Cognotes 2018 Midwinter Meeting Denver Highlights - 11

MIDWINTER MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

DENVER

COGNOTES

2017-2018 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Winners Selected
The Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), an affiliate of the American
Library Association, has selected the winners
of the 2017-2018 Asian/Pacific American
Awards for Literature (APAAL). The awards
promote Asian/Pacific American culture and
heritage and are awarded to titles published
from October 2016 to September 2017 based
on their literary and artistic merit.
There are five categories for the awards. The
winners of the 2017 awards:
Adult Fiction
Winner: The Leavers by Lisa Ko (Algonquin
Books of Chapel Hill).
Honor: The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen
(Grove Press).
Adult Nonfiction
Winner: Asianfail: Narratives of Disen-

chantment and the Model Minority by Eleanor
Ty (University of Illinois Press).
Honor: The Long Afterlife of Nikkei Wartime
Incarceration by Karen M. Inouye (Stanford
University Press).
Young Adult Literature
Winner: It's Not Like It's A Secret by Misa
Sugiura (HarperTeens).
Honor: Saints & Misfits by S.K. Ali (Salaam
Reads/Simon & Schuster Books for Young
Readers).

Picture Book
Winner: A Different Pond by Bao Phi, illustrated by Thi Bui (Captstone Young Readers).
Honor: The Nian Monster by Andrea Wang,
illustrated by Alina Chau (Albert Whitman &
Company).
Each winner will receive an award plaque

at the APALA Award Ceremony on Saturday,
June 23, 2018, during the ALA Annual Conference in New Orleans.
Publishers interested in submitting books
for the 2018-2019 awards should contact Dora
Ho, Jury Cochair, at dorah2005@gmail.com.

ALA Presidential Candidates' Forum

Children's Literature
Winner: Step Up to the Plate, Maria Singh
by Uma Krishnaswami (Tu Books, imprint of
Lee and Low).
Honor: Cilla Lee-Jenkins: Future Author
Extraordinaire by Susan Tan, illustrated by
Dana Wulfekotte (Roaring Book Press).

Herb is 2018 ALSC Distinguished
Service Award Recipient
Dr. Steven L. Herb is the
2018 recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the
Association for Library Service
to Children (ALSC). This prestigious award honors an individual who has made significant
contributions to library service
to children and to ALSC.
Herb is librarian emeritus
from the Pennsylvania State
University and director emeritus Steven Herb
of the Pennsylvania Center for
the Book, and a longtime advocate of early
literacy services in libraries.
"Steven Herb exemplifies deep, sustained,
and impactful service to our profession," said
chair Mary Fellows. "During his 35 years of
ALSC membership, Steven has always focused
on contributing. Whether on process commit-

Ilana Kurshan Named
Winner of 2018
Sophie Brody Medal
The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has announced its selection for
the 2018 Sophie Brody Medal, an annual
honor bestowed by its Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES).
This year's winner is Ilana Kurshan, author
of If All the Seas Were Ink: A Memoir published
by St. Martin's Press. This engaging memoir
chronicles the author's experience with Daf
Yomi, the practice of studying a page of Talmud
daily. Contemporary life and Jewish learning
intersect as Kurshan searches for answers to the
changes and challenges of her own life.
Honorable mentions include Heretics by
Leonardo Padura, translated from the Spanish
by Anna Kushner, published by Farrar, Straus
and Giroux, and Bruce Henderson, author of
Sons and Soldiers: The Untold Story of the Jews
Who Escaped the Nazis and Returned with the
U.S. Army to Fight Hitler published by William Morrow.
The Sophie Brody Medal is given to encourage, recognize, and commend outstanding
achievement in Jewish literature. Works for
adults published in the United States in the
preceding year are eligible for the award.

tees or in the spotlight of the
ALSC presidency, through his
public library work, teaching, or
research, Steven has consistently
shown us how to be more and do
greater things. We have all created a better future for children
through libraries thanks to Steven's example and sheer output."
Herb is an author and a
teacher as well as a leader. He
served as a children's librarian at
the Washington County (Md.)
Free Library. Following a decade as coordinator of children's service at the Dauphin County
Library System in Harrisburg, Penn., Herb
became head of the Education and Behavioral
Sciences Library at Pennsylvania State University. In 2000, he was also named director of the
Pennsylvania Center for the Book.

ALA presidential candidates Wanda K. Brown and Peter Hepburn at the ALA
Presidential Candidates' Forum February 10. Watch the complete forum
here.

The ALA Candidates' Forum allows ALA members an opportunity to hear the platforms of the ALA presidential candidates prior to the ALA spring election. The voting
period runs from the second Monday in March through the first Wednesday in April. The
election is done exclusively online. The only exception is for members with disabilities
and without internet access. These individuals may obtain a paper ballot by contacting
ALA customer service.
Watch the complete forum at https://youtu.be/SPVNP3qD1GM.

CULLORS/DIAS TALK COMMUNITY, LIBRARIES

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