For those of you at ALA Annual in New Orleans, you can probably relate when I say we were all moving full steam ahead. With temperatures in the 90s and high humidity, most everyone you met had a bit of a glow and varying degrees of moisture clinging to them from the steamy, long days spent running to meetings that seemed miles apart. ALSC Committee Work While the Fahrenheit was certainly high, it was the steam of ALSC’s hardworking members and their various committees that kept us moving forward. During the convention, process committees were meeting to make important decisions and plan next steps for exciting projects. Some of the children’s book and media award committees were discussing new titles under consideration for various honors. At the same time, other committees such as the 2018 Pura Belpré Award selection committee were celebrating their winning authors and illustrators. Exciting ALSC co-sponsored…
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Diversity and Inclusion: Recent ALSC Board Actions
Mentorship, diversity, social justice, leadership, and advocacy. These are just a few of the topics passionately discussed in ALSC sessions at the 2017 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago.
Submit an ALSC Nomination for the 2018 Ballot
Looking for an amazing opportunity within ALSC? Here it is! The 2018 ALSC Nominating Committee is looking for recommendations of candidates for several ALSC leadership and book award selection committees. Apply or nominate a colleague below! DEADLINE: Friday, March 31, 2017
Onward! (To #ALAAC16 and Beyond!)
“All was well.” –J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Unfathomably, it’s now time for my final monthly presidential blog post (otherwise known as POTA Blog #12). As we look ahead to ALA Annual Conference in Orlando in just about two weeks it is also, of course, a time to look back over the past year. While the 2015-16 Annual Report will be coming soon and will do an excellent job of more thoroughly documenting ALSC’s incredible achievements over the past twelve months, I would like to highlight here three things I said that I would do when I asked for your vote for the honor of serving as ALSC President and which we’ve successfully done together. 1. Reaching Out Over the past year, the ALSC team has engaged in productive conversations with such groups as: Food Research and Action Center Institute of Museum and Library Services The Joan…
2015 ALSC Election Results
Many thanks to all of the candidates who ran for division office this year. We appreciate their willingness to put their names forward for the division. Here are the results from the 2015 ALSC elections: Vice President/President-Elect Elizabeth “Betsy” Orsburn, Philadelphia, PA Board of Directors Christine Caputo, Free Library of Philadelphia-TOPSS, Philadelphia, PA Vicky Smith, Kirkus Reviews, Portland, ME Mary Voors, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN Division Councilor Jenna Nemec-Loise, Chicago Public Library, Chicago, IL Caldecott 2017 Committee Stacy Dillon, Little Red School House & Elisabeth Irwin High School (LREI), New York, NY Laurie Reese, Los Angeles Public Library, Los Angeles, CA Ashley Waring, Reading Public Library, Reading, MA Brian Wilson, Evanston Public Library, Evanston, IL Erica Dean Glenn, Berkeley Public Library, Oakland, CA Miriam Lang Budin, Chappaqua Public Library, Chappaqua, NY Janet Mumford, James McKinney Elementary School Library, Victoria, BC CANADA Holly Jin, Skokie Public Library, Skokie,…
Nominate a Colleague for the 2016 ALSC Ballot
Do you have a colleague who is a well-organized and knowledgeable manager, a skilled and articulate book evaluator, or an intelligent and creative leader in the field of youth services? Do you recognize one or more of these qualities in yourself? We are looking for ALSC members committed to our core values — Collaboration, Excellence, Inclusiveness, Innovation, Integrity and Respect, Leadership, and Responsiveness — to serve our association. The 2015 ALSC poll will open soon for voting, and it’s time to start thinking about next year’s slate of candidates. The members of the 2016 ALSC Nominating Committee encourage you to make recommendations for the following positions for the spring 2016 ballot: ALSC Vice-President/President-Elect ALSC Board Director New to ALSC Board Director ALSC Fiscal Officer ALSC 2018 Caldecott Award Committee Member ALSC 2018 Newbery Award Committee Member ALSC 2018 Sibert Award Committee Member ALSC 2018 Wilder Award Committee Member The deadline…
ALSC’s Next Steps after Day of Diversity
On Friday, January 30, 2015 the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), in collaboration with the Children’s Book Council hosted the invitation-only Day of Diversity: Dialogue and Action in Children’s Literature and Library Programming. Recognizing the conversations at the event was of interest to a much larger audience than we were able to accommodate at the Day of Diversity, ALSC and the CBC Diversity Committee sponsored a follow up program at ALA Midwinter. ALSC will continue to share information and outcomes from this event widely. On Monday, February 2nd during their Session II meeting, the ALSC Board of Directors reflected on the Day of Diversity and put together a list of commitments by the Association for the next three months and the next six months. This isn’t the start of the diversity or inclusion conversation for ALSC, nor by any means is it the end. This list reflects the…
Nominate Yourself or a Peer for the 2017 Wilder Committee
Due to the ALSC Board of Directors recent action to annually award the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, the 2015 ALSC Nominating Committee is seeking recommendations for candidates for membership on the Wilder Award Selection Committee. This ballot will be voted on in the spring of 2015 and members elected will serve on the 2017 Wilder Award Committee. Do you work with a youth services professional whose knowledge, skills and experience you admire? Do you have a colleague who can communicate clearly, critically and concisely about children’s literature? Have you served on a committee with an ALSC member who embodies our core values like respect, collaboration and leadership? We want to know about them. Don’t be shy — if you are interested in one of these positions and possess these qualities, put your own name forward as a possible Wilder Award candidate for the 2015 slate. The members of the ALSC…