{"id":32438,"date":"2017-01-22T21:03:59","date_gmt":"2017-01-23T01:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=32438"},"modified":"2023-08-14T22:54:03","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T02:54:03","slug":"campaigning-connections-vote-sondy-for-newbery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonderbooks.com\/blog\/?p=32438","title":{"rendered":"Campaigning Connections (Vote Sondy for Newbery!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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At ALA Midwinter Meeting this year, I’m meeting lots of people, especially in various lines and at events. When someone gives evidence of being a children’s librarian, I’m giving them the card I made, which has the image at the top of this post, and a link to my Sondy for Newbery!<\/a> page.<\/p>\n

What’s been so much fun about it is that most of the people I meet this way say something along the lines of, “Oh, that would be so wonderful!” Many also ask me, “How does the process work?” I hope I’ve inspired several more people to try to serve on a committee in the future!<\/p>\n

But it’s just brought home to me how very much the people who come to ALA conferences, especially children’s librarians, are kindred spirits and my people! I have found my tribe!<\/p>\n

On Thursday, my friend was telling me about her experience serving on the Caldecott committee and how thrilled she was when she was selected and how the first person she told didn’t have a clue what it was. It’s so much fun to share my hope about this with people who agree with me that it would be awesome!<\/p>\n

It’s made me just a little braver to introduce myself to people — and I have been rewarded by meeting so many wonderful people!<\/p>\n

It’s been a lovely conference. And bright and early tomorrow morning, we get to find out who this year’s winners are….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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