CFP – 21st Biennial Congress of IRSCL: Children’s Literature and Media Cultures Contemporary children and adolescents divide their time over many different media. These media do not develop in isolation. Rather, they shape each other by continually exchanging content and modes of mediation. This conference addresses the exchanges between children’s literature and adjacent media (oral… Read More CFP: Children’s Literature and Media Culture
The University of Maryland’s College of Information Studies, Maryland’s iSchool, and the American Library Association Office of Government Relations have been awarded a grant through the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian Program. The grant award of $499,977 with a matching amount of $68,056 will fund 15 scholarships for… Read More Maryland’s iSchool Receives IMLS Grant to Fund E-Government Scholarship Program
The deadline for the 2012 Joint Conference of Librarians of Color (JCLC) has been extended to 11 July. with Gathering at the Waters: Celebrating Stories Embracing Communities as its theme, the JCLC is designed for librarians, library staff, supporters, trustees and community participants to explore issues of diversity in libraries and how they affect the… Read More Early Registration Deadline Extended
The YALSA Midwinter Paper Presentation is an annual event sponsored by past presidents of YALSA. Its purpose is to provide a venue for educators, librarians, students, and others interested in young adult librarianship to gather and explore a topic of current interest that impacts the field. The YALSA Midwinter Paper Committee will select one paper to be delivered at… Read More YALSA Midwinter Paper Presentation
I found this on Tarie’s blog, Asian in the Heart, World on the Mind. Growing Up Asian American in Children’s Literature, Proposed Edited Collection “Growing Up Asian American in Children’s Literature” seeks to explore some of the major issues Asian American children and adolescents face growing up in the United States in the latter half… Read More CFP: Growing Up Asian American in Children’s Literature
Cotton Quilts Edi 