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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hello!
I just learned of the new Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Award for literature
of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and
transgendered experience. I know many of you don’t subscribe to ALA’s
email lists so may not have heard of this new award yet. Please read the
following press release from the American Library Association (ALA) or go to <a
href="http://www.ala.org/yma">www.ala.org/yma</a> to learn more.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Katie Anderson,
Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>* Youth Services
Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'>Oregon State Library,
250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><a
href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us"><span style='color:blue'>katie.anderson@state.or.us</span></a>,
503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>NEWS<br>
For Immediate Release<br>
November 1, 2010<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Contact: Macey Morales (<a href="mailto:mmorales@ala.org">mmorales@ala.org</a>)
or 312-280-4393 / 5043<o:p></o:p></p>
<h1>ALA adds GLBT youth literature award to prestigious Youth Media Award
announcements<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p><span class=caps>CHICAGO</span> – As the publishing industry prepares
for the announcement of the American Library Association’s (<span
class=caps>ALA</span>) Youth Media Awards, authors and illustrators of Gay,
Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender (<span class=caps>GLBT</span>) literature for
youth will have their fingers crossed in hopes of receiving the coveted
Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award joins the <span
class=caps>ALA</span> Youth Media Award announcements, which include such
prominent literary prizes as the Coretta Scott King Book Award, John Newbery
Medal, Michael Printz Award, Randolph Caldecott Medal, Schneider Family Book
Awards and 13 other distinguished awards for youth literature. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The award is administered by the<strong> </strong><span class=caps>ALA</span>’s
Stonewall Book Awards Committee of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered
Round Table and is awarded annually to English-language works for children and
teens of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and
transgendered experience.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>“Children’s books regarding the <span class=caps>GLBT</span>
experience are critical tools in teaching tolerance, acceptance and the
importance of diversity,” said <span class=caps>ALA</span> President
Roberta Stevens. “Our nation is one of diverse cultures and lifestyles
and it is important for parents, educators and librarians to have access to
quality children’s books that represent a spectrum
of cultures.”<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The demand for quality <span class=caps>GLBT</span> children’s books
continues to grow as the nation becomes more diverse. According to the <span
class=caps>U.S.</span> Department of Health and Human Services an estimated 14
million children have a gay or lesbian parent, and the most current <span
class=caps>U.S.</span> Census data shows that more than 56 percent of same-sex
households have at least one child under the age of 18. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, the <span
class=caps>ALA</span> Youth Media Awards guide parents, educators,
librarians and others in selecting the best materials for youth. Selected by
committees composed of librarians and other literature and media experts, the
awards encourage original and creative work in the field of children’s
and young adult literature and media.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The members of the 2011 Stonewall Book Awards Committee are: Chair Lisa
Johnston, Sweet Briar College, Sweet Briar, Va..; W. Stephen Breedlove,
Connelly Library, La Salle University, Philadelphia; Amanda Clay, Lakeview
Elementary School, Norman, Okla.; Dave Combe, Ventura County Library, Ventura,
Calif.; Lewis Day, Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.;
Sharon Flesher-Duffy, Nashua High School Media Center, Nashua, N.H.; Roland
Hansen, Columbia College Library, Chicago.; Analisa Ornelas, Innovative
Interfaces, San Francisco; Stephen Patrick, Jonesborough, Tenn.; Jason
Phillips, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.; Roseann Szalkowski, Skokie
Public Library, Skokie, Ill.; Gypsey Teague, Clemson University, Clemson, S.C.;
Corwin Watts, Lincoln Public Schools, Lincoln, Neb.; and Rose Yndigoyen,
St. Joseph’s College, Brooklyn, <span class=caps>N.Y.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>For information on the Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature
Award and other <span class=caps>ALA</span> Youth Media Awards, please visit <a
href="http://www.ala.org/yma">www.ala.org/yma</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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