During ALA Annual many awards are given. I
blogged about this yesterday, but realized that
many of you <gasp> may not read all your blogs
daily. I enjoy praising others and acknowledging
their successes. It's even better when there's
food involved. During ALA Annual in Toronto I had
a time with no meetings to attend. Having brought
with me every single postcard/invitation I had
received in the mail, I worked my way through
nearly every event I could to totally immerse
myself in the conference experience. One of my
very favorite events was discovering the ASPCA's
Henry Bergh Book Awards and Honors reception with
cookies! Chocolate chip cookies, no less!
I had never heard of this award, although I was
familiar with many animal groups. I was impressed
by what I saw and explored the ASPCA more
thoroughly on-line after conference. During
Hurricane Katrina last year many of us witnessed
the suffering of the animals and their owners. At
that time I was so very proud to be a member of
ASPCA to support the work they did.
This year legendary My Side of the Mountain
author
<http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=press_041707_3>Jean
Craighead George will receive the ASPCA® Roger
Caras Achievement Award during ALA Annual in
Washington, DC. You are invited to attend the
cocktail reception after the exhibits close on
Monday, June 25, 5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M. at the
Renaissance Ballroom East at the Renaissance
Washington Hotel, 999 9th St NW, Washington,
D.C. Please be sure to RSVP to
<mailto:education@aspca.org>education@aspca.org
so they have enough! If you have further
questions about the awards, be sure to email
Miriam directly at
<mailto:miriamr@aspca.org>miriamr@aspca.org
Miriam and I chatted via phone yesterday so I
could double check all my facts and be sure you were all invited.
Like to learn more about these awards? From their
website on the Humane Education Department
<http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=edu_staffbios>one
person behind is Miriam Ramos:
Miriam launched the ASPCA® Henry Bergh Children's
Book Award in 2000 and today, the popular award
program includes the ASPCA® Henry Bergh
Illustration Award, ASPCA® Henry Bergh Young
Adult Award and ASPCA® Roger Caras Award. Miriam
has spearheaded the creation of
ASPCAeducation.org, a website offering tips,
articles, lessons, and features for educators, librarians, and parents.
“Children's experience with books plays an
important role in their learning process and
their willingness to read. Books are more than
just words, they teach valuable lessons. Humane
literature involves choosing books that promote
humane values and are good literature. A humane
book not only entertains children, but provides
accurate information about animals and promotes
character traits such as compassion,
responsibility, and care. To assist parents,
educators and librarians with choosing a book
about animals that instills humane values, the
ASPCA created an on-line children's bibliography
that includes award-winning books from the ASPCA
Henry Bergh Children's Book Award program for
students of all ages. This searchable database of
hundreds of children's books allows parents,
educators, and students to find accurate and
humane literature on animals and the environment.”
You can find out more about the awards and past
recipients at the
<http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pagename=edu_bookaward>ASPCA
website. Be sure to check out the resources for
teachers. My ASPCA titles are extremely popular
with my elementary students (and their older
siblings). I am always amazed to discover great
titles that I have missed somehow.
Who else will be at the reception? Special guest
ASPCA Special Investigator Joe Pentangelo (catch
him in action on the award-winning Animal Planet
series, Animal Precinct). This is a wonderful
feel-good event that you definitely don't want to
miss. Just be sure to RSVP so they have enough
for me to get my treats. Having two dogs & a cat
in the house I know the importance of having enough treats!
For those of you who are award buffs, I'll see
you at the AASL Awards Luncheon. (I was on a
committee, not a recipient. Thank goodness!) Keep
telling us about the special awards we should be
highlighting. I know there are some fabulous
awards for literature out there beyond the big
ALA awards. Which ones are your favorites? What
else should we be talking about and reading?
Diane
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Diane R. Chen, Library Information Specialist
Hickman Elementary, 112 Stewart's Ferry Pike
Nashville, TN 37214 TEL: 615 884-4026
Personal Email: DianeRChen@comcast.net
Work Email: diane.chen@mnps.org
Blogs at http://deepthinking.blogsome.com
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/blog/830000283.html
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