Carol Hanson Sibley, Library Professor Emerita, has accepted a two-year appointment to the Outstanding International Books Committee sponsored by the United States Board on Books for Young People.
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.
Carol Hanson Sibley, Library, recently attended the International Board on Books for Young People Congress in Santiago de Compostela, Spain. At the congress, she presented a seminar session entitled “Somali Bilingual Book Project: Serving Refugee and Immigrant Families.” Her paper will be published in the congress proceedings.
Carol Hanson Sibley, Library, has been selected by the Children’s Literature Association to serve on a committee to establish a new children’s book award. The “Phoenix Picture Book Award” will honor a picture book published 20 years earlier that did not receive any major awards at the time of publication.