{"id":27564,"date":"2022-06-28T13:55:09","date_gmt":"2022-06-28T17:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=27564"},"modified":"2022-06-28T13:54:19","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T17:54:19","slug":"newbery-newbery-newbery-and-newbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2022\/06\/newbery-newbery-newbery-and-newbery\/","title":{"rendered":"Newbery Newbery Newbery! (and Newbery)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Happy 100th birthday, Newbery! My ALSC Blog colleagues have done a wonderful job writing about Newbery events for #alaac2022, so read them (here<\/a> and here<\/a> and here<\/a>)! I want to share a few highlights from two wonderful events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Newbery 100 Celebration!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Part trivia show, part author meet and greet, part birthday party, this event was one of my favorites in the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Historian, critic, and author Leonard Marcus spoke about the history of the Newbery Medal. One of my favorite of his quotes from the evening: \u201cEvery book is an expression of its own imperfect time.\u201d His vast array of knowledge is unparalleled, and if you haven\u2019t read The Minders of Make-Believe<\/em>, I highly recommend it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Steve Sheinkin and Stacey Rattner hosted an \u201cAuthor Fan Face-Off.\u201d It was hilarious to watch authors forget specific details about their own books! It makes complete sense though- when you\u2019re working on your next project, how easy it would be to forget those details! (Example, Kwame Alexander forgetting the punch line to a joke in The Crossover: \u201cY\u2019all know what the mama turkey said to her naughty son?\u201d The answer: \u201cIf your papa could see you now, he\u2019d turn over in his gravy!\u201d)<\/p>\n\n\n

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Kwame Alexander heading back from his trivia round<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

There was an enchanting comradery and love of children\u2019s books. Authors are celebrities to us children\u2019s librarians, but they are just people. When I was a kid, several reading experiences felt like books didn\u2019t even have authors- they were magical creations. Meeting the artist now doesn\u2019t break the magical spell, it gives the book experience more fairy dust. (I had a \u201cfangirl\u201d moment meeting Erin Entrada Kelly. In person, she is gracious and humble and funny!)<\/p>\n\n\n

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Erin Entrada Kelly signing my book copy!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

2022 Newbery-Caldecott-Legacy Banquet<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caldecott winner Jason Chin\u2019s speech focused on the power of guidance, describing his mentor Trina Schart Hyman. It was a humble, moving speech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Newbery winner Donna Barba Higuera talked about the power of story, and her own history of telling stories. How wonderful is it to have a sci-fi novel win this year!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Children\u2019s Literature Legacy Award went to Grace Lin, and is so well-deserved. Her speech celebrated the power of story and sharing her experiences with discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Networking\u201d: I admit that this term instantly ignites my social anxiety. But I realized at this event that this word doesn\u2019t have to mean walking around and giving out your business card to the most people possible. I spent much of the evening with an illustrator who described her journey to publication, and a librarian from Kansas City. We had an encouraging conversation about the reality of advocacy. It\u2019s hard work to get buy-in for changing outdated policies and working towards progressive librarianship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a pleasure to celebrate the Newbery Medal\u2019s 100th birthday! Thank you to ALSC for your hard work planning these events. The small details (little take-home ornaments with Newbery winning book titles, Hershey’s kisses with stickers on the bottom saying 100 Newbery). A dedicated team took the time to do these things, and it showed!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Photos courtesy of guest blogger)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Conference guest contributor Katie Clausen<\/strong> (she\/her) is the Early Literacy Services Manager at Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin, IL. Her specialties include discovery-based play, picture book analysis, and storytime best practices. During ALA, she will be munching on Vanilla Cupcake Goldfish, and is thrilled to attend The Newbery-Caldecott-Legacy Banquet. If she could read any book again for the first time, it would be\u00a0The Rabbit Listened <\/em>by Cori Doerrfeld.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please note that as a guest post, the views expressed here do not represent the official position of ALA or ALSC.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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