Summer Gone Virtual

Summer Events Line-Up

Join ALSC online for our premiere summer events! Attend top-notch programming, award celebrations, Notable book discussions, & more.

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ALSC’s book and media awards

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It's not too late! Watch the recordings of all the ALA Book Award Celebration speeches on YouTube.

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Virtual Storytime Services Guide

Guide for Going Virtual

This guide provides resources & suggestions for creating and improving online storytime services & other children’s programming.

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News

ALSC and CLEL launch a Virtual Storytime Services Guide 2 weeks ago
ALSC 2020 Institute to be held virtually 2 weeks ago
ALA book award winners featured in exciting virtual celebration 4 weeks ago
The 2020 edition of the Newbery and Caldecott Awards guide 1 month ago
ALA partners with the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission to donate 6,000 book sets to libraries 1 month ago

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ALSC Blog

ALSC Annual Membership Meeting 5 days ago
New Year, New Us 1 week ago
Meet a Library Rock Star! 1 week ago
Book Care Packages: A Curbside Service 1 week ago
Notable Children’s Books Discussion List, Summer 2020 1 week ago

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ALSC eLearning

Storytelling with Puppets (ALSC)
25 Ways to Build the Bridge between your School and Library (ALSC)

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Professional Tools

Virtual Storytime Services Guide
ALSC National Research Agenda for Library Service to Children (Ages 0-14)
Engage, Cultivate, Provide, Assess: An Outreach Model for Serving All Children and Families White Paper
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
ALSC Championing Children's Services Toolkit

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Book Lists

2020 Día Booklists: Every Story Matters. Each Child Counts.
2020 Summer Reading Lists
ALSC Tough Topics Booklist 2019
ALSC 2019 Summer Reading Lists
2019 ALSC Graphic Novels Reading Lists

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