1.0ALSC Bloghttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blogCarolyn Brodiehttps://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/author/carolyn-brodie/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="0lfJhpVOeq"><a href="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2013/04/6300/">44th Arbuthnot Honor Lecture: An Honorable History</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2013/04/6300/embed/#?secret=0lfJhpVOeq" width="600" height="338" title="“44th Arbuthnot Honor Lecture: An Honorable History” — ALSC Blog" data-secret="0lfJhpVOeq" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> If you know the Dick and Jane, then you have already encountered May Hill Arbuthnot, who co-authored these iconic readers. The 44th Arbuthnot Honor Lecture will be delivered on Thursday, May 16, 2013 by Michael Morpurgo. The selected hosts for the event are Nazareth College and the Youth Services Section of the New York Library Association in Rochester, New York. The honor lectureship will be tied to several other significant events for librarians and readers of children’s and young adult literature during Children’s Book Week and will kick off the 38th annual NYLA Youth Services Section’s Spring Conference. Much detailed information about the event, including ticket ordering can be found here. The May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award was established in 1969 by the Association for Library Service to Children with Arbuthnot providing the inaugural lecture. As a tribute to this esteemed author, editor, critic, anthologist and educator, the lecture...https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/MayHill_1971_book-150x150.jpg