Back from Seattle #alamw

This year's ALA Midwinter Meeting was one of the best conferences I've ever attended. We got back from Seattle late last night. I'm too tired to write much now, so I'll be lazy and just post some links.

Here are a couple of posts I wrote for the ALSC blog:

Random House and Rock & Roll

Early Morning Meetings

Hungry in Seattle

The ALA Youth Media Awards are the Academy Awards of children's literature. Here's a link to this year's winners:

American Library Association announces 2013 Youth Media Award winners


Two books from my Best Books of 2012 list won awards. Since my list includes mostly adult books, this isn't a bad average.

Caldecott Honor recipient Extra Yarn

 

Alex award recipient

When a loved one is incarcerated

Last week I wrote a post for the ALSC blog about how libraries can serve children whose parents are incarcerated. I'm kind of proud of it, so please give it a read. Here's the link: alsc.ala.org/blog

As you can imagine, it is very stressful to have a family member in jail or prison. Many people feel ashamed and are too embarrassed to talk about the situation with new acquaintances. There are financial problems. It can be heartbreaking to be separated from a loved one. Children miss their parents and worry about their safety.

Here are three picture books that might help children in this situation feel a little less alone:

 Woodson, Jacqueline, and James Ransome.  

Visiting Day. New York: Scholastic Press, 2002. Print.

Higgins, Melissa, and Wednesday Kirwan. The Night Dad Went to Jail: What to Expect When Someone You Love Goes to Jail. Mankato, MN: Picture Window Books, 2012. Print. 

 Brisson, Pat, and Laurie A. Caple. Mama Loves Me from Away. Honesdale, Pa: Boyds Mills Press, 2004. Print.

ALSC/Candlewick Press "Light the Way" Grant

From the ALSC Association for Library Service to Children website:




The ALSC/Candlewick Press "Light the Way: Outreach to the Underserved" Grant was formed in honor of Newbery Medalist and Geisel Honoree author Kate DiCamillo, and the themes represented in her books.  The award consists of a $3,000 grant to assist a library in conducting exemplary outreach to underserved populations through a new program or an expansion of work already being done.

The  ALSC Library Service to Special Population Children and Their Caregivers Committee will select the winner of this award based on an application process.  Special population children may include those who have learning or physical differences, those who are speaking English as a second language, those who are in a non-traditional school environment, those who are in non-traditional family settings (such as teen parents, foster children, children in the juvenile justice system, and children in gay and lesbian families), and those who need accommodation service to meet their needs.  The winner of this award will be announced at ALA's Midwinter Meeting. 

How to apply

 

The ALSC Library Service to Special Population Children and Their Caregivers committee is now accepting online applications for the 2013 Candlewick Press Light the Way Grant! Applications and supporting materials will be due by November 15, 2012. 
Please do not fill out and submit the application until you have all the necessary materials to complete your application.

• Send a scanned copy of the Signature Form to the chair of the ALSC Library Service to Special Population Children and their Caregivers committee, Paula Holmes, at qsprite2@gmail.com.
• If you would like to review the application before submitting electronically, you can use the Light the Way Grant paper application.

Start the 2013 Light the Way Grant online application now!

"ALSC Scholarship application specifics", American Library Association, November 30, 1999.
http://www.ala.org/alsc/edcareeers/alscschol/scholarship_specifications (Accessed October 19, 2012)
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