NEWS AND NOTESNew Maurice Sendak Museum Planned
New Beatrix Potter Book to Publish Fall 2016:
New Introductions for Beverly Cleary's 100th Birthday:
To top of page Various literary lists and award winners follows: South Asia / National Jewish / Rainbow list / Edgar Allen Poe / Charlotte Zolotow Award / Walter Dean Myers Award / Notable Books for a Global Society Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction / 2016 Amelia Bloomer List Announced
Children�s books (for ages 0-18) with positive depictions of girls and women are the focus of the annual Amelia Bloomer List, part of the Feminist Task Force of the American Library Association�s Social Responsibility Round Table. Titles include : For the full list, see: ameliabloomer.wordpress.com/2016/01/13/2016-amelia-bloomer-list.
2015-2016 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Winners Selected:
The Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), an affiliate of the American Library Association, has selected the winners of the 2015 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature (APAAL). The awards promote Asian/Pacific American culture and heritage and are awarded to titles published from October 2014 to September 2015 based on their literary and artistic merit.
To Awards List or To top of page Sydney Taylor Book Awards Announced
The Sydney Taylor Book Award honors new books for children and teens that exemplify the highest literary standards while authentically portraying the Jewish experience. The award memorializes Sydney Taylor, author of the classic All-of-a-Kind Family series. 2016 winners of the Sydney Taylor Book AwardFive Sydney Taylor Honor Books were named for 2016. For Younger Readers, the Honor Books are:The Honor book in the Older Reader category. For Teen Readers, the Honor books are: In addition to the medal winners, the Award Committee designated twelve Notable Books of Jewish Content for 2016. More information about the Sydney Taylor Book Award can be found at www.SydneyTaylorBookAward.org. Go there for the full list of 2016 winners, honor books, and notable books. To Awards List or To top of page South Asia Book Award
In 2015, the South Asia Book Award selected two winning titles and honors to encourage and commend authors and publishers who produce outstanding works on South Asia. The South Asia National Outreach Consortium is a sponsor of the South Asia Book Award, which aims to provide librarians and teachers educational resources containing South Asian content. Below are the authors and winning titles. To Awards List or To top of page National Jewish Book Award :
The Jewish Book Council honors literature that "reflects the incredible range of important and powerful stories of the Jewish communities of the past and present." As the top titles for the National Jewish Book Award they selected : Children�s LiteratureTo Awards List or To top of page Rainbow List Announced :
The Rainbow Book List Committee announced the 2016 Rainbow List on January 11. The Rainbow List is a bibliography of books with significant gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning content, and which are aimed at youth, birth through age 18. The list is intended to aid youth in selecting high-quality books that were published between July 2014 and December 2015. The list also is intended to aid as a collection development or readers� advisory tool for librarians serving children and young adults. Selected titles include : To Awards List or To top of page Edgar Allen Poe Awards:
The Mystery Writers of America revealed the nominations for the 2016 Edgar Allan Poe Awards. The Edgar Allen Poe Awards celebrate the best titles in mystery fiction, nonfiction, television. The nominations for Best Juvenile and YA include SLJ starred Blackthorn Key by Kevin Sands and SLJ Best Book The Walls Around Us by Nova Ren Suma. Below are the other children�s and teen books up for the big award. The winners will be announced at the 70th Gala Banquet, on April 28 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City. Best Juvenile Best Young Adult To Awards List or To top of page Charlotte Zolotow Award :
The 2016 Charlotte Zolotow Award Committee named five honor books: Walter Dean Myers Award Announced: 
The We Need Diverse Books (™) Walter Award Judges Committee has confirmed selections for the inaugural Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children�s Literature Young Adult Category. One winner and two honors have been named. The Walter Dean Myers Award, also known as "The Walter," is named for prolific children�s and young adult author Walter Dean Myers (1937 - 2014). Myers was a National Ambassador for Young People�s Literature as well as a champion of diversity in children�s and YA books. The winner of the first annual Walter award (2016) is the young adult novel All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely. The judges also selected two Walter honor books: Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings by Margarita Engle and X: A Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla Magoon. The Judges Panel reviewed titles published during the 2015 calendar year by diverse authors whose work featured a diverse main character or addressed diversity in a meaningful way. In the case of author pairs (or author-illustrator pairs), at least one member of the pair must be from an underrepresented community. The books covered many genres and included both fiction and nonfiction works. The award�s mission is to honor the memory of Walter Dean Myers and his literary heritage, as well as celebrate diversity in teen literature. We Need Diverse Books (™) is a 501(c)(3) organization established in 2014 to address the lack of diverse representation in the children�s publishing industry. The Walter Dean Myers Award is one of many initiatives funded or supported by WNDB (™). weneeddiversebooks.org To Awards List or To top of page Notable Books for a Global Society: The Children's Literature and Reading Special Interest Group of the International Literacy Association is pleased to announce the 2016 Notable Books for a Global Society. The list includes picture books such as Juna�s Jar by Jane Bahk, tween novels including Stella by Starlight by Sharon Draper and Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt, and nonfiction books including Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown and Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of his People by S.D. Nelson. Please visit www.clrsig.org/nbgs_books.php for a printable list of winners and additional information. To Awards List or To top of page Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction Named Laura Amy Schlitz�s The Hired Girl was named the 2016 Scott O�Dell Award for Historical Fiction recipient. Read more about the book and the award at School Library Journal: www.slj.com/2016/01/industry-news/why-the-hired-girl-won-the-2016-odell-award .
Sports Around the World Program Good for any library at any time of year, and it goes with the 2016 Summer Reading Themes "On Your Mark, Get Set, Read!" or "Read for the Win!" Several sports/game-themed crafts and activities will be set up in the library�s outdoor and indoor areas for this summer program. Each table will have at least 2 high school volunteers to run the activity at that station. If we run out of materials at a station, we will close it. Community groups that could be partners: Icebreaker activity:
For example: Beach Ball Over/Under:
Crafts:
Games and Activities:
For more children�s games from around the world, check out: www.topics-mag.com/edition11/games-section.htm Penny Peck, SJSU iSchool To top of page BayNews needs you! BayNews welcomes any articles, news, ideas on storytime or programs, etc. Just send any articles as a Word attachment to email, to Penny Peck at [email protected]. Thanks! |
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