Linda R. Silver received her MLS from Case Western University and then worked for 20 years in public school and synagogue libraries as a specialist in Jewish children's literature. She is the editor of the Jewish Valuesfinder, an online guide to values in Jewish children's literature and co-editor of reviews of books for children's and teens in the newsletter of the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL). Silver is a much sought-after teacher and frequent speaker throughout the U.S..