The annuĀal meetĀing of the AmerĀiĀcan Library AssoĀciĀaĀtion begins this week. The winĀners of the varĀiĀous book awards are no doubt eyeĀing the fesĀtivĀiĀties with some trepĀiĀdaĀtion because they will be preĀsentĀing speechĀes. This has been going on since the first NewĀbery Award was preĀsentĀed in 1922. TraĀdiĀtionĀalĀly called āAccepĀtance Papers,ā the speechĀes are the bulĀlās-eye of events that have over the years morĀphed from nice litĀtle white-glove lunĀcheons into galas.
The BookolĀoĀgist has been porĀing over the papers from the first 50+ years of the NewĀbery and CaldeĀcott awards* and thought, in celĀeĀbraĀtion of the speechiĀfyĀing that will soon be going on in San FranĀcisĀco, to share some snipĀpets from speechĀes past. Enjoy.









*Sources:
Mahoney, Bertha Miller, and EliĀnor WhitĀney Field, eds. NewĀbery Medal Books, 1922āāā1955, with Their Authorās AccepĀtance Papers & RelatĀed MateĀrĀiĀal Chiefly from the Horn Book MagĀaĀzine. Boston: Horn Book, 1955. Print.
Mahoney, Bertha Miller, and EliĀnor WhitĀney Field, eds. CaldeĀcott medal books, 1938āāā1957, with the Artistās AccepĀtance Papers & RelatĀed MateĀrĀiĀal Chiefly from the Horn Book MagĀaĀzine. Boston: Horn Book, 1957. Print.
KingĀman, Lee, ed. NewĀbery and CaldeĀcott medal books, 1956āāā1965: with accepĀtance papers, biograĀphies, and relatĀed mateĀrĀiĀal chiefly from the Horn book magĀaĀzine. Boston: Horn Book, 1965. Print.
KingĀman, Lee, ed. NewĀbery and CaldeĀcott medal books, 1966āāā1975: with accepĀtance papers, biograĀphies, and relatĀed mateĀrĀiĀal chiefly from the Horn book magĀaĀzine. Boston: Horn Book, 1975. Print.