Category Archives: Audio books

Notable Children’s Recordings Discussion List Summer 2013 — #ala2013

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Mary Voors

Lynda Salem-Poling, the Notable Children’s Recordings Chair, and the NCR committee invite you to listen in on their discussions at the Annual Conference. They will be meeting in the Lake Huron Room of the Hilton Chicago Hotel Saturday, June 29; … Continue reading →

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Listen Up!

Posted on March 6, 2013 by abbylibrarian

Spring Break is coming up for a lot of our students and lots of our families will be taking road trips. What better time to feature our audiobook collection? My librarian Miss A created this display to promote our audiobooks (and … Continue reading →

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Are you listening?

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Jeanette Larson

I have been an avid consumer of audiobooks since I started my professional career. Secret: I never took children’s literature in library school. It was never offered at the times when I could attend classes 45 miles and a 90 … Continue reading →

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Listen to This!

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Jeanette Larson

I first became interested in audiobooks when as a relatively new librarian I was invited to serve on the Notable Children’s Recordings committee in 1983. I had started listening to audiobooks a year or two earlier as a way to … Continue reading →

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Listen up at #ALA11

Posted on June 27, 2011 by abbylibrarian

What do a medieval girl with a disability, a large, really, really gay teen musical star, and a Boovish alien all have in common? They’re characters voiced in audiobooks honored in the 2011 Odyssey Awards! I attended the Odyssey Award … Continue reading →

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Notable Children’s Recordings – Nominated Titles

Posted on January 2, 2011 by Mary Voors

The Notable Children’s Recordings committee has been busy listening their ears off! Ninety-eight titles are on this year’s  discussion list of nominated titles for inclusion in the ALSC Notable Children’s Recordings List for 2011. The discussion of these titles will … Continue reading →

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Guys Listen

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Jeanette Larson

It takes me awhile to process everything from Conference but one of the highlights was seeing Jon Scieszka, our National Ambassador of Literature for Young People. He is always charming and funny. We talked about a serious topic, however. Many … Continue reading →

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Odyssey Award Program

Posted on July 7, 2009 by admin

The Odyssey Award program, recognizing the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States, will be held on Monday, July 13 from 3:30 – 5:30 on Monday afternoon at McCormick … Continue reading →

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