Children's Literary Salons: Children's Literary Salon - The Specialized Book Award: Its Role, Its Function, Its Necessity

Date and Time
November 7, 2015
Event Details

What is the role of children's book awards that seek to target and highlight diverse, up-and-coming authors and illustrators? 


Please join librarians Rita Auerbach, Allie Jane Bruce, Roxanne Feldmann, and Caroline Ward, along with noted author and illustrator Pat Cummings on Saturday, November 7th at 2:00pm. The panel will discuss everything from The Ezra Jack Keats Award and the Coretta Scott King Award to the Pura Belpre and John Steptoe Awards.

This  event is sponsored by the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation, an organization dedicated to bringing the multicultural, creative spirit of Keats into children’s lives and literature

NOTE: This program will take place in the Celeste Auditorium (formerly known as the South Court Auditorium) of the Stephen A. Schwartzman Building at 5th Avenue and West 42nd Street.

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