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Webinar: Announcing The Blueberry Literary Award Winners
The Natural Start Alliance partners with the Evanston Public Library to bring you the annual webinar, Announcing the Blueberry Literary Award Winners. The Blueberry Award is a literary award that honors children's books about nature connection and environmental stewardship--the first of its kind. In this webinar recording, the award committee, organized through the Evanston Public Library, provides:
- An overview of the 2024 Blueberry Winner and notable books (books published in 2024)
- Booktalks on the Blueberry Honor and Blueberry Changemaker books for younger audiences
- Librarians' ideas on how best to use these books
>>Watch The Recording Here
>>View The Presentation Slides Here
Additional Resources
- Learn more about the Blueberry Award details and helpful resources here.
- Explore the 2024 booklist here.
Meet the Presenters
Betsy is a School Library Journal Fuse#8 Blogger, the Evanston Public Library Collection Development Manager, and a published author most recently of Long Road to the Circus. Betsy makes the Blueberry Award possible by sharing the many ARC’s (Advanced Reader Copy) of books that publishers send her! She also supplies the prize, a Blueberry Announcement in School Library Journal’s Fuse #8 blog, the blog librarians read to decide what books to buy!
Bridget is a keen reader of nonfiction texts for both adults and kids. She keeps Evanston Public Library focused on the coolest books being published today! Bridget’s enthusiasm for great books is contagious.
Martha is the founder of the Blueberry Awards. She is a Library Assistant who has specialized in reading the best nature books to share with local toddler, preschool, and elementary school teachers for years! She’s presented at Nature Play conferences, local NAEYC meetings, Nature Preschool teacher conferences, and more.