The 2025 Bechtel Fellowship recipient is Aryssa Damron, a librarian at Van Ness Elementary School in Washington, DC. The Bechtel Fellowship, awarded by the Association of Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), awards a mid-career librarian with a minimum of eight years experience working with children, $4,000 to spend a month reading and studying at the Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature at the University of Florida in Gainesville. Recipients receive a cash stipend, special time with the curator, as well as a faculty mentor.
To read the full press release, visit: Aryssa Damron receives 2025 Louise Seaman Bechtel Fellowship | ALA.
To learn more about the Bechtel Fellowship, visit: Bechtel Fellowship » Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature » UF Libraries » University of Florida
To learn more about the Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature, visit: Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature » UF Libraries » University of Florida
