Library and Information Science

[close] Margaret A. Edwards was a seminal force in creating young adult spaces in libraries. Edwards authored The Fair Garden and the Swarm of Beasts, a book about her experiences as a librarian working to advise and advocate for young adults in the library. The Margaret A. Edwards Award, distributed by YALSA, is named for her, and the Alex Awards, also distributed by YALSA are sponsored by her trust. Edwards required her employees to read 300 books per year so they could be a living advisory resource. This challenge honors her thinking, and challenges participants (especially librarians and library and information science students) to read 300 books, YA and/or children's, a year.