New ALSC Rule Will Limit Awards Committee Members’ Reviewing, Blogging
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) has established a new rule stating that Youth Media Awards committee members may not publish reviews or blog about materials eligible for awards...
View ArticleResources for Coretta Scott King Award Winners │ JLG’s Booktalks to Go
The results are in. The winners of the 2014 Coretta Scott King Medals were announced at the 2014 Youth Media Awards, in addition to four honor books. Given annually to African American authors and...
View ArticleKick-butt Pura Belpré Winners for Día de los niños/Children’s Day | Libro por...
Yuyi Morales from Niño Wrestles the World (Roaring Brook Pr.) The 2014 Pura Belpré award winners were announced on January 27 at the American Association’s Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia. Presented...
View Article‘Every Child Ready to Read’ Materials Available for Spanish-Speaking Communities
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Public Library Association (PLA) have released a new Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR) resource for librarians who work with...
View ArticleALSC & YALSA’s Best Audio Picks of 2014
At the recent Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association (ALA) in Philadelphia this January, the Association for Library Service for Children (ALSC) and the Young Adult Library Services...
View ArticleALSC President’s Program: Partnerships that Positively Impact Children,...
Left to right: Librarian Brandy Sanchez of Daniel Boone Region Library in Columbus, MO; author and advice columnist Amy Dickinson; Brooklyn Public Library early childhood coordinator Rachel Payne....
View ArticleGraphic Novel Reading Lists Now Available from ALSC
Three new graphic novel reading lists intended for children from kindergarten through eighth grade have been released by the Association of Library Services to Children (ALSC), a division of the...
View ArticleKathleen T. Horning Named 2015 ALSC Distinguished Service Award Recipient
Kathleen T. Horning, Photo credit: J. Matzner Kathleen T. Horning is the 2015 recipient of the Association for Library Service to Children’s (ALSC) Distinguished Service Award. ALSC is a division of...
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