Childrenthe journal of the Association for Library Service to Children &LibrariesVolume 7 Number 2 Summer/Fall 2009 ISSN 1542-9806 2009 Awards Issue Award Speeches: Newbery, Caldecott, Wilder, Geisel, Sibert, Carnegie One Library in Prime Time • Got Music? PERMIT NO. 4 NO. PERMIT HANOVER, PA HANOVER, Chicago, Illinois 60611 Illinois Chicago, PAID 50 East Huron Street Huron East 50 U.S. POSTAGE POSTAGE U.S. Association for Library Service to Children to Service Library for Association NONPROFIT ORG. NONPROFIT Table Contents● ofVolume 7, Number 2 Summer/Fall 2009 Notes 32 ALA in its Hometown Annual Conference Photospread 2 Editor’s Note Sharon Verbeten 34 Show and Tell Dilys Evans and the Fine Art of 2 Executive Director’s Note Children’s Books Aimee Strittmatter Ernie J. Cox 3 Outgoing President’s Message 36 Don’t Stop the Music! ® Francie Nolan Lives @ your library Creating Tuneful Times at Your Library Pat Scales Amy Brown 6 Incoming President’s Message 43 Learning to Love English Being an ALSC Member: What Does It Mean? Thom Barthelmess Understanding and Motivating the Chinese Child Lisa Gandolfi Werling Features 48 The Two Ms. Moores 7 Award Acceptance Speeches The Tale of One Poetry Gem and Newbery Medal Two Lovers of Language Telling Lies for a Living . and Why We Do It Julie Cummins Neil Gaiman 50 Thursdays with MacGyver Caldecott Medal The Benefits of a Library Therapy Dog On “Pow” Moments and Getting “The Call” Beth Krommes Alison Francis Wilder Award Paradise as a Library Departments Ashley Bryan 53 Research and Development Geisel Award Summer Reading Incentives Willems Tips His Hat to the Sublime Positive or Pernicious? Mo Willems Suzanne M. Stauffer, ALSC Research and Development Committee Sibert Medal 55 Call for Referees Trampling the Grass at Hank Aaron’s House Kadir Nelson 56 Children and Technology Carnegie Medal Banned Books, Blocked Bytes Breaking the Rules . on One Great Book Allison G. Kaplan and Bradley Debrick, ALSC Children and Technology Paul Gagne Committee 58 Index to Advertisers 21 Drawing Back the Curtain 59 ALSC News Momma’s Inspiration. and the Making of a Writer 62 Author Guidelines Christopher Paul Curtis 63 ALSC Officers and Board of Directors 29 Ready for Prime Time? 64 The Last Word One Library’s Experience with the Shutta Crum Humanities Program Sharon Deeds Cover photo and design by Paper and Paperless Editor’s Note The Power of Conferences Sharon Verbeten By the time you read this, summer will be waning—and so will our memories of the ALA Annual Conference. But if you’re like me, and Editor are lucky enough to attend the conference Sharon Verbeten, De Pere, Wis. each year, you’re sure to keep those memories Editorial Advisory Committee with you for a while. Sharon Deeds, Chair, Decatur, Ga. Barbara Immroth, Austin, Tex. Kristin Marley, Indianapolis, Ind. Some of my most memorable conference moments include Erin Ford Nguyen, Charlotte, N.C. Ellen Pozzi, Long Valley, N.J. Ursula Schwaiger, Seattle, Wash. n Lisa Sensale, Middletown, Ohio the powerful and unforgettable award speeches by Brian Selznick Pat Scales, ALSC President, Ex Officio, Greenvile, S.C. and Laura Amy Schlitz at the 2008 Newbery-Caldecott Banquet; Sharon Verbeten, Editor, Ex Officio, De Pere, Wis. Executive Director n meeting favorite authors over the years and having them sign Aimee Strittmatter books for my daughter; Division Coordinator Laura Schulte-Cooper n the somber, yet somehow remarkably upbeat, feeling of the Website attendees and locals at the 2006 Annual Conference in New www.ala.org/alsc Orleans—still bouncing back from Hurricane Katrina. Circulation Children and Libraries (ISSN 1542-9806) is published three times per year by the American Library Association (ALA), 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. It is the official publication of the In this economy, some travel budgets may have been tightened— Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of ALA. Subscription price: members of ALSC, $20 per year, included in membership dues; nonmembers, $40 per year in the U.S.; $50 and some of you may not have been able to attend this year’s in Canada, Mexico, and other countries. Back issues within one year of current issue, $12 each. conferences. But I hope Children and Libraries, in part, can help POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Children and Libraries, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611. Members send mailing labels or facsimile to Member Services, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL you recap the importance of the year and keep you connected with 60611. Nonmember subscribers: Subscriptions, orders, changes of address, and inquiries should be sent to Children and Libraries, Customer Service—Subscriptions, 50 E. Huron St., Chicago, IL others. & 60611; 1-800-545-2433, press 5; fax: (312) 944-2641; e-mail: [email protected]. Statement of Purpose Children and Libraries is the official journal of ALSC, a division of the American Library Association. The journal primarily serves as a vehicle for continuing education of librarians working with children, which showcases current scholarly research and practice in library ser- Executive Director’s Note vice to children and spotlights significant activities and programs of the Association. (From the A Tuneful Past journal’s “Policies and Procedures” document adopted by the ALSC board, April 2004.) Production Aimee Strittmatter ALA Production Services—Troy D. Linker, Chris Keech, Tim Clifford, and Justine Wells. “Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul.” Advertising Bill Spilman, Innovative Media Solutions, 320 W. Chestnut St., PO Box 399, Oneida, IL 61467; 1-877-878-3260 or (309) 483-6467; fax: (309) 483-2371; e-mail: bill@innovativemediasolutions Plato could not have been more accurate. .com. The journal accepts advertising for goods or services of interest to the library profession and librarians in service to youth in particular. It encourages advertising that informs readers Songs certainly make lasting impressions as and provides clear communication between vendor and buyer. The journal adheres to ethical and commonly accepted advertising practices and reserves the right to reject any advertise- well as stir emotions within. In this issue Amy Brown’s article ment not suited to the above purposes or not consistent with the aims and policies of ALA. Acceptance of advertising in the journal does not imply official endorsement by ALA of the explores how to incorporate music into your school-age programs. products or services advertised. Despite my own lack of musical talent, I have a deep appreciation for musical composition and songwriting. The music experience Manuscripts Manuscripts and letters pertaining to editorial content should be sent to Sharon Verbeten, is universal. There are no boundaries; music appeals to young and editor, 820 Spooner Ct., De Pere, WI 54115; (920) 339-2740; e-mail: [email protected]. Manuscripts will be sent out for review according to the journal’s established referee proce- old and spans cultures and genders. dures. See www.ala.org/alsc, “Communications & Publications” for author guidelines. If you are interested in serving as a volunteer referee for manuscripts submitted to CAL, contact Editor Sharon Verbeten at [email protected]. More information about the referee process is avail- My childhood memories involving music are vivid. A few include able on the Web at the above address. reciting the Korean folk song “San Toki” with my mother, finding Indexing, Abstracting, and Microfilm a 45 rpm of Neil Sedaka’s “Calendar Girl” in a junk closet at the Children and Libraries is indexed in Library and Information Science Abstracts and in Library family’s log cabin, and continually playing the raspy voice of Rod Literature and Information Science. Children and Libraries is indexed, abstracted, and available in full text through EBSCOhost. Stewart on my parents’ enormous stereo/record player/eight-track For more information, contact EBSCO at 1-800-653-2726. console, much to my brother’s dismay. What childhood musical Children and Libraries is also available from ProQuest Information and Learning in one or more of the following ways: online, via the ProQuest information service; microform; CD-Rom; and memories do you hold? via database licensing. For more information, call 1-800-521-0600, ext. 2888 or online at www .il.proquest.com. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National This issue of Children and Libraries also contains several award Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI acceptance speeches. Discover how authors and illustrators create Z39.48-1992. their own rhythm, building word upon word upon image to create Copyright © 2009 American Library Association All materials in this journal subject to copyright by the American Library Association may be a story that sings—notes dancing in the air until they happen upon photocopied for the noncommercial purpose of scientific or educational advancement granted by Sections 107 and 108 of the Copyright Revision Act of 1976. For other photocopying, reprint- the right reader at the right time, touching the soul and creating a ing, or translating, address requests to the ALA Office of Rights and Permissions. memory. Enjoy . and catch you on the flip side! & 2 Summer/Fall 2009 • Children and Libraries Scene Two: Francie goes to the library every week and asks the librarian the same question each time—“Do you have a book for a girl age eleven?” The librar- ian never looks up, and week after week, she gives Francie the same book. Scene Three: Francie loves books so much that she vows to read every book in the library in alphabetical order. The librarian that Francie Nolan encoun- tered was simply someone who occu- pied a chair behind the circulation desk. But, despite this lack of service, Francie Outgoing continued to use the library because she loved books.