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I Would Like to Thank…

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 ā€œAccepĀ­tance Papers,ā€ the speechĀ­es are the bulĀ­l’s-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, 1922 – 1955, with Their Author’s 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, 1938 – 1957, with the Artist’s AccepĀ­tance Papers & RelatĀ­ed MateĀ­rĀ­iĀ­al Chiefly from the Horn Book MagĀ­aĀ­zine. Boston: Horn Book, 1957. Print.

KingĀ­man, Lee, ed. NewĀ­bery and CaldeĀ­cott medal books, 1956 – 1965: 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, 1966 – 1975: with accepĀ­tance papers, biograĀ­phies, and relatĀ­ed mateĀ­rĀ­iĀ­al chiefly from the Horn book magĀ­aĀ­zine. Boston: Horn Book, 1975. Print.

 

 

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