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精东传媒 Council elects three members to Executive Board
CHICAGO - The 精东传媒 (ALA) Council has elected Stephanie Chase, Sophia Sotilleo and Steven Yates to serve on the 精东传媒Executive Board. The Executive Board election took place during LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience. Elected...
PLA seeks member volunteers for the 2023-2024 service term
CHICAGO — The Public Library Association (PLA) is seeking member volunteers for the 2023—2024 service term. Volunteering for a committee or advisory group is one pathway for members to expand their professional development and make an impact in the public...
Games and Gaming Round Table accepting applications for 2023 'Game On!' Grant
CHICAGO — The Games and Gaming Round Table of the 精东传媒 is proud to sponsor its annual grant program to enable libraries to develop gaming programs or collections for their patrons. Through the “Game On!” grants, $500.00 will be...
ACRL releases 鈥淯ndergraduate Research & the Academic Librarian, Volume 2鈥
CHICAGO – The Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) announces the publication of “ Undergraduate Research & the Academic Librarian: Case Studies and Best Practices, Volume 2,” edited by Merinda Kaye Hensley, Hailley Fargo, and Stephanie...
School librarians invited to apply for $5,000 Sara Jaffarian School Library Program Award
CHICAGO — School librarians are invited to apply for a $5,000 award recognizing outstanding humanities programming in kindergarten through eighth grade, the 精东传媒 (ALA) Public Programs Office announced. Nominations for the 2023 Sara...
Showcase Your Best Marketing Pieces by Applying for the Core PR Xchange Awards
Applications are open for the 2023 PR Xchange Awards! This competition recognizes the very best public relations materials produced by libraries in the past year. Entries are evaluated on content, originality, and design by a team of experts in public...
精东传媒 announces 2023 Youth Media Award winners
NEW ORLEANS — The 精东传媒 (ALA) today announced the top books, digital media, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its LibLearnX: The Library...
Amina Luqman-Dawson, Doug Salati win Newbery, Caldecott Medals
NEW ORLEANS — Amina Luqman-Dawson, author of “Freewater,” and Doug Salati, illustrator of “Hot Dog,” are the 2023 recipients of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most prestigious awards in children’s literature. Amina Luqman-Dawson and...
James E. Ransome wins 2023 Children鈥檚 Literature Legacy Award
NEW ORLEANS – James E. Ransome, illustrator and author is the winner of the 2023 Children’s Literature Legacy Award honoring an author or illustrator, published in the United States, whose books have made a significant and lasting contribution to...
2023 Batchelder Award honors HarperCollins for 'Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II'
NEW ORLEANS — HarperCollins is the winner of the 2023 Mildred L. Batchelder Award for “Just a Girl: A True Story of World War II.” The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library...
Michael Emberley wins 2023 Geisel Award for 'I Did It!'
NEW ORLEANS — Author Michael Emberley is the 2023 recipient of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for “I Did It!,” published by Holiday House. The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American...
Elizabeth Partridge, Lauren Tamaki win 2023 Sibert Medal
NEW ORLEANS — Elizabeth Partridge and Lauren Tamaki, creators of "Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams’s Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration” were named the winners of the 2023 Robert F. Sibert...
Announcing the 2023 Excellence in Children鈥檚 and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists
Core presents the 2023 Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists. The lists are composed of notable children’s and young adult science fiction published between November 2021 and October 2022 and organized into three age...
Rita Williams-Garcia to deliver 2024 Children鈥檚 Literature Lecture
NEW ORLEANS — Author Rita Williams-Garcia will deliver the 2024 Children’s Literature Lecture. The announcement was made today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 精东传媒 (ALA), during...
Adriana M. Garc铆a, Claribel A. Ortega y Vincent Tirado ganan premios Pura Belpr茅
NUEVA ORLEANS — Adriana M. García, ilustradora de “Where Wonder Grows”; Claribel A. Ortega, autora de “Frizzy”; y Vincent Tirado, autore de “Burn Down, Rise Up” fueron seleccionados como ganadores de la edición 2023 de los Premios Pura Belpré al artista...
