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From: Lbhcove_at_aol.com
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:45:51 -0500 (EST)
For what seems like eons I have tried, among others, to understand why ALA does not have an award for poetry. Both IRA and NCTE have established awards for the genre.
What more can be said or done to try to get this accomplished? Or is it never going to happen?
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In a message dated 1/27/2012 10:18:06 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, horning_at_education.wisc.edu writes:
I agree that it's unfortunate that one has to understand the governance of ALA to know why some awards get announced at the press conference and some don't, and why some are automatically included on the ALSC Notables list, and some not.
With regard to the latter: the Notables Committee member who was overheard making the comment about "major awards" misspoke. It's only ALSC awards that are automatically added to the list, i.e. Newbery, Caldecott, Batchelder, Sibert, Belpre, and Geisel. This practice is rooted in history. Years ago, there were only two ALA children's book awards, Newbery and Caldecott, and they were selected by the same ALSC committee. The Newbery/Caldecott committee included a subcommittee that was charged with compiling a list of notable children's books that didn't win either award but that they wanted to call to the attention of librarians as outstanding. There are many ALSC members who would like to see the "automatic adds" practice stopped all together, especially given the number of awards sponsored by ALSC these days.
It's not up to ALSC to bring any other awards "into the fold." If any of the affiliates, such as APALA or AILA, or ALA roundtables such as GLBT-RT or EMIERT, would like to ask ALSC to co-sponsor their awards, they could certainly approach ALSC. This is exactly what REFORMA did when they established the Pura Belpre Award 15 years ago; REFORMA members worked tirelessly with ALSC for years to figure out terms and processes both groups could agree on and to get the award off the ground. And they continue to do the sort of collaborative work that's required of a true partnership. It hasn't always been easy, but I would guess both entities would say it has been well worth all the added effort. However, I would not assume that APALA, AILA or GLBT-RT would prefer to have their awards administered by ALSC or any other ALA division. (Of these groups, I have been active on GLBT-RT book committees and can tell you that when it comes to selecting books, we really value our autonomy. I would be interested to see if my col leagues in APALA or AILA would agree.)
The Coretta Scott King Award is one of the oldest and most prestigious awards in children's literature. It has its own rich history and governance, and it one of ALA's best success stories. Anyone who doesn't consider it a major award doesn't know much about children's literature.
KT
On 01/26/12, Christine Taylor-Butler wrote: With the shift in population being what it is, I hope ALSC will consider being more supportive and inclusive by bringing some of those awards into the fold and according them with the same "front of the bus" status........C
Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:45:51 -0500 (EST)
For what seems like eons I have tried, among others, to understand why ALA does not have an award for poetry. Both IRA and NCTE have established awards for the genre.
What more can be said or done to try to get this accomplished? Or is it never going to happen?
Visit my site at: www.leebennetthopkins.com
In a message dated 1/27/2012 10:18:06 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, horning_at_education.wisc.edu writes:
I agree that it's unfortunate that one has to understand the governance of ALA to know why some awards get announced at the press conference and some don't, and why some are automatically included on the ALSC Notables list, and some not.
With regard to the latter: the Notables Committee member who was overheard making the comment about "major awards" misspoke. It's only ALSC awards that are automatically added to the list, i.e. Newbery, Caldecott, Batchelder, Sibert, Belpre, and Geisel. This practice is rooted in history. Years ago, there were only two ALA children's book awards, Newbery and Caldecott, and they were selected by the same ALSC committee. The Newbery/Caldecott committee included a subcommittee that was charged with compiling a list of notable children's books that didn't win either award but that they wanted to call to the attention of librarians as outstanding. There are many ALSC members who would like to see the "automatic adds" practice stopped all together, especially given the number of awards sponsored by ALSC these days.
It's not up to ALSC to bring any other awards "into the fold." If any of the affiliates, such as APALA or AILA, or ALA roundtables such as GLBT-RT or EMIERT, would like to ask ALSC to co-sponsor their awards, they could certainly approach ALSC. This is exactly what REFORMA did when they established the Pura Belpre Award 15 years ago; REFORMA members worked tirelessly with ALSC for years to figure out terms and processes both groups could agree on and to get the award off the ground. And they continue to do the sort of collaborative work that's required of a true partnership. It hasn't always been easy, but I would guess both entities would say it has been well worth all the added effort. However, I would not assume that APALA, AILA or GLBT-RT would prefer to have their awards administered by ALSC or any other ALA division. (Of these groups, I have been active on GLBT-RT book committees and can tell you that when it comes to selecting books, we really value our autonomy. I would be interested to see if my col leagues in APALA or AILA would agree.)
The Coretta Scott King Award is one of the oldest and most prestigious awards in children's literature. It has its own rich history and governance, and it one of ALA's best success stories. Anyone who doesn't consider it a major award doesn't know much about children's literature.
KT
On 01/26/12, Christine Taylor-Butler wrote: With the shift in population being what it is, I hope ALSC will consider being more supportive and inclusive by bringing some of those awards into the fold and according them with the same "front of the bus" status........C
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