Bright Ideas
Webinar: Announcing The Blueberry Literary Award Winners
It's that time of year again! The Natural Start Alliance is excited to continue partnering with the Evanston Public Library to bring you our annual webinar, Announcing the Blueberry Literary Award Winners, on Thursday, April 3 at 12 PM ET. The Blueberry Award is a literary award that honors children's books about nature connection and environmental stewardship--the first of its kind. The award committee, organized through the Evanston Public Library, will join us in the webinar to provide:
- 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
Learn more about the Blueberry Award details and helpful resources here.
The webinar is free and open to all. Pre-registration is required. The webinar will be recorded and made available to view on-demand following the live event.
Register 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.