I’ve been an ALSC member since I was a student in 2014 and when I first joined I wasn’t the most engaged member. Shortly after landing my first job as a Children’s Librarian, I got involved with the children’s book award committee in my state. I also wanted to get more involved on a national level–but how?
Tag: newbery award
Call for Suggestions – Newbery Committee
The 2021 John Newbery Award Selection Committee is asking the ALSC membership to submit titles for consideration. “The Newbery Medal is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published by an American publisher in the United States in English during the preceding year. . . . Children are defined as persons of ages up to and including fourteen.” The committee considers all genres and formats (e.g., picturebooks and graphic novels). Please email titles for consideration to Jonda C. McNair (mcnair.7@osu.edu) and copy Gretchen Schulz (assistantnewbery@gmail.com), the committee’s administrative assistant. Hurry – suggestions close on October 15, 2020! Today’s guest blogger is Jonda C. McNair, 2021 John Newbery Award Selection Committee Chair . This blog relates to ALSC Core Competency: Knowledge, Curation, and Management of Materials.
Call for Suggestions – 2018 Newbery Award
Books are arriving and the 2018 Newbery committee is busily reading but we need your help in ensuring we are identifying the very best in children’s literature published in 2017. Please consider suggesting a title to the committee for consideration.
ALSC Online Courses – Fall 2015
ALSC encourages participants to sign up for Fall 2015 ALSC online courses. Registration is open for all courses. Classes begin Monday, September 14, 2015. One of the courses being offered this semester is eligible for continuing education units (CEUs). The American Library Association (ALA) has been certified to provide CEUs by the International Association of Continuing Education and Training (IACET). ALSC online courses are designed to fit the needs of working professionals. Courses are taught by experienced librarians and academics. As participants frequently noted in post-course surveys, ALSC stresses quality and caring in its online education options. For more information on ALSC online learning, please visit: www.ala.org/alsced It’s Mutual: School and Public Library Collaboration 6 weeks, September 14 –October 23, 2015 Instructor: Rachel Reinwald, School Liaison/Youth Services Librarian, Lake Villa District Library Storytelling with Puppets 4 weeks, September 14 – October 9, 2015, CEU Certified Course, 2.2 CEUs Instructor: Steven…
Call for suggestions – 2016 Newbery
In your year of reading so far have you encountered a character who came to life on the page? Has an author transported you to a vivid locale? Is there a book with a plot that has lingered in your mind? Perhaps you’ve read a book presenting information or concepts in an engaging and informative way for a child audience. Maybe a book has done all of this and more. Did you know you can suggest that book to the 2016 Newbery Committee for consideration? The 2016 Newbery Award Committee is asking the ALSC membership to submit titles for consideration. The Newbery Medal is presented annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published during the preceding year. Honor books may be named (although on three occasions no honors were named *gasp*). Distinguished is defined as: marked by eminence and distinction: noted for significant…
In Response to the Award Committee Conversation #alaac14
Dear fellow ALSC members: Please pardon my delay in joining the current conversation surrounding the clarification of confidentiality in regard to reviewing, social media and electronic communication for members of ALSC award committees. My hotel does not have wi-fi and the business center closes at 4 pm, (apparently most of “what happens in Vegas” doesn’t happen online), and combined with required meetings yesterday my reading and response to email has been significantly delayed. Over the past several years the ALSC office and officers have fielded a growing number of inquiries from members of award committees regarding appropriate written expression which maintains the confidentiality and integrity of the awards. The guidelines that had served us well were no longer sufficient to navigate the wildfire landscape of electronic communication and the exponential dissemination of opinion that occurs. In response, the ALSC Board appointed a task force which including past and present award chairs,…
ALSC Response to Horn Book July/August 2014 Issue Editorial #alaac14
As many of us begin to gather in Las Vegas for this year’s ALA Annual Conference, the excitement is building for the big event on Sunday evening, the Newbery-Caldecott Banquet, when we’ll celebrate the medal- and honor-winning book creators of two of the most prestigious awards in the world. This year there is a bit more buzz than usual as folks read and respond to this week’s editorial in Horn Book which expresses some concerns about a months-old revision to ALSC’s “Policy for Service on Award Committees”. As a member of the ALSC Board of Directors and chair of the Task Force that developed the recommendations that were subsequently adopted unanimously by the entire Board last January, I’m happy to provide some background about the updates. This Policy, which applies to those ALSC members serving on the selection committees of the book and media awards administered solely by ALSC (including…