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Communications & publications
The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) offers a variety of publications and Internet 2.0 communication tools to support librarians in their daily work and to keep them connected with their colleagues.
ALA publications | Award-related products | ALSC books
ALA publications
The ALA Store offers a host of publications that address issues and topics on library service to children.
Award-related products
ALSC book award seals (Newbery, Caldecott, etc.)
ALA's award seals (packaged and bulk)
Includes information about the purchase of and permission for use of all ALA award seals including the Newbery, Caldecott, Batchelder, Belpre, Booklist Editors' Choice, Booklist Top of the List, Carnegie, Coretta Scott King, Edwards, Geisel, Printz, Schneider, Notabnles, Odyssey, Sibert, and Wilder
Audiocassettes (1977-2003; $2 each) and CDs (2004-present; $5 each) of Newbery, Caldecott, and Wilder acceptance speeches
Each cassette/CD contains the Newbery and Caldecott speeches, and also includes the Wilder acceptance speech in applicable years. While supplies last.
Please note: 1989 is the first year in which Wilder acceptance speeches were recorded along with the Newbery and Caldecott speeches. Wilder speeches prior to 1989 are not available as taped recordings.
Order cassettes/CDs directly from ALSC. Send a check or money order to ALSC, 50 East Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611.
ALSC books
To place an order for any of the ALSC titles listed below, contact:
1-866-746-7252 (toll-free)
Fax: 770-280-4155 (24 hours a day)
Mail: ALA, PO Box 932501, Atlanta, GA 31193-2501
Competencies for Librarians Serving Children in Public Libraries
Reprint in pamphlet form of the competencies revised in Fall, 1999. ISBN: 0-8389-8063-5; $3; 6-page pamphlet.
A Library/Head Start to Literacy: The Resource Notebook for the Library-Museum-Head Start Partnership
This resource book grew out of a series of workshops and planning meetings held between 1992 and 1996. It includes the following materials to create successful programming: program activity suggestions, lists of materials and resources, tips on how to encourage family literacy and help a child enjoy reading, and samples of successful programs and samples of partnership agreement documents. (Center for the Book: 1999) ISBN: 0-8389-8065-1. $6.50. 295 pp.
Newbery and Caldecott Mock Elections
A revised edition of The Newbery & Caldecott Mock Election Kit: Choosing Champions in Children's Books (ALA, 1994), this practical guide provides all the information needed to successfully plan, execute, and evaluate Newbery and Caldecott mock elections. Simonetta, Kathleen, Hackett, Nancy, and Ward-Callaghan, Linda; (ALSC: 2001) ISBN: 0-8389-8161-5; $18, ALA members $16.20; 69 pages.
Smart Training, Smart Librarians: Competency-Based Training for Youth Services
Foolproof step-by-step training manual for conducting excellent workshops for staff development and self improvement. Fellows, Mary J., editor; (ALSC: 1998) ISBN: 0-8389-7934-3; $40, ALA members $36; 250 pages.
Unattended Children in the Library: A Resource Guide
Formerly Latchkey Children in the Public Library, this guide includes a bibliography and resources that will help any library in policy development, coalition building, and library programming. (ALSC/ALTA/PLA: 2000) ISBN: 0-8389-8082-1; $28, ALA members $25.20; 76 pages.
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