Midwinter Meeting
Tackling societal challenges: a view from two generations. A conversation with Patrisse Cullors and Marley Dias at the 2018 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits.
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Marley Dias, the girl-wonder who started the #1000blackgirlbooks campaign, interviews Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter movement, to learn what determining factors and mindset led each of these activists and motivated them to take...
Nominees sought for 2018 Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Author/Illustrator Award for Lifetime Achievement
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CHICAGO — The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () is accepting nominations for the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Author/Illustrator Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is named for award-winning children’s author Virginia Hamilton (1936-2002)...
Junot DÃaz Presents as Auditorium Speaker at the 2018 Midwinter Meeting Exhibits in Denver
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Junot Díaz is the author of the critically acclaimed Drown; T he Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, which won the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award; and This Is How You Lose Her, a New York Times bestseller and National Book...
Apply now for 2018 ALCTS Midwinter Symposium registration grants
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CHICAGO —The Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) is offering registration grants to encourage library support staff and library school students to participate in the ALCTS 2018 Midwinter Symposium to be held Feb. 9, 2018...
Longlist for 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction announced
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CHICAGO – Forty-six books, 25 fiction, 21 nonfiction, have been selected for the longlist for the 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The list is now available on the awards’ website. The six-title shortlist—three each...
Dave Eggers is Auditorium Speaker at 2018 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in Denver
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Dave Eggers is an award-winning and acclaimed author of many books, including What Is the What, winner of France’s Prix Medici and finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award; and more recently The Circle and Heroes of the Frontier, longlisted for...
Author and Poet, Elizabeth Acevedo is the Arthur Curley Lecture Speaker at the 2018 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in Denver
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Elizabeth Acevedo will present as the Arthur Curley Lecture Speaker at the Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in Denver. Acevedo was born as the youngest child of Dominican immigrants. Raised in New York City, her poetry is infused with Dominican bolero and...
Bill Nye and Gregory Mone Will Close the 2018 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in Denver
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Science educator, mechanical engineer, television host, and New York Times bestselling author, William Sanford "Bill" Nye, and co-author Gregory Mone, a novelist, science journalist, speaker, and children’s book author will close the 2018 Midwinter...
Announcing ‘Libraries Transforming Communities: Models for Change for Academic Libraries’ free webinar series
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CHICAGO — The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () Public Programs Office, the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) and the National Coalition for Dialogue & Deliberation (NCDD) invite academic library professionals to attend a free learning...
Chicago Public Library and Museum of Science and Industry present a STEAM-inspired approach to summer learning
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CHICAGO — Summer reading for children is a long standing and cherished tradition in public libraries across America, but today’s kids need to master new skills and competencies. Today’s summer programming needs to move beyond reading to engage children...
New resolution addresses accurate information and media manipulation
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CHICAGO — The need for accurate information is not new, but the divisive methods to undermine its credibility is. In response to the recent dialogue on fake news and news literacy, the Intellectual Freedom Committee (IFC) crafted “ Resolution on...
ACRL Board of Directors affirms commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, access
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CHICAGO — The Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) is unwavering in its long-standing commitment to promoting the free exchange of different viewpoints and ensuring privacy and confidentiality in academic libraries. We will continue to...
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app announces 2017 youth media award winners
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ATLANTA - The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () today announced the top books, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its Midwinter Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia. A...
2017 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named
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ATLANTA–The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () is pleased to announce the winners of the 2017 Schneider Family Book Awards, which honor an author or illustrator for the artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences...
Thousands consider libraries’ immediate and future needs at 2017 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits
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ATLANTA — The thousands of librarians, library workers and supporters at the 2017 °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app Midwinter Meeting and Exhibits, held Jan. 20-24 in Atlanta, delved into the future of libraries, while also bringing a heightened sense of...
'March: Book Three' wins 2017 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award
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ATLANTA– “March: Book Three” created by John Lewis Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell, published by Top Shelf Productions, an imprint of IDW Publishing, has been named the 2017 winner of the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, the first...
Naomi Shihab Nye to deliver 2018 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture
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ATLANTA – Writer and Poet Naomi Shihab Nye will deliver the 2018 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. The announcement was made today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app (), during the...
'Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Hammer of Thor' and 'If I Was Your Girl' win 2017 Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award
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ATLANTA– “Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Hammer of Thor” by Rick Riordan, published by Disney Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group and “If I Was Your Girl” by Meredith Russo and published by Flatiron Books, are the 2017 recipients of the...
Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Javaka Steptoe win 2017 Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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ATLANTA – Congressman John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, co-authors of “March: Book Three,” and Javaka Steptoe, illustrator of “Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat,” are the winners of the 2017 Coretta Scott King Book Awards honoring...
Kelly Barnhill, Javaka Steptoe win Newbery, Caldecott Medals
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ATLANTA - Kelly Barnhill, author of “The Girl Who Drank the Moon,” and Javaka Steptoe, illustrator of “Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat,” are the 2017 winners of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most...