Pat R. Scales has tirelessly worked as an advocate for children's reading and intellectual freedom throughout her distinguished career. After working for more than twenty-five years for Greenville Middle School in Greenville, SC, Pat became the director of library and information services at the state's Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities. Among her many professional activities, she has served as President of ALA's Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), chaired the 2005 Arbuthnot Lecture Committee, 2003 Caldecott Award Selection Committee, 2001 Wilder Award Selection Committee, and 1992 Newbery Award Selection committee. Awarded the SCLA/SIRS Intellectual Freedom Award in 2001 and named one of the Movers & Shakers: People Changing the Future of Libraries by Library Journal in 2000, Pat continues to share her expertise with librarians around the world through her School library Journal Column, "Scales on Censorship."