Midwinter Meeting
YALSA announces 2020 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award finalists
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CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 澳门六合彩开奖app (), selected five books as finalists for the 2020 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, which honors the best nonfiction books...
YALSA announces 2020 William C. Morris Award finalists
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CHICAGO - The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 澳门六合彩开奖app (), has selected five books as finalists for the 2020 William C. Morris Award, which honors the year’s best book written for young adults by...
Author and Artist Chanel Miller will Close the 2020 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in Philadelphia
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She stunned the world with a letter. Her victim impact statement, posted on BuzzFeed instantly went viral, viewed by eleven million people within four days. It's been translated globally, read on the floor of Congress, inspired changes in California law...
Bestselling Author Wes Moore is the Opening Session Speaker at the 2020 Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia
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Westley "Wes" Watende Omari Moore is an American author, social entrepreneur, television producer, and decorated US Army combat veteran. He grew up in Baltimore and the Bronx, raised by a single mom. Despite childhood challenges, Moore graduated Phi Theta...
Lily King among the authors at United for Libraries Gala Author Tea, sponsored by ReferenceUSA, at Midwinter
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EXTON, Pennsylvania —Lily King, David Nicholls, Judy Batalion, Janelle Brown, Sam Lansky, and Amy Engel will be among the featured authors at the United for Libraries Gala Author Tea, sponsored by ReferenceUSA, from 2-4 p.m. on Sun., Jan. 26 at the 2020...
unveils shortlist for 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
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CHICAGO – The 澳门六合彩开奖app () today announced the six books shortlisted for the esteemed Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year's best fiction and nonfiction books written for...
Author Julia Alvarez is the Arthur Curley Memorial Lecture Speaker at the 2020 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in Philadelphia
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Poet, novelist, and essayist Julia Alvarez left the Dominican Republic for the United States in 1960 at the age of ten. When she arrived in New York City, it was clear that American English would be a hill to climb. “I couldn’t tell where one word ended...
Olympic Medalists Maia and Alex Shibutani are Auditorium Speakers at the 2020 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in Philadelphia
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Maia and Alex Shibutani, a.k.a. the ShibSibs, are two-time Olympic bronze medalists, three-time world medalists, Four Continents Figure Skating Champions, and two-time U.S. National Champions. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, they became the first ice dancers...
Award-Winning Celebrity Chef and Best-Selling Author Jeff Henderson is the President's Program Speaker at the 2020 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in Philadelphia
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From humble beginnings in South Central Los Angeles, to life as an imprisoned drug dealer, to an award-winning celebrity chef and best-selling author, Jeff Henderson is a role model for anyone in need of encouragement and looking to reinvent their life...
Visionary Storyteller, Actress, and Author Echo Brown is an Auditorium Speaker at the 2020 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in Philadelphia
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Echo Brown is a visionary storyteller from Cleveland, Ohio, who strives to inspire and provoke. Her first solo show, nominated as one of the top ten best shows of 2015 by the San Francisco Chronicle, " Black Virgins Are Not for Hipsters" was nominated as...
Longlist for 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction announced
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CHICAGO – A total of 49 books (24 fiction, 25 nonfiction) has been selected for the longlist for the 2020 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The list is now available on the awards’ website. The six-title shortlist—three each...
2020 Symposium on the Future of Libraries Opens Call for Session Proposals
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CHICAGO – The Center for the Future of Libraries is accepting session proposals for the 2020 Symposium on the Future of Libraries (January 24 - 28, 2020, in Philadelphia, Pa.). Sponsored by the Center for the Future of Libraries, the Symposium features...
Revised Library Bill of Rights interpretations adopted at Seattle Midwinter Meeting
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Council adopted revisions to three Library Bill of Rights interpretations proposed by the Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) at the Midwinter Meeting in Seattle. On January 29, Council approved the proposed changes to “Challenged Resources,”...
ALCTS Statement Against Harassment, Racism and Discrimination
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CHICAGO—In light of reports of incidents of harassing, discriminatory and racist behavior that occurred at the 2019 澳门六合彩开奖app Midwinter Meeting, the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS) Board offers its...
New Library Bill of Rights Provision Recognizes and Defends Library Users鈥 Privacy
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The Library Bill of Rights — first adopted in 1939 and last amended in 1980 — has been updated to include an article focused on the concept of ensuring privacy and confidentiality for library users. The new article of the Library Bill of Rights, Article...
2019 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits Closes, Community Bound
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SEATTLE – The dialogue continues on the position of our nation’s libraries. As evidenced, the current role of the library, and its library workers, has become wide-ranging. In order to provide aid and transformation in our respective communities, the...
Council approves new Penguin Random House Library Award for Innovation Through Adversity
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CHICAGO — The 澳门六合彩开奖app () Council, at a Sunday session during the Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits, approved the new Penguin Random House Library Award for Innovation Through Adversity. The award, which intends to present at its...
Corey R. Tabor wins Geisel Award for 鈥淔ox the Tiger鈥
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SEATTLE– Author and illustrator Corey R. Tabor is the 2019 recipient of the Award for “Fox the Tiger,” published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children...
Yuyi Morales, Elizabeth Acevedo win Pura Belpr茅 Awards
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SEATTLE – Yuyi Morales, illustrator of “Dreamers,” and Elizabeth Acevedo, author of “The Poet X,” are the 2019 winners of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award and Author Award, honoring Latinx authors and illustrators whose work best portrays, affirms and...
Joyce Sidman wins 2019 Sibert Medal
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seattle – Joyce Sidman, author of “The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian’s Art Changed Science,” was named the winner of the 2019 Robert F. Sibert Medal for the most distinguished informational book for children published in 2018. The award was...