{"id":1178,"date":"2020-04-14T21:15:25","date_gmt":"2020-04-14T21:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/olos.ala.org\/csk\/?p=1178"},"modified":"2021-07-24T15:26:27","modified_gmt":"2021-07-24T15:26:27","slug":"continuing-to-celebrate-and-use-coretta-scott-king-book-awards-titles-after-the-50th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olos.ala.org\/csk\/2020\/04\/14\/continuing-to-celebrate-and-use-coretta-scott-king-book-awards-titles-after-the-50th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Continuing to Celebrate and Use Coretta Scott King Book Awards Titles After the 50th Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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At the end of 2019, I went to see the Our Voice: Celebrating the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Awards<\/em> exhibit at the Los Angeles Public Library. I invited my friend and co-worker Daniella, who is eighteen and had never read any of the Coretta Scott King award-winning books growing up. While we were viewing the exhibit, I cheered when I saw John Steptoe\u2019s beautiful artwork from his book Mufaro\u2019s Beautiful Daughters<\/em><\/a>. Daniella was impressed and asked me about the story. As I explained, I remembered that I had first loved this book because of watching the television show Reading Rainbow<\/em> hosted by LeVar Burton in the 1990s. I would have my lists of books prepared before trips to the library, all suggestions from the show Reading Rainbow<\/em>. I then noticed that Daniella had her list of books she had written down. I asked her what that list was for, and she said, \u201cBooks that I am going to check out when we get back to the library.\u201d 
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As Daniella and I were leaving the exhibit, we paused again in front of Faith Ringgold\u2019s magnificent Tar Beach<\/em><\/a> story quilt. At that moment, I wondered to myself: As a children\u2019s librarian, why am I not using more Coretta Scott King award-winning books in my programming throughout the year? Not just when there is the CSK 50th anniversary or African American Heritage Month, but regularly.  I decided to take action.
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Inspired by my visit to see the Our Voice <\/em>exhibit, the first CSK Book Award inspired program that I created for my library for 2020 was a quilt-inspired placemat. For this all-ages activity, we read Tar Beach<\/em> aloud and projected a life-size image of Ms. Ringgold\u2019s story quilt. We talked about what a quilt is and how each one tells a story. Many children shared that they had quilts at home from someone in their family. Then the children created their placemats by gluing different paper shapes and we laminated them.
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During the program, I also projected CSK award-winning illustrated book, The Patchwork Quilt<\/em><\/a> by Valerie Flournoy, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, onto a screen. We had copies of Tar Beach<\/em>, The Patchwork Quilt<\/em> and The Quilts of Gee\u2019s Bend<\/em><\/a> by Susan Goldman Rubinon on hand and available for check out for project inspiration. The children could not wait to share the stories behind their quilt inspired placemats.
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My next CSK Award related program will be a children\u2019s book club where we will discuss recent CSK Author Honor winner Kwame Mbalia\u2019s middle grade fantasy, Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky<\/em><\/a>. 
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Throughout the year and in the future, I will continue to find ways to promote Coretta Scott King Award-winning books through library programming, outreach, and displays as well as with my colleagues and other educators.
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You can check the National Center for Children\u2019s Illustrated Literature (NCCIL) website<\/a> for further information about when the Our Voice <\/em>exhibit may be traveling to you. Once public health circumstances permit and if you have the chance, please don\u2019t miss seeing this beautiful exhibit in person. There is also a link to request more information about bringing the exhibit to your venue.
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Lauren Kratz<\/strong> is a member of the CSK Technology Committee, the CSK Awards Book Donation Grant Standing Committee, and a children\u2019s librarian at Los Angeles Public Library. 
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