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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">I just learned about the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award which “</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">recognizes
children's books of literary and aesthetic excellence that effectively engage children in thinking about peace, social justice, global community, and equity for all people.” Perhaps many of you already know about this book award because it’s been around since
1953. (<i>How did I </i><b>not</b><i> know about this?!?)</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-color:#1F4E79;mso-style-textfill-fill-alpha:100.0%">Below is post from ALA’s Association of Library Services to Children blog describing a Jane Addams book
club that may be of particular interest to many of you considering the current political climate locally, nationally, and globally.—Katie
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<a name="2"></a><a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/AlscBlog/~3/w9MEZ7pTbmE/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000099;text-decoration:none">Gimme a C (for Collaboration!): Book
Clubs with Heart</span></b></a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:#555555">Posted: 22 Mar 2017 09:01 PM PDT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><img border="0" width="300" height="240" id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Logo-SPLC-300x240.jpg" alt="SPLC Wordle">Collaboration.
In theory, an easy concept. As a school librarian, I understand the importance of collaborating with my public librarians, and I try my best. But if you are anything like me, sometimes knowing what you should do and actually being able to execute it are two
totally different things. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">When it came time to think of a topic to write about for this collaboration-themed post, I immediately thought of the program that is run jointly
by Mira Johnson, the HS librarian in my district and Penny Kelley, our YA librarian at the public library. I thought I’d interview them about the program, the work involved, and the benefits and challenges.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Tell me about the book club:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">We run a book discussion program with students in grades 5 to 7 based on the<a href="http://janeaddamspeace.org"><span style="color:#000099;text-decoration:none">
Jane Addams Peace Association’s</span></a> book awards. These are “given annually to the children’s books published the preceding year that effectively promote the cause of peace, social justice, world community, and the equality of the sexes and all races
as well as meeting conventional standards for excellence.” After reading and talking about the books together, we took a trip into New York City to attend the awards ceremony. We listened to the authors and illustrators make speeches and then we got to talk
to them ourselves. We hold meetings at both libraries and we’ve made presentations about our club to the Board of Education, the Friends of the Library, the PTA, and other grade levels in the district. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Where did the idea to start a book club focused on a book award come from and how did you decide to work together?</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Penny’s been involved with the Jane Addams Peace Association for many years, and she always thought the ceremony would be great to bring kids
to. Also, the books are always so good, and full of so many things to talk about. When she mentioned it to me, I said, yes, let’s go for it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Because our community is so small, we decided to collaborate for some programs, so we wouldn’t compete for the same kids’ very limited time.
Also, sometimes a school can be a more captive audience. We took advantage of this when we brought the JAB club to the high school’s public speaking class for practice on their presentation. That was a magical collaboration.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><img border="0" width="300" height="300" id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Jane-Addams-300x300.png" alt="Jane Addams">What
challenges did you face?</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Sometimes there was confusion over which library we’re meeting at, or slightly different equipment/WiFi in a different space. I think the kids
got used to our different teaching styles and accommodated well. I also think it’s a good bridge—they get to see school and public libraries working together and see how we’re both working toward the same big goals!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">The biggest challenge was probably getting approval from the school to miss school on a Friday. Also coordinating the permission slips was a
little tricky. Technically, it was officially a public library trip, but because it was a school day, the school still needed copies of the permission slips, etc.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">What has the response from the kids been?</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">I think they really get a lot out of it. The first year, we also visited the UN, and, although that made for an exhausting trip (!), they really
“got” the ideas of peace and social justice that the Jane Addams Peace Association is all about. They connected the books to the art that’s all over the UN and the things the guide was saying as well.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Have you noticed an impact with the students because of the collaboration?</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">We now have a “social justice” vocabulary, a small collection of shared books in our brains, and some really fun, moving experiences. It’s such
a great experience to meet and hear from authors and illustrators that you’ve met through their work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%"><em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">Melissa McBride is a school librarian in Southold, NY. She is a member of the AASL/ALSC/YALSA Interdivisional Committee on School-Public
Library Cooperation and the YALSA Board of Directors. You can follow her on Twitter @SESLibraryLand.</span></em><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:black">The post
<a href="http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/2017/03/gimme-c-collaboration-book-clubs-heart/">
<b><span style="color:#000099;text-decoration:none">Gimme a C (for Collaboration!): Book Clubs with Heart</span></b></a> appeared first on
<a href="http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog"><b><span style="color:#000099;text-decoration:none">ALSC Blog</span></b></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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