74: Interview with Sam Helmick on the Youth Media Awards

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"Stories bond us, but so does struggle" ~Sam HelmickIn this episode of Rogue Librarians, we speak with Sam Helmick, President of the American Library Association. This is our third conversation with Sam! This time we are focusing on the upcoming Youth Media Awards and what this event means to children, librarians, and book lovers everywhere. Below are all the pertinent links.Stream the Youth Media awards at ala.unikron.com and on the ALA Facebook page.For more information go to the ALA Youth Media Awards information pageSam Helmick’s contact information:@geometric rabbit or @shelmick on Instagram@samhelmick on Bluesky@samhelmick on FacebookSome books we talked about during the podcast:Bluebird, by Sharon CameronAmerican Dirt, by Jeanine CumminsThe 13 ½ Lives of Captain Bluebear, by Walter MoersRumo and His Miraculous Adventures, by Walter MoersGood Spirits, by BK BorisonCharlotte’s Web, by E.B. White - special editionThe Poet X, by Elizabeth AcevedoIsland of the Blue Dolphins, by Scott O’DellThe Witch of Blackbird Pond, by Elizabeth George SpeareBig, by Vashti HarrisonHair Love, by Matthew A. Cherry, Illustrated by Vashti Harrison Where the Wild Things Are, by Maurice SendakA Heart In The Body Of The World, by Deb Caletti

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