Carol Hanson Sibley, Curriculum Librarian, has been elected to the 2013 Caldecott Committee. This committee will select the Caldecott Award Winner and honor books for picture books published in 2012. The 2013 Award marks the 75th anniversary for the Caldecott Medal, which is named after the famous British illustrator, Randolph Caldecott.
The Library is currently celebrating “Children’s Book Week” with exhibits in the Circulation Lobby and in the 2nd floor Curriculum Materials Center. Books on display are recent award books, including titles receiving the Newbery and Caldecott Medals.
The 2011 Pulitzer Prizes were announced yesterday and you can find most of the winners of the literature awards here at the Livingston Lord Library:
The Livingston Lord Library is looking for volunteers who are interested in serving on our children’s Read Aloud Book Award committee. Committee work includes evaluating new picture books, attending committee meetings and ultimately selecting the best read aloud picture books of 2011. Committee work may also include reading aloud to children. Read more about the Read Aloud Program. For further […]
To conclude the Library’s 50th anniversary celebration, the Library is no featuring best-sellers of the 2000s. Titles now on display include “The Girl Who Played with Fire” by Stieg Larsson, “The Audacity of Hope” by Barack Obama, and “The Lovely Bones” by Alice Sebold. This exhibit is located in the Circulation area on first floor. In addition, the Curriculum Materials […]