A citation from the 23rd P/A Awards Program for the design of a public library to be built of an industrialized panel system. (Author/MLF)

The introduction of new scholarships and awards in Canadian college athletics led to a panel discussion at the 1971 Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation on the issue of opposing or supporting such scholarships. The first participant supported them and felt it was wrong to assume Canadian sports would automatically…

This is the seventh edition of a comprehensive list of grants and awards available to American writers for use in the United States and abroad. Generally, only those grants and prizes which have a value of $500 or more have been listed. Approximately 250 grants and awards are included, along with the address of the sponsoring organizations, any…

Briefly discussed are the accomplishments, current professional responsibilities, and backgrounds of eleven outstanding black librarians serving in various branches of contemporary library services. (JPF)

The profitability of 49 publicly owned companies that have won communications awards was compared to that of nonaward winning companies in the same industries. Results indicate that excellence in communication is an important factor in corporate profitability in that two out of three award winning companies outperformed in their industries. (JOW)

The winner of the l985 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for nonfiction discusses experiences relating to the writing of "Commodore Perry in the Land of the Shogun." (EL)

In October 1984, Education Secretary William Bennett proclaimed 1985-86 the "Year of the Elementary School" and announced the Elementary School Recognition Program. The program's goal was to focus national attention on schools providing high-quality instructional and character development programs. This article lists the 270 winning…

Observes that recent winners of the Caldecott Award have been high-gloss, emotionless books that lack the juxtaposition of picture and word that was seen in Randolph Caldecott's work. (DF)

Speaker thanks the Newbery Committee for bestowing upon her the 1986 Newbery Medal for her book "Sarah, Plain and Tall" and explains the background for the novel. (DF)

Speaker thanks the Caldecott Committee for bestowing upon him the 1986 Caldecott Award and discusses his lifelong love of literature. (DF)

Presents a biographical sketch of Chris Van Allsburg, winner of the 1986 Caldecott Medal. (DF)

Cites Jean Fritz's contributions to children's literature and presents her with the 1986 Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal. (DF)

In 1984 the National Council for Geographic Education presented James Michener with a special award for his "Outstanding Contributions to Geographic Education through the American Novel." Michener's acceptance speech is presented. (RM)

Each year outstanding children's and young peoples' radio and television programs are awarded the Japan Prize. These programs are collected and circulated. Participating agencies are listed. (LS)

This comprehensive and practical guide to the influential Newbery and Printz awards for children's and young adult literature provides information on each year's winners and honor books, as well as on the awards themselves and the librarians for whom they are named. For each award-winning book, there is a plot summary, list of characters and…