[CALIBK12] Invitation to Suggest Titles for the 2009 Pura Belpré Medal Award

[CmcLinn at aol.com]

CSLA members are  invited to suggest titles for the 2009 Pura Belpré  Medal  
Award given to  a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best 
portrays, affirms, and  celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding 
work of literature  for children and youth. The award is jointly sponsored by 
ALSC, a division of  the American Library Association, and REFORMA: Library and 
Information Services  to Latinos and the Spanish Speaking. 
The  suggested book must be published in the United States or Puerto Rico 
during  2008. Please remember  that only books from this publishing  year are 
under consideration for the 2009 award. You may send recommendations  with full 
bibliographic information to Claudette S. McLinn at _cmclinn at aol.com_ 
(mailto:cmclinn at aol.com) .

The award will be  announced at the Youth  Media Awards Press Conference 
during the ALA  Midwinter meeting on January 26, 2009.

For more information  about the award, visit the ALA/ALSC website at 
_www.ala.org/alsc/_ (http://www.ala.org/alsc/) .  Click on Awards  and Grants in the 
left column, then click on ALSC Book & Media Awards.  Next, scroll down to 
(Pura) Belpré Medal Home Page to  learn more specifics about the award. 
--- 
Claudette S. McLinn,  Ed.D. 
District Field  Librarian 
Library  Services 
Los Angeles Unified  School District 
Tel: (213)  207-2264 
--- 
Chair, 2009 Pura Belpré  Medal Award Selection Committee



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