The winners of the 2011 major literary awards for children were recently announced at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Conference in San Diego. [Click on each title to view in the catalog and to place a hold.] Caldecott Medal WinnerA Sick Day for Amos McGee, illustrated by Erin E. Stead (written by Philip C. Stead)Every … Read more
Random House Children’s Books continues to honor the memories of Perrot’s beloved librarians, Kate McClelland and Kathy Krasniewicz, with a special scholarship for a new or student librarian to attend the American Library Association Annual Conference. From Random House’s Website:ALA Members: In 500 words or less, tell us about a new librarian or library student … Read more
Banned Books Week 2010 is the twenty-ninth annual celebration of the freedom to read. This freedom, not only to choose what we read, but also to select from a full array of possibilities, is firmly rooted in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees freedom of speech and freedom of the press. Although … Read more
Ever feel like print is dying out? No more libraries, books, etc.?! Well, I found this in a newsletter I subscribe to. To the library world this is good news! Now Is the ‘Most Exciting Period to Be a Reader’ Amidst all the doom and gloom (Books are dying! Print is dead! The Kindle will … Read more
The winners of the 201o major literary awards for children were just announced at the American Library Association’s Midwinter Conference in Boston. [Click on each title to view in the catalog and to place a hold.] Caldecott Medal Winner: The Lion and the Mouse, illustrated by Jerry PinkneyIn this wordless retelling of an Aesop fable, … Read more
A few interesting tidbits from Publisher’s Weekly: Newbery medalist Katherine Paterson has been appointed the new National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature. She succeeds the first Children’s Ambassador, Jon Scieszka. Paterson says, “Books help us make friends who are different from ourselves.” Diary of a Wimpy Kid, the movie, arrives in theaters on April 2nd, … Read more
The 2009 National Book Awards were presented on Wednesday. Fiction Winner:Let the Great World Spin, by Colum McCann In the dawning light of a late-summer morning, the people of lower Manhattan stand hushed, staring up in disbelief at the Twin Towers. It is August 1974, and a mysterious tightrope walker is running, dancing, leaping between … Read more
The National Book Awards present the best in four genres of published works: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People’s Literature. They recognize the best in literature, from both emerging and established writers. The National Book Awards finalists were announced on October 14th, 2009 and are as follows: For Fiction:American Salvage, by Bonnie Jo Campbell Let … Read more
The Ezra Jack Keats Award is dedicated to fostering the talent of the new generations of children, artists, and authors who have succeeded Ezra Jack Keats. Keats was the distinguished author-illustrator of the classic Caldecott Award-winning The Snowy Day. The EJK award recognizes and encourages developing, talented authors and illustrators of children’s books. The 2009 … Read more
The American Library Association’s annual Genre Fiction awards were announced in the April 15th edition of Library Journal. Perrot Library is pleased to have a staff member, MirjaJohanson, on this Reading List Council. This year’s winners are: Adrenaline:Blue Heaven, by C.J. Box A twelve-year-old girl and her younger brother go on the run in the … Read more
The Pulitzer Prize for fiction was awarded to Olive Kitteridge, by Elizabeth Strout. The press releases describes the book as “a collection of 13 short stories set in small-town Maine that packs a cumulative emotional wallop, bound together by polished prose and by Olive, the title character, blunt, flawed and fascinating.” This book was used … Read more
“Remembering Kate and Kathy: Two Passionate Youth Librarians Leave Behind a Lasting Legacy,” by Vicky Smith, School Library Journal
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