{"id":7293,"date":"2013-09-16T00:01:21","date_gmt":"2013-09-16T04:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/?p=7293"},"modified":"2013-09-12T10:50:09","modified_gmt":"2013-09-12T14:50:09","slug":"morris-seminar-deadline-is-fri-sept-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2013\/09\/morris-seminar-deadline-is-fri-sept-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Morris Seminar Deadline is Fri., Sept 20"},"content":{"rendered":"

ALSC is seeking applications for its third biennial \u201cBill Morris Seminar: Book Evaluation Training,\u201d\u009d to be held on Friday, January 24, 2014, prior to the ALA Midwinter Meeting<\/a> in Philadelphia. This invitational seminar supports and honors William C. Morris\u2019 dedication to connecting librarians and children with excellent children\u2019s books. <\/p>\n

The Morris Seminar will bring new ALSC members and members with limited evaluation experience together with those who have served on ALSC\u2019s media evaluation committees in an environment to train and mentor them in the group process and in children\u2019s media evaluation techniques. The seminar will result in new and emerging leaders for future ALSC evaluation committees.<\/p>\n

The Morris Endowment<\/a> supports those selected to attend the training seminar by offering the seminar at no charge to the attendee. This includes all materials, breakfast, lunch, and afternoon break on Friday. To help defray additional costs for hotel and other expenses, a $200 stipend for each attendee will be provided by the endowment.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Morris Seminar offers an inspiring and invigorating opportunity to explore the dynamics of group discussion while engaging with experts in the field of book evaluation,\u201d\u009d said ALSC President Starr LaTronica. \u201cParticipants make strong connections to peers and leaders and come away with a renewed confidence in book discussion. This is a unique and invaluable experience for all involved and it ensures ALSC maintains its legacy of distinguished award-winning books.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n

Morris was a long-time ALSC member and friend, the recipient of the first ALSC Distinguished Service Award as well as an advocate for children\u2019s librarians and literature. Morris was former vice-president and director of library promotion at HarperCollins Children\u2019s Books. The ALSC William C. Morris Endowment was established in 2000 and activated in 2003 upon his death. Morris envisioned his endowment funding programs, publications, events, and\/or awards that would promote excellence in children\u2019s literature. <\/p>\n

Information and the application form are available on the ALSC website: http:\/\/www.ala.org\/alsc\/morrisseminar<\/a>. Questions should be directed to ALSC Executive Director Aimee Strittmatter<\/a> or 800-545-2433, x2162. Applications must be received by Friday, September 20, 2013<\/strong>. Attendees selected to attend the seminar will be notified during the last week in October.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

ALSC is seeking applications for its third biennial \u201cBill Morris Seminar: Book Evaluation Training,\u201d\u009d to be held on Friday, January 24, 2014, prior to the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia. This invitational seminar supports and honors William C. Morris\u2019 dedication to connecting librarians and children with excellent children\u2019s books. The Morris Seminar will bring new ALSC members and members with limited evaluation experience together with those who have served on ALSC\u2019s media evaluation committees in an environment to train and mentor them in the group process and in children\u2019s media evaluation techniques. The seminar will result in new and emerging leaders for future ALSC evaluation committees. The Morris Endowment supports those selected to attend the training seminar by offering the seminar at no charge to the attendee. This includes all materials, breakfast, lunch, and afternoon break on Friday. To help defray additional costs for hotel and other expenses, a $200…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":138,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[417,186,97],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-midwinter-2014","category-blogger-dan-rude","category-morris-seminar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/138"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7293\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}