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2008 press releases

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Civil Rights Heroine to Keynote ALSC President's Program
ALSC Announces Exceptional Web sites for Children
Great Interactive Software for Kids
ALSC Picks 2009 Emerging Leader Madeline Walton-Hadlock
ALSC President to Discuss "Kid Connections"
ALSC Provides Kids Reading List for Oprah's Web site
ALSC Offers Members More than $82,000 in Awards, Grants and Scholarships
ALSC to Offer Four Online Continuing Education Courses
Clinton, Tenn. to Host ALSC 2009 Arbuthnot Lecturer Myers
ALSC Announces Bound to Stay Bound and Melcher Scholarship Winners
ALSC Updates Kids! @ your library Campaign
ALA Honors Newbery, Caldecott Winners at Annual Conference
ALSC to Sponsor Programs, Events, and Giveaways at ALA Annual Conference
New Bibliography of Great Early Elementary Reads
Great Interactive Software for Kids Announced
ALSC Announces Exceptional Web Sites for Children
Kate McClelland Elected ALSC Vice-President
Dr. T. Berry Brazelton to Keynote ALSC President's Program
2008 ALSC Election Results
2008 ALSC National Institute Registration Now Open!
ALSC Celebrates El día de los niños/El día de los libros on Second Life
ALSC Heads West for 2008 National Institute
ALSC preconference discusses challenges of library summer reading programs
ALSC selects three libraries for second annual Bookapalooza program
Dora the Explorer™ joins ALSC and REFORMA in Celebrating Día
ALSC announces Exceptional Web Sites for Children

Midwinter 2008 - literary and related awards

Schlitz, Selznick win Newbery, Caldecott Medals
Walter Dean Myers to deliver 2009 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture
2008 Batchelder Award honors VIZ Media for “Brave Story”
Yuyi Morales, Margarita Engle win Pura Belpré Awards
Yuyi Morales y Margarita Engle ganan premios "Pura Belpré"
Producer Kevin Lafferty wins 2008 Carnegie Medal for “Jump In!”
Mo Willems wins Geisel Award for “There Is a Bird on Your Head!”
Jazz wins first-ever Odyssey Award
Peter Sís wins 2008 Sibert Medal

Midwinter 2008 - Notable lists

ALSC announces 2008 Notable Children’s Books
ALSC names 2008 Notable Children’s Recordings
ALSC announces 2008 Notable Children’s Videos

Midwinter 2008 - professional awards

2008 ALSC Distinguished Service Award Winner
2008 ALSC Bechtel Fellowship Winner named
2008 ALSC Hayes Award Winner Announced
2008 Penguin Young Readers Group Award Winners named
2008 ALSC “Light the Way: Library Outreach to the Underserved” Grant Winner named
2008 ALSC/Tandem Library Books Literature Program Grant winner named
2008 ALSC/BWI Summer Reading Grant Winner named

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