Diane & All,
I love the BBYA list and look forward to it each year and always look well
beyond the top ten list to inform purchases for my high school library.
I have heard, via blogs, about the enormous work load for committee
members with an overwhelming amount of books being placed on the list.
I would like to suggest that perhaps there's a way to limit the number of
submissions by the big powerhouse publishers and have them send their most
promising works. Clearly, they send everything!
There are plenty of readers advisory lists and so many of those tend to be
NY Times bestsellers. I, as one librarian, feel that we definitely need
this list chosen by well-read professionals!
The only other list that comes remotely close to this one is the
Outstanding Books for the College Bound, but it's only updated every five
years. (sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English).
Please, share my sentiments. I, like others have said, would be willing to
volunteer!
Sincerely,
Diane Mankowski
Media Center Director
Glenbard South High School
23W200 Butterfield Rd.
Glen Ellyn, IL 60137
(630) 942-6691
diane_mankowski@glenbard.org
Diane Roberts <diane77401@GMAIL.COM> writes:
>I am a current member of the Best books for Young Adults committee,
>packing as I speak for ALA in Chicago. I just received an email that
>YALSA has on its agenda the elimination of the BBYA committee,
>possibl;y to replaced by a readers' choice sort of award. I sort of
>think that the NYTimes bestseller list fills that need, as well as the
>recommendations by readers votes on Amazon.
>
>The committee has a huge workload, that took me completely by surprise
>when I joined the committee three years ago. The first year I received
>about 1000 books from generous publishers, and read about 250 or 300
>of them. I have never had the opportunity to actually read and examine
>so many current YA books in my life. I am sure there were more
>qualified librarians than me out there that could have sat on the
>committee, but I believe that a committee that actually reads and
>discusses 100's of books fills a need.
>
>It's true that the big publishing powerhouses send BBYA members the
>most books for examination, but it is also true that many small
>publishing houses and first-time authors would be overlooked except
>for committee members nominating and selecting their books.
>
>So what do you think about the possibility of this committee being
>eliminated? Be frank now - as I know you will!
>
>Regards,
>
>Diane
>
>--
>Diane Roberts
>Best Books for Young Adults Committee 2010
>Saint Thomas High School
>4500 Memorial Drive
>Houston, TX 77007
>www.sths.org diane.roberts@sths.org
>
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