Monthly, we will profile current 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. This month, we invite you to meet ALSC Board member, Allison Knight.
Author: Mary Voors
Mary R. Voors is the ALSC Blog Manager. She loves reading picture books, early chapter books, YA fiction & nonfiction, and the occasional book written for adults. Mary has served on a variety of ALSC committees including the Newbery committee, the ALSC International Relations committee, the Great Web Sites committee (chair), the BWI Summer Reading Program Grant committee, the Notable Children’s Books committee, the Intellectual Freedom committee, the ALSC Board of Directors, and the Oral History committee.
Notable Children’s Books Discussion – July 2023
Each year the ALSC Notable Children’s Books Committee identifies 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 (birth through age 14) that reflect and encourage children’s interests in exemplary ways.
Notable Children’s Recordings – July 2023 Discussion
The Notables Children’s Recordings Committee is pleased to announce this year’s first set of public discussion meetings. The NCR committee’s charge is to develop a list of the most notable recordings of audiobooks and music of interest for children ages 0-14 produced in 2023. The committee will meet two times during the year for public discussion meetings, this year’s first set of two discussions will occur on Monday, July 17, 2023 from 4-6 PM and from 7 -9 PM Central time.
#alaac23 Conference Blogging
The 2023 Annual Conference – #alaac2023 – is on! Are you unable to attend and wondering how you can keep up with all that’s going on at this year’s American Library Association conference? We’ve got you covered!
Meet Your ALSC Board: Ariana Sani Hussain
Monthly, we will profile current 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. This month, we invite you to meet ALSC Board member, Ariana Sani Hussain. (Photo courtesy of Ariana Sani Hussain)
Meet Your ALSC Board: Meredith Steiner
Monthly, we will profile current 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. This month, we invite you to meet ALSC Board member, Meredith Steiner.
#alaac23 – Last call for Conference Bloggers
Are YOU attending this year’s ALA Conference? Would you be willing to share some of what you are learning with ALSC Blog readers? If YOU are interested in writing brief updates about the programs you attend, the speakers you hear, or the information you are learning, please let us know by filling out the Conference Blogging Interest Form. We’ll send you all the information you need to join our team. We hope to hear from you soon!
Become a #alaac23 Guest Contributor
Are you attending the 2023 Annual ALA Conference next month? We’d love to have you consider writing guest posts for the ALSC Blog about what you are learning and experiencing by joining us as a #alaac23 Guest Contributor!