Trish Hoffman for Native Populations & the Making of Pennsylvania, Brian Kressin for the Making of Pennsylvania, Jeremy Cooke for Pennsylvania Journalists, Emily Gula for the History of Education in Pennsylvania, Jess Pollack for Marry Cassatt, and Colleen Stabler for Women in Pennsylvania
Newspaper & Preservation Consultant: Sue Kellerman
Preservation Assistance: Diane Kurtz
Image Manipulation & Scanning: Larry Wentzel, Heather Solimini, Lois Baker, Thomas Dusold, Dax Finley, & Curtis Krebs
Historical Newspaper Annotation Project Coordinator: Kara Robertson & Alan Jalowitz
Historical Newspaper Annotators: Claudia Padilla, Madelyn Hawk, Elizabeth Davis, Danielle McLaughlin, Michelle Fletcher, Christine Romano, Bryce Lambert, Caitlyn Hatzell, Julia Spiering, & Meg Schmaus
Historical Newspaper Annotation Editors: Kara Robertson, Claudia Padilla, Christine Romano, & Alan Jalowitz
English 202A Biographers – Spring 2007
Brandy M. Caswell, Maggie Causgrove, Joseph M. Cichon, Michael S. DeFranco, Adrienne DiMatteo, Blair Drake, Eric Eshleman, Lindsay Good, Richard A. Grant, Tyler C. Groff, Brandon K. Herwehe, Erin Irving, Gregory A. Johnson, Jr., Shazia Khan, Emily Kirsch, Maria Lubrano-Lobianco, Patricia Mosley, Kevin M. Mullaney, Alyssa Nadel, Vincent J. Nardy, Clint Neidig, Thomas S. Pachter, Deanna J. Palavra, Justin S. Pasqualichio, Lauren Pisieczko, Daniel DeJesus Ramos, Bridey Recker, Nate Robinson, Helen Rodas, Solomon B. Shin, Brian C. Stanco, David R. Struwe, Sarah Szymanski, Ronald P. Vega, Erin E. Wehrung, Daniel Whitty
English 15 Biographers – Spring 2007
Brian Adam, Shari Allen, Kenneth L. Anderson II, Jonathan Bearn, Kobi Belgarde, Brynn Biddle, Lauran Cario, Michael J. Chips, Frank Joseph DiRoma, Jonathan Ditto, Kyle J. Dodd, Andrew Esherick, Sara L. Fletcher, Scott A. Garman, Kevin P. Gerrity, Julia Goggins, Heather Holmes, Sunita Kambhampati, David Kaplan, Carol Larson, Lynn Le, Sarah R. Levy, Kimberly Linden, Kayleigh Lauren Marchlinski, Michelle Martin, Nicholas Alexander McAlman, Kevin Mikesell, Camille Miller, Patrick Moore, Pranay R. Patel, Christina Pavlic, Kelsey Price, Nicole Rosky, Sara So, Zachary E. Shue, Jane Skinner, Kristen Sohnen, Valerie Squire, Joseph Verrecchia, Kaede Watanabe, Maggie White, Sean Yost
English 202A Biographers – Summer 2007
Timothy E. Boland, Dennis Connolly, Tracy E. Garth, Grace Gordon, Matthew Haydt, Lindsey Korman, Kathleen Morrow, Nori Ryland, Cam Smith, Brian Yawkey
English 202A Biographers – Fall 2007
John Alvarez, Katherine Angulo, Josh Beckler, Nicholas A. Bellenzeni, Justin Bonner, Kelly Borra, Daniel I. Boyle, Ashley R. Bozewski, Ryan G. Brown, Stephen J. Caraluzzi, Meaghan A. Chirinos, Amanda Cleck, Chandra B. Curry, Beka Dominguez, Jonathan Dunbar, Andrew M. Dupler, Alena Dvoryanchikova, Emily B. Edinger, Chelsea English, Leslie Erickson, Meredith K. Ferro, Joshua Fishman, Ashley I. Fowler, Amanda Giansanti, Jillian Goltz, Stevie Grassetti, Rachel Harshbarger, Shauna L. Hayes, Norman Horn, Andrew Johnson, David Johnson, Stacy Kao, Jolene Kaminski, Jennifer E. Keane, Wesley Kendle, Christine Kim, Jacqueline E. Klavon, Geoffrey Landers-Nolan, John Patrick Leaman, Tatyana Likhonin, Leigh Linhart, Ellen Luybli, Chad Markwich, Halley C. Maxin, Deirdre McAndrews, Karen McInnis, Kristal Morrison, Taylor Nassar, Ruth Ann O’Hehir, Julie Page, Ryan J. Patten, Brian Patterson, Andrew M. Revels, Jr., Nick Roney, Stephanie Ronin, Jim Ruland, Andre H. Saballette, Jennifer Selby, Kristin Serfass, Deen Shiffrin, Nicholas M. Sieg, Megan Sinclair, Stephon W. Smith, Janelle R. Smolko, Jessica Snyder, Brigid Spellman, Heather Struhl, Andrew J. Turner, Gene F. Uhler, Jr., Emily A. Wagner, Jamie Warick, Josh Young, Melissa B. Zimmerman
Web Site: Pennsylvania Book World
Bookstores: Kara Robertson, Elaine Hannon, Jason Cohen, Bethany Walk, & Stephen Durham
Collections: David Newbury & Claudia Padilla
Libraries: Jen Spence & Karen Schwentner
Publishers: David Newbury & Claudia Padilla
Web Site: Reference
Book Stores: Elaine Hannon, Kara Robertson, Claudia Padilla, Bethany Walk, & Stephen Durham
Copyright: Becky Albitz & Bethany Walk
Intellectual Freedom: Bethany Walk
Pathways to Book Information: Mandy Criswell, Kara Robertson, Jason Cohen, & Bethany Walk
Privacy and the Patriot Act: Bethany Walk
Quotes about Books: Cali Buckley, Emily Gula, Jess Pollack, Danielle McLaughlin, & Bethany Walk
Ready Reference about Pennsylvania: Miranda Orso, Kara Robertson, Danielle McLaughlin, & Bethany Walk
Financial & Material Support
- George Boudman, Manager of Digital & Print Production Highlights for Children
- Kent Brown, Editor & Owner Highlights for Children & Boyds Mills Press
- The Carnegie Corporation
- The Center for the Book at the Library of Congress
- The Commonwealth Libraries of Pennsylvania
- Nancy L. Eaton, Dean, University Libraries
- Penn State University
- The Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy
- Steven Herb, Director, PA Center for the Book
- Highlights for Children
- Institute for the Study of Adult Literacy
- Lee Bennett Hopkins
- Fred and Nancy Leuschner
- Patrick and Candace Malloy III Endowment
- Penn State College of Education
- Penn State University Libraries
- Douglas and Tracey Sieg Endowment
- Sara Willoughby-Herb
The PACFTB Alcove
Thanks also to the following folks who worked at the reference desk in the PA Center for the Book alcove in 201B Pattee since we opened in 2002.
Eric Brune, Cali Buckley, Genelle Bundra, Christina Caruccio, Soky Chhe, Jason Cohen, Mandy Criswell, Elizabeth Davis, Tom Dusold, Stephen Durham, Chad Elder, Charles Emig, Michelle Fletcher, Chris Greiner, Emily Gula, Martin Gutmann, Anna Hade, Caitlyn Hatzell, Madelyn Hawk, Steven Herb, Trish Hoffman, David Hur, Alan Jalowitz, Hilary Kleckner, Bryce Lambert, Raina León, Jenny Litz, Rob Lutz, Machala McCoy, Shannon Macken, Maria Marvin, Danielle McLaughlin, David Newbury, Georges-Mathieu Nkamicaniye, Miranda Orso, Justina Osa, Claudia Padilla, Jenny Palmer, Dom Parrotta, Jess Pollack, Kara Robertson, Christine Romano, Meg Schmaus, Karen Schwentner, Jen Spence, Julia Spiering, Colleen Stabler, John Tomedi, and Bethany Walk, Caroline Wermuth, & Kevin Wong.