From: Ruth I. Gordon <Druthgo>
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:38:26 -0800

Yes, Newby, etc., etc., is fun--often intense fun and often with dynamic discussion (when people can eliminate, "I love it," or "My grandchild loved it."). On the first N-C comm. on which I served there were 23 of us on several freezing nights in Chicago and on our final night we broke up somewhat after 0100 feeling good about our choices for both awards. Well, mostly we felt good but often there is the nagging thought that another title should have been chosen, or one should not have been. There is also the notion that when the awards are announced, many people in the room disagree. That's life in awardland.

In the old days, announcements were intimate because they were (are?) an official business meeting of the CSD/ALSC Board, not the over blown press conference of these years. I always mean to inquire whether the press conference is official business of PIO or of ALSC? Now, of course, with so many awards during one press conference, it is neither intimate, nor an event when the spotlight is only on ALSC. I miss that but believe that if it is a PIO event, it will become even larger when new awards are created.

--Big Grandma




On Jan 27, 2006, at 10:48 AM, Maia Cheli-Colando wrote:

> But is it fun? :) I've always wondered whether it was more a
> breakneck
> race to cover every worthwhile book that leaves you winded at the end,
> or a fantastic spin across the children's book world that consumes all
> your time yet leaves you ready for more when the awards are announced?
>


"You may not be able to change the world, but at least you can embarrass the guilty." --Jessica Mitford (1917-1996)
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