Hi everyone! The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Newbery Medal! Below are two upcoming virtual events. You can also stay updated on future #Newbery100 activity by visiting our Newbery 100 celebration page<https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newbery/Newbery100>. Upcoming ALSC Webinar: Problematic Award-Winning Texts: Daniel Boone, the Newbery Award, and Children's Librarianship Tuesday, September 28 @ 11am CST Learning outcomes: - Identify the impact of the Newbery Medal in current children's literature community. - Describe ongoing concerns regarding problematic award-winning children's books and media. - Determine ways that problematic award-winning texts may impact the participant's work and professional decisions. Register in advance​<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2F3jdctQR&data=04%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7C57fd5b81776744545b8008d977e4c64d%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637672646744126308%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=glMGoTpsnFnBzsg7z7065XZQJFaWI6eTnbg%2FxmsQPtI%3D&reserved=0> 1-Day Newbery 100 Symposium! ALSC is excited to collaborate with the Center for Children's Books at the University of Illinois School of Information Sciences for a FULL day symposium on the Newbery Medal! During this free virtual symposium, attendees will have an opportunity to learn about the history of this award, its evolution, and impact. This event will take place on November 5 from 9am - 4:30pm CST. Register in advance​<https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fbit.ly%2Fnewbery100symposium&data=04%7C01%7CLancasterC5%40michigan.gov%7C57fd5b81776744545b8008d977e4c64d%7Cd5fb7087377742ad966a892ef47225d1%7C0%7C0%7C637672646744136266%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=NZE%2Fdjo73hbwKHFl8qqFZBFeylYG42%2FDlK5HNJLauIY%3D&reserved=0> SCHEDULE OF SPEAKERS: Welcome | Eunice E. Santos, Dean, School of Information Sciences, University of Illinois 9:00 – 9:30 CST | Cara Betram, ALA Archives, University of Illinois The Newbery in the Archives: 100 Years of Letters, Photographs, and Stories 9:30 – 10:30 CST | KT Horning, Director, Cooperative Children's Book Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison Striving to Do Better: A Nuts-and-Bolts History of the Newbery Medal 10:30 – 11:30 CST | Panel Discussion: Experience from the Trenches University of Illinois alumni who have served on the Newbery Committee * Ann Kalkhoff 1974 Committee * Debra Ann McLeod 1984 & 2014 Committees * Diane Foote 2010 Committee * Tad Andracki 2018 & 2022 Committees 11:30 – 12:30 CST | LUNCH Afternoon | Sara L. Schwebel, Director, The Center for Children's Books (CCB), University of Illinois Welcome 12:30 – 1:30 CST | Kenneth Kidd, University of Florida Prize, Canon, and Classics 1:30 – 2:30 CST | Jocelyn Van Tuyl, New College of Florida Intersecting with a Fraught History: From Child Reader to Parent to Children's Lit Scholar 2:30 – 3:30 CST | Ebony Elizabeth Thomas, University of Michigan The Shadow Book: Reading Slavery, Fugitivity, and Freedom in the Newbery Canon 3:30 – 4:30 CST | Join the CCB and the ALSC Newbery 100th Anniversary Celebration Taskforce for a Mocktail Hour on Mock Newbery Discussions Sponsors: The Center for Children's Books | Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) | School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Contributing sponsors from the University of Illinois: Humanities Research Institute | University Libraries| Department of English | Department of Curriculum and Instruction | Department of History | Unit for Criticism ​ Thank you! 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