Association for Library Service to Children
The Newbery Practitioner's Guide: Making the Most of the Award in Your Work
The Newbery Practitioner's Guide: Making the Most of the Award in Your Work
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This book provides strategies, guidance, and tips to library practitioners to make the most of the Newbery Medal in their work, including using booklists, displays, mock elections, and Bookstagramming to promote the award and address controversies. It also examines the Newbery Medal's place in the history of children's literature and advocates for the value of libraries and library workers serving youth.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 120 pages
Publication date: 30 April 2023
Publisher: American Library Association
Celebrate a century of the Newbery Medal with this comprehensive guide from the American Library Association (ALSC)! This invaluable resource delves into the intersection of the prestigious award with library practices across various domains, including collection policy, advocacy, programming, diversity, equity, and inclusion (EDI) efforts, and censorship. Renowned experts in the fields of library service to youth, children's literature, and education offer valuable strategies, guidance, and tips to empower practitioners in maximizing the impact of the Newbery in their work.
Inside, you'll discover:
Strategies for leveraging booklists, displays, mock elections, and Bookstagramming to promote the Newbery Award and the award-winning titles.
A perspective on the Newbery Medal at 100, examining its place in the history of children's literature and its current status in terms of promoting racially diverse literature.
Guidance to help you navigate objectively and confidently issues such as weeding award books and addressing controversies surrounding Newbery winners and honor books.
Strategies for advocating the value of libraries and library workers serving youth by leveraging the renown of the Newbery Award.
Time-saving programming and book group resources, including ready-made activities and discussion questions for dozens of Newbery titles, to enhance your library's engagement with the award and its recipients.
By exploring these key areas, this guide empowers librarians, educators, and book enthusiasts to celebrate the Newbery Medal's legacy while fostering inclusivity, diversity, and excellence in library services to young readers.
Weight: 363g
Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780838938270
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