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