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Spotlight on the Newbery and Caldecott Winners

DiCamilloFlocaThe Newbery and Caldecott Medals honor outstanding writing and illustration of works published in the United States during the previous year and are the most prestigious awards in children’s literature. By now, most folks know that Kate DiCamillo, author of Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures (Candlewick), and Brian Floca, illustrator of Locomotive (Atheneum), are the 2014 winners of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals.

DiCamillo, a resident of Minneapolis, has previously received Newbery recognition for “The Tale of Despereaux,” the 2004 Medal winner, and Floca“Because of Winn-Dixie,” a 2001 Honor Book. DiCamillo was recently named 2014-2015 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature too, so it is simply satisfying to have a Minnesotan doing so well this year!

The full press release includes details about the authors and these books, along with lists of books that got honorable mentions.

Read the full ALA press release now….

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ALA Youth Media Award Winners

DiCamilloFlocaAccording to American Libraries Direct, “ALA announced the top books, videos, and audiobooks for children and young adults—including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery, and Printz awards—at its Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia. The announcement was webcast for those who could not attend and is still viewable as an hour-long archived recording. Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, ALA awards guide parents, educators, librarians, and others in selecting the best materials for youth. This is why people want to hear the announcements in person….”

           The Full List of Youth Media Award winners

FlocaPublic Information Office, Jan. 27; AL: The Scoop, Jan. 27

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The Future of Libraries: American Libraries Live

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Were you too busy to watch the January 8th  American Libraries Live Webinar? Me too…..but it is not too late!

The moderator was David Lee King, the format was a Google Hangout. King is the digital branch and services manager at the Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, where he plans for, implements, and experiments with emerging technology trends. He speaks internationally about emerging trends, website usability and management, digital experience planning, and managing tech staff.

• Joseph Murphy, Director of Library Futures, Innovative Interfaces
• Marshall Breeding, Library Technology Consultant, Speaker and Author
• Bohyun Kim, Digital Access Librarian at Florida International University Medical Library

Many interesting ideas emerged including….

  • Libraries as change foundries and local change experts
  • Libraries as laboratories
  • Libraries as canaries in the coalmine, testing the changing environment
  • Libraries are settling in as a filler of gaps

Listen for yourself! The archived hangout is available at http://americanlibrarieslive.org/

Academic, Check this out:, General, Public, School Media Specialist, Special

Live Broadcast: Tablet & Mobile Applications

Image by Mosi. Retrieved from Flickr. Used under Creative Commons' licensing.
Image by Mosi. Retrieved from Flickr. Used under Creative Commons’ licensing.

This coming month, American Libraries Live is talking about how to incorporate various devices into library services AND internal staff activity. Register to attend Tablets and Mobile Applications on Thursday, November 14th at 1 pm Central Time. Click here to register for this free broadcast.

Tip: Missed a past broadcast? Click here to view archived episodes.