In just over one month, the 2018 ALSC National Institute will take place in Cincinnati, Ohio. This year’s theme is All Aboard! Embracing Advocacy & Inclusion. Are you one of the lucky people who managed to get registered for this two and a half day National Institute before it was sold out? The ALSC Blog would love your help!
Author: Mary Voors
Mary R. Voors, the ALSC Blog Manager, is also the manager of the Children’s Services department of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana where she has the opportunity to work with one of the greatest groups of people in the world.
Meet Your ALSC Board – Sue McCleaf Nespeca
In this monthly feature, we profile ALSC Board members. We hope to offer information about the people who work to guide the organization so that you can feel more comfortable in reaching out to them with your concerns, questions, or comments. To continue this series, we invite you to meet ALSC Board member, Sue McCleaf Nespeca.
A look back at the last six months on the ALSC Blog (January – June 2018)
Twice a year, we try to make time on the ALSC Blog to take a look back at what has happened on these pages in the past six months. Since January, we have been busy!
How am I gonna get all this stuff home from #alaac2018?
Business was hoppin’ at the Post Office set up in the Convention Center as attendees rushed to mail home the many ARCs, catalogs, booklists, buttons, posters, informational pieces, and general swag – along with a few New Orleans souvenirs – which simply would not fit in their carry-ons.
Children’s Literature Legacy Award #alaac18
Today’s ALSC Board meeting was jam-packed with important business, but the final item on the agenda was obviously what the audience in attendance was waiting for; discussion of the ALSC Awards Program Review Task Force Recommendation: Laura Ingalls Wilder Award.
Notable Children’s Recordings 2019: Annual Discussion List
Michelle Ng, the chair of the 2019 Notable Children’s Recordings Committee, and the entire NCR committee, invite you to join them at their discussion at the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans this coming weekend. The titles being discussed are:
Live Blogging from #alaac18
The American Library Association Annual Conference begins today. Are you #alscleftbehind and unable to make it to New Orleans? Are you wondering how you can keep up with all that’s going on? We’ve got you covered! Check the ALSC Blog for all kinds of information about what’s going on at ALA.
Notable Children’s Books Discussion List – #alaac18
The ALSC Notable Children’s Books committee is charged with identifying the best of the best in children’s books. According to the Notables Criteria, “notable” is defined as: Worthy of note or notice, important, distinguished, outstanding. As applied to children’s books, notable should be thought to include books of especially commendable quality, books that exhibit venturesome creativity, and books of fiction, information, poetry and pictures for all age levels (through age 14) that reflect and encourage children’s interests in exemplary ways.