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ALA/ALSC Awards Excitement

From: Schmidt, Tessa M. DPI <Tessa.Schmidt_at_dpi.wi.gov>
Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2013 07:06:52 -0600

Maintain the high from Monday's Youth Media Awards announcements by celebra ting the 75th Anniversary of the Caldecott Medal in three easy ways.

1) Sign Up for a Webinar! Registration is currently open for "Expanding the Caldecott Experience: Pro gramming with Caldecott Winning and Honor Books " with instructor Gene Nelson and "Get to Know the Ca ldecott Winners " with i nstructors Kathleen T. Horning and Nick Glass. Both webinars are completel y free to ALSC members and $55 for nonmembers. An archived version of thes e sessions will be available to members free of charge after the webinar ha s taken place; you do not need to register for the webinar to receive the a rchive. Space is limited; please do not register unless you are sincere ab out attending live.

2) Attend a Facebook Forum with a Caldecott Artist! Laura Vaccaro Seeger will participate in the 75th Caldecott Facebook Forum at 11 a.m. Eastern time on Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2013. Seeger won a Caldecott H onor in 2008 for "First the Egg." As part of the Forum, ALSC will intervie w Seeger about her Caldecott experience. This event is open to the public a nd a Facebook account is not required to view the event. Join the discussio n on the ALSC Facebook page.

3) Register for the Caldecott Preconference at ALA Annual! Register for "A Wild Ride: 75 Years of the Caldecott Medal," the ALSC preco nference at ALA Annual on Friday, Ju ne 28, 2013, Chicago, IL. Take a wild ride through the past, present and f uture of award-winning children's book art. Hear about the creative proces s from an array of Caldecott winners, as well as editors, art directors, an d production managers. Engage with one another in small focus groups and i nteractive, critical discussions of Caldecott medal books throughout the ye ars.

For more information about these events and to find out more about the Cald ecott 75th Anniversary, visit http://www.ala.org/alsc/Caldecott75

Tessa Michaelson Schmidt Caldecott 75th Anniversary Task Force Member

Youth and Special Services Consultant Public Library Development / Wisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction 125 S. Webster St. Madison, WI 53707 tessa.schmidt_at_dpi.wi.gov p: (608)267-5077 http://pld.dpi.wi.gov/pld_ys-sn
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