About Loan Stars

About Loan Stars

Loan Stars is managed by a group of hard-working members of the public library and publishing communities:

Co-chairs

  • Jackie Fry – BookNet Canada
  • Jefferson Gilbert – Canadian Urban Libraries Council

Library Representatives

  • Anthea Baillie – Markham Public Library
  • Caroline Land – Edmonton Public Library
  • Emily Hollingshead – Drumheller Public Library
  • Jennifer Green – Oshawa Public Library
  • Kat Drennan-Scace – Hamilton Public Library
  • Kristen Caschera – London Public Library
  • Kristine den Boon – Marigold Public Library
  • Jessie Pepin – Cochrane Public Library
  • Michael Warner – Toronto Public Library

Publisher and Vendor Representatives

  • Jesse Glibbery – House of Anansi Press
  • Karen Jakubczak – OverDrive
  • Laura Gaughan Rock – Literary Press Group
  • Lorraine Kelly – Simon & Schuster
  • Mary Giuliano – Penguin Random House Canada

Wholesalers

  • Edmund Salt – Whitehots
  • Michael Gray – Library Bound

Industry Organizations

  • Holly Kent – Ontario Book Publishers Organization
Loan Stars also acknowledges the tremendous effort put forth by staff at BookNet Canada with support from the Canadian Urban Libraries Council.