The Coretta Scott King Award Jury Experience

Nov. 2021

The Coretta Scott King Award Jury Experience

Join us at our November meeting to hear about Sam Bloom’s experience serving on the Coretta Scott King Awards Jury. He’ll share not just the nitty gritty stuff (criteria) but also the special charge of serving on an award committee examining the expression of “the African American experience” from African American creators. Sam Bloom is a Programming Librarian at the Covington Branch of the Kenton County Public Library in northern Kentucky. Sam has served on the Newbery Medal selection committee, the Sibert Medal selection committee, and the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Jury, which he chaired from 2018-19. Sam lives in Cincinnati, Ohio. This session will be especially helpful to ACL members participating in the January Mock Coretta Scott King Award event.