welcome to the 40 th annual coretta scott king book awards breakfast chicago, illinois 2009

Welcome to the40th Annual Coretta Scott

King Book Awards Breakfast

Chicago, Illinois2009

Authors

Kadir Nelson

Joyce Carol Thomas

Carole BostonWeatherford

Hope Anita Smith

Illustrators

Floyd Cooper

Kadir Nelson

Sean Qualls

Jerry Pinkney

Shadra Strickland

RememberingDr. E.J. Josey

1924 - 2009

1970 Award Presenter

Sylvia Drew IviePresenter of the FIRST

Coretta Scott King Book Award

Musical PreludeLift Ev’ry Voice and Sing

Shari Addison

Invocation

Rev. Lawrence J. ClarkSt. Mark Lutheran Church

Greetings

Jim RettigALA President

Enjoy your Breakfast !

Public Awareness

Andrea Davis PinkneyChair, Public Awareness Campaign

Vice President, Executive Editor Scholastic Trade

Logos

Curtain Raiser

Satia Orange & Fran Ware

Deborah TaylorAndrea Davis Pinkney

Arnold Adoff

Deborah Taylor

Arnold Adoff, Mary Cooper

Lift Every Voice Art

Art by Kadir Nelson

Today’s Show

2009 Caldecott Medal winner Beth Krommes2009 Newbery Medal winner Neil GaimanCoretta Scott King Book Award Committee Chair Deborah TaylorToday Show host Al Roker

Media

The Horn Book

Tribute

The 2009 Coretta Scott King Book Awards Jury

Jurors

• Carole J. McColloughJury ChairAssoc Professor of LIS, RetiredWayne State UniversitySouthfield, MI

• Brenda M. HunterAtlanta, GA

• Martha RuffOxon Hill LibraryOxon Hill, MD

• Jonda McNairAsst. Prof.Of Reading EducationClemson UniversitySchool Of EducationClemson, SC

• Alan R. BaileyAsst. ProfessorTeaching Resources Center, Joyner LibraryEast Carolina UniversityGreenville, NC

• Eunice AndersonNeighborhood Library Services DivisionBaltimore, MD

• Robin SmithNashville, TN

• Darwin HendersonAssoc. Professor of EducationUniversity of Cincinnati College of EducationCincinati, OH

The John Steptoe New Talent Award 2009Shadra Strickland

The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Illustrator Honor RecipientKadir Nelson

The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Illustrator Honor RecipientJerry Pinkney

The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Illustrator Honor RecipientSean Qualls

The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Author Honor RecipientHope Anita Smith

The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Author Honor Recipient

Joyce Carol Thomas

The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Author Honor Recipient

Carole Boston Weatherford

The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Illustrator Winner

Floyd Cooper

2009 Awards SponsorDEMCOIllustrator Honorarium

2009 Awards SponsorWorld BookIllustrator Honorarium

The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Illustrator Winner

Floyd Cooper

The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Author Winner

Kadir Nelson

2009 Awards SponsorEncyclopædia BritannicaAuthor Honorarium

The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Author Winner

Kadir Nelson

Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement

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Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement

Award Committee

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Barbara Jones Clark, ChairCoordinator, Media & Enrichment ServicesBirmingham, Michigan

Dr. Pauletta Brown BracyAssociate ProfessorSchool of Library & Information SciencesNorth Carolina Central University

Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement

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Loretta DowellManager, Fisher Children’s Center San Francisco Public Library

Ginny Moore KruseEmerita Director,Cooperative Children’s Book CenterSchool of EducationUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison

Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement

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Sandra PayneAssistant Director for Education OutreachNew York Public Library

Two Award

Categories

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Where to FindInformation

(www.ala.org/csk ) for recipient criteria (both categories) and Practitioner nomination form

Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange Round

Table (EMIERT)The Coretta Scott King Book

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Video

10th Annual Jump at the Sun Scholarship Award

Presented byAndrea Pinkney

Scholarship AwardEssay Competition

Ms. Brianna S. Bennett, Grade 8, Barbara A. Sizemore Academy, Chicago, IL

Online Resources

• www.ala.org/csk• Home of the Coretta Scott King Book

Awards

• www.twitter.com/ala_cskba

Online Resources

Closing Remarks

Our Thanks!

Satia OrangeDirector, OLOS

A Poem to Commemorate

Arnold Adoff

Thank You!

• To learn more or become a member of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee• www.ala.org/csk