<font><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">For many Oregon library staff, OLA Children's Services Division's annual Mock Caldecott Workshop is a favorite professional learning opportunity. See what ALA's Association for Library Service to Children has planned to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Caldecott medal!<br>
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Date: Mon, Apr 9, 2012 at 4:04 PM<br>Subject: [alsc-l] The Caldecott Medal 75th Anniversary<br>To: <a href="mailto:alsc-l@ala.org">alsc-l@ala.org</a><br><br><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">ALSC
members,</span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">It's time to celebrate </span><font color="#222222"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">75 years of
distinguished picture books! </span></span></font><br>
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<font color="#222222"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">The Caldecott Medal was established in 1937, and first awarded in
1938. Now, in 2012 through 2013, the Caldecott 75th Anniversary Task
Force has prepared a slew of special Caldecott-related events and activities to
include everyone in the celebration. But we're counting on all of you to
help spread the word. </span></span></font><br>
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<font color="#222222"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">An outline of activities can be found at </span></span></font><a href="http://www.ala.org/alsc/Caldecott75" target="_blank"><font color="#3333ff"><span style="color:#3333ff"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">http://www.ala.org/alsc/Caldecott75</span></span></font></a><font color="#222222"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">,</span></span></font><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> and includes a series of</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> webinars, starting on Tuesday May 8th with</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> <b><i><span style="font-weight:bold;font-style:italic"></span><a href="http://goog_397904408" target="_blank"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Caldecott Uncovered: What You’ve Always Wanted to
Know About the Caldecott Medal</span></a><a href="http://www.ala.org/alsc/caldecott-uncovered" target="_blank"> </a></i></b></span>with
Rita Auerbach (sign up before it fills up!); <span style="white-space:pre-wrap">a special Breakfast for Bill Program at the</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold"></span><a href="http://www.ala.org/alsc/confevents/institute" target="_blank"><font color="#3333ff"><span style="color:#3333ff"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">ALSC
National Institute</span></span></font></a><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"></span></b>
featuring Caldecott-honored illustrators Kevin Henkes, Denise Fleming and Eric
Rohman; an online gallery, a special issue of Children & Libraries
magazine, and more! </span> The celebration will culminate at the ALA
Annual Conference in 2013, including a preconference devoted to the Caldecott.
Make sure to follow <font color="#222222"><span style="color:#222222"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">the</span><a href="http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/" target="_blank"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">ALSC blog</span></a><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">
and</span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Associationforlibraryservicetochildren" target="_blank"></a></span><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Facebook</span></span></font><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"> for updates as our celebration unfolds. </span></span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">We’re hoping
to enlist all of you to spread news of the celebration far and wide. In
spirit, the Caldecott Medal belongs to more than just ALSC. Are you
a member of AASL, IRA, NCTE, or other professional organizations that might be
interested in knowing about the anniversary, and holding their own programs or
campaigns to celebrate the award? Please contact me with your
ideas, and please share announcements of the celebration with your local
colleagues and community. </span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial">Looking
forward to seeing you online and in person at one of these many celebrations—</span></font><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Nina Lindsay<br>
<a href="mailto:ninaalsc@gmail.com" target="_blank">ninaalsc@gmail.com</a><br>
Caldecott 75th Anniversary Task Force Chair<u></u><u></u></span></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">ALSC Board 2010-2013<br>
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Children's Services Coordinator<br>
Oakland Public Library<br>
125 14th Street<br>
Oakland CA 94612<br>
phone: <a href="tel:%28510%29%20238-6706" value="+15102386706" target="_blank">(510)
238-6706</a><br>
fax: <a href="tel:%28510%29%20238-6865" value="+15102386865" target="_blank">(510)
238-6865</a><br>
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</div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><b>Ellen Fader</b><br>
Youth Services Director<br>
Multnomah County Library<div>205 NE Russell</div><div>Portland, OR 97212<br>
Phone: 503.988.5408<br>
Cell: 503.703.3995 <br>
Fax: 503.988.5441<br>
<u><a href="mailto:xxxxxxx@multcolib.org" target="_blank">ellenf<u>@</u><u>multcolib</u><u>.</u><u>org</u></a></u><br>
<a href="http://www.multcolib.org/" target="_blank">www.multcolib.org</a></div><br>