2006 Helen R. Shultz Library Scholarship Winner: Stephenie Acosta

The 5th Annual 2006 Helen R. Shultz Library Scholarship was awarded on August 1st to Stephenie Acosta of Monmouth County Library in Manalapan, NJ. Stephenie is in charge of cataloging children's material for MCL Headquarters and all ten branch libraries. Stephenie is studying for her Masters in Information and Library Science at the University of Pittsburgh, Pa. The Friends of the West Long Branch Public Library offers the Helen Shultz Scholarship to encourage people in West Long Branch and Monmouth County to train for a career in librarianship. The scholarship awards $1000.00 for an academic year to one student who lives in West Long Branch or Monmouth County and has been accepted into a library science or paraprofessional library program. The Friends, Board of Trustees and staff of the West Long Branch Public Library congratulates Stephenie and wishes her the best in of luck in her future studies!