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Bill Morris Seminar: Book Evaluation Training
Invitational Pre-Midwinter Seminar
Friday, January 15, 2010
7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Applications for the 2010 Bill Morris Seminar are no longer being accepted. Thank you to everyone who applied.
Sponsored by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). Made possible through funds from the William C. Morris Endowment.
Purpose
The purpose of this seminar is to honor and support William C. Morris’ dedication to connecting librarians, and ultimately children, with excellent children’s books. This seminar will bring new ALSC members and members with limited evaluation experience together with those who have served on ALSC’s media evaluation committees in an environment to train and mentor them in the group process and in children’s media evaluation techniques. The seminar will result in new and emerging leaders for future ALSC evaluation committees.
The William C. Morris Endowment was established in 2000 and activated in 2003 upon the death of Morris, former vice-president and director of library promotion at HarperCollins Children’s Books. Morris was a long-time ALSC member and friend, the recipient of the first ALSC Distinguished Service Award, and an advocate for children’s literature and librarians. Morris envisioned his endowment funding programs, publications, events, and/or awards that would promote excellence in children’s literature.
Details
The Association for Library Service to Children is seeking applications for an invitational seminar to be held on Friday, January 15, 2010, prior to the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Boston. The seminar, “The Bill Morris Seminar: Materials Evaluation Training,” will be facilitated by ALSC member leaders including past committee members and chairs of evaluation committees. The second biennial seminar will focus on children’s book evaluation with future seminars to incorporate evaluation of other types of media for children, including audio and video.
The ALSC William C. Morris Endowment will support those selected to attend the training seminar by offering the seminar at no charge to the attendee. This includes all materials, breakfast, lunch, and afternoon break on Friday. To help defray additional costs for hotel and other expenses, a $200 stipend for each attendee will be provided from the Morris Endowment.
An advisory group consisting of ALSC member leaders who have previously served and/or chaired evaluation committees will review the applications and letters of nomination to select the attendees.
Selected attendees will be required to complete pre-seminar readings and assignments so that they are able to fully participate on the day of the seminar. This will include reading articles, books and materials for discussion. Assignments and some materials will be available to access online.
Application ProceduresPlease note: Candidates should be new ALSC members or members with limited evaluation experience.
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Applicants must be personal members of ALSC as well as ALA. Organizational members are not eligible.
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It is recommended you seek permission from your supervisor for time off to attend the seminar, prior to submitting your application.
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Submit a completed application form . [MS Word file]
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Attach a copy of your resume with your application. Your resume should provide a complete employment history.
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Arrange for 1-2 letters of recommendation from ALSC members or library peers who can attest to your potential as an ideal candidate for children’s media evaluation training.
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If selected, maintain your ALSC membership and be a potential candidate for future service on an ALSC media evaluation committee.
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Mail, fax (312-280-5271), or email the completed application as a Word attachment to jnajduch@ala.org to arrive no later than Tuesday, September 8, 2009. The ALSC office will acknowledge receipt of your application and letters of recommendation when received. If you have not received confirmation, you may call the ALSC office before the deadline to confirm receipt. Late entries will not be considered. -
Applications and letters of recommendation must be received (not post-marked) in the ALSC office by Tuesday, September 8, 2009. Applications and letters of recommendation must be received by this date in order to distribute applications and nominations to the reviewers in a timely manner.
Announcement of AttendeesApplicants selected to attend the seminar will be notified by phone during the first week of November.
For further information contact:
ALSC/American Library Association
50 East Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611
1-800-545-2433, ext. 2164
Fax: 312-280-5271
E-mail Jenny Najduch at jnajduch@ala.org (please enter Bill Morris Seminar in the subject line)
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