In an effort to help ALSC members make an informed decision before they vote, today’s blog posts consist of statements from the two candidates standing for election as the ALSC Fiscal Officer. In this position, there are two candidates: Robbin Friedman and Denise Lyons; one to be elected.
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.
Standing for Election: 2022-23 New-to-ALSC Board of Directors
In an effort to help ALSC members make an informed decision before they vote, this afternoon’s blog post consists of statements from the two candidates standing for election to the ALSC New-to-ALSC Board of Directors. In this position, there are two candidates: Emily Mroczek and Jaime Eastman; one to be elected.
Standing for Election: 2022-23 ALSC Board of Directors
In an effort to help ALSC members make an informed decision before they vote, this morning’s blog post consists of statements from the two candidates standing for election to the ALSC Board of Directors. In this position, there are two candidates: Maria Estrella and Christopher Brown; one to be elected.
Join the PLA 2022 Conference Blogging Team!
PLA 2022 is coming up in just a few weeks and the ALSC Blog will be offering updates about what is happening at the conference with a team of conference guest bloggers. 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.
The YMA announcements at #LibLearnX did not disappoint
One of my favorite days of the year is when the ALA Youth Media Awards (YMAs) are announced. For years, they have been announced at the American Library Association’s Midwinter meeting with a buzzing auditorium full of excited librarians, publishers, and other children’s literature aficionados in attendance. Due to the pandemic, the announcements went virtual in 2021. This year the YMA announcements were once again live-streamed as they were announced at ALA’s virtual conference LibLearnX – Library Learning Experience.
Notable Children’s Books Discussions – Winter 2022 #LibLearnX
Each year a committee of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) 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.”
Conference Blogging from #liblearnx
#LibLearnX – The Library Learning Experience begins today! Are you unable to attend and wondering how you can keep up with all that’s going on at this virtual conference? We’ve got you covered!
Are you offering a Mock Election in preparation for the YMA’s?
The ALA Youth Media Awards will take place virtually on Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, at 8 a.m. CT during LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience. That’s less than 2 weeks from now! Are you offering a Mock Election to prepare for this event?