By Cara Bertram
Collection Overview
Title: Award Committee Manuals, 1975-2009
ID: 24/3/9
Creator: Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Extent: 0.6 Cubic Feet
Arrangement: Arranged by award, then by chronogical order thereafter.
Date Acquired: 05/14/2015
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Award Committee Manuals of the ALSC Book and Media Award Committees, including manuals for the Mildred L. Batchelder Award (1995, 2006), Caldecott Award (1980, 1994, 2003-05, 2007), Carnegie Award (1995, 2007), Film & Video Evaluation (1996), Newbery Medal (1980, 1987, 1994, 2004-05, 2007), Newbery-Caldecott Awards (1975, 1978), Notable Children's Books (1996, 1998, 2008), Robert F. Sibert Information Book Award (2003-05) and Laura Ingalls Wilder Award (1996, 1998, 2003) .
Biographical Note
The Association for Library Service to Children is responsible for the evaluation and selection of books and non-book library materials for the improvement of techniques of library service to children from preschool through eighth grade or junior high school age.
The Section for Library Work with Children was established in 1901 (1). On June 21, 1941, it merged with the Young People's Reading Round Table and the School Libraries Section to form the Division of Libraries for Children and Young People (2). In 1944 a part of its public library section became the Children's Library Association (3). It reached divisional status on January 1, 1957 (4) but retained the name Children's Library Association until January 28, 1958, when it became the Children's Library Services Division (5).
The Children's Library Services Division (CSD) is interested in the improvement and extension of library services to children in all types of libraries. CSD is responsible for the evaluation and selection of book and non-book library materials and the improvement of techniques of library services for children from preschool through the eighth grade or junior high school age, when such materials of techniques are intended for use in more than one type of library (6).
In 1977 CSD changed its name to Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) (7).
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Batchelder Manual, May 1995
- Folder 2: Batchelder Manual, June 2006
- Folder 3: Caldecott Manual, February 1980
- Folder 4: Caldecott Manual, January 1994
- Folder 5: Caldecott Manual, January 1994
- Originals
- Folder 6: Caldecott Manual, August 2003
- Folder 7: Caldecott Manual, November 2004
- Folder 8: Caldecott Manual, March 2005
- Folder 9: Caldecott Manual, June 2007
- Folder 10: Carnegie Manual, April 1995
- Folder 11: Carnegie Manual, 2007
- Folder 12: Film & Video Evaluation Manual, January 1996
- Folder 13: Newbery Caldecott Manual, June 1975
- Folder 14: Newbery Caldecott Manual, June 1978
- Folder 15: Newbery Manual, February 1980
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Newbery Manual, December 1987
- Folder 2: Newbery Manual, January 1994
- Folder 3: Newbery Manual, November 2004
- Folder 4: Newbery Manual, March 2005
- Folder 5: Newbery Manual, June 2007
- Folder 6: Newbery Manual, September 2007
- Update of the June 2007 manual.
- Folder 7: Notable Children's Books Manual, January 1996
- Folder 8: Notable Children's Books Manual, February 1998
- Folder 9: Notable Children's Books Manual, January 2009
- Folder 10: Sibert Manual, August 2003
- Folder 11: Sibert Manual, November 2004
- Folder 12: Sibert Manual, March 2005
- Folder 13: Wilder Manual, April 1996
- Folder 14: Wilder Manual, June 1998
- Folder 15: Wilder Manual, November 2003