Day of judging took place on Thursday, February 19, 2009 at Peddie School

          Level I

1. Hon. Renee Swartz, Board Member IMLS, Chair New Jersey State Library
   Advisory Council, Chair and Coordinator New Jersey Center for the Book, Chair
   Rutgers SCILS Program Associates (Rumson)

2. Wilma Grey, Director, Newark Public Library (Newark)

3. Mary Jane Kurabinski, NJ Dept. of Education (Trenton)

4. Jacqueline Spritzer,  Media Specialist

    Level II

1. Phyllis Anker, Member, Mercer County Library Commission (East Windsor)

2. Marianne Gaunt, University Librarian, Rutgers the State University (New Brunswick)

3. Paul Pattwell, Automated Systems Librarian, Newark Pubic Library (Newark)

4. Gus Friedrich, Dean Emeritus, Rutgers SCILS (New Brunswick)

    Level III

1. Betty Turock, Professor Emerita, Rutgers SCILS, Past President ALA (New Brunswick)

2. Pat Morris, President, Executive Director, New Jersey Connection (Franklin)

3. Hon. Riletta Cream, Camden County Freeholder (Camden)

4. Sharon Rawlins, Youth Services Consultant, NJ State Library (Trenton)