{"id":842,"date":"2019-01-23T18:21:06","date_gmt":"2019-01-23T17:21:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/literacy-reading\/?p=842"},"modified":"2019-01-23T18:21:06","modified_gmt":"2019-01-23T17:21:06","slug":"childrens-literature-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ifla.org\/literacy-reading\/2019\/01\/23\/childrens-literature-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Children&#8217;s Literature Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>Celebrate Your Children\u2019s Literature Heritage with a Literary Landmark<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><i>2019 marks the 100<sup>th<\/sup>Anniversary of Children\u2019s Book Week, an event sponsored by the<span class=\"x_gmail-m_-4344775780157834525gmail-MsoHyperlink\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbcbooks.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Children\u2019s Book Council<\/a><\/b><\/span>and\u00a0<span class=\"x_gmail-m_-4344775780157834525gmail-MsoHyperlink\"><b><a href=\"https:\/\/everychildareader.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Every Child A Reader<\/a><\/b><\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0Since 2015 communities around the country have celebrated Children\u2019s Book Week by dedicating a Literary Landmark plaque a site that has a connection to a children\u2019s author or a particular children book.\u00a0\u00a0The Literary Landmark Register is a project of\u00a0<span class=\"x_gmail-m_-4344775780157834525gmail-MsoHyperlink\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/united\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">United for Libraries<\/a><\/b><\/span>, a division of the\u00a0<span class=\"x_gmail-m_-4344775780157834525gmail-MsoHyperlink\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Library Association<\/a><\/b><\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><i>Children\u2019s Book Week will be April 29 \u2013 May 5, 2019.\u00a0There are already two landmarks planned in New York State being coordinating by the\u00a0<span class=\"x_gmail-m_-4344775780157834525gmail-MsoHyperlink\"><b><a href=\"http:\/\/www.empirestatebook.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Empire State Center for the Book<\/a><\/b><\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0The 100<sup>th<\/sup>Anniversary of Children\u2019s Book Week will be celebrated throughout 2019 so Literary Landmarks can be dedication throughout the year.\u00a0\u00a0<b>Robert McCloskey<\/b>(Ohio),\u00a0<b>Walter Dean Myers<\/b>(New York),\u00a0<b>Barbara Cooney<\/b>(Massachuetts) and\u00a0<b>Margaret Wise Brown<\/b>(Rhode Island) have all been recognized in past years.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b><i>Information about Children\u2019s Book Week may be found at: <\/i><\/b><span class=\"x_gmail-m_-4344775780157834525gmail-MsoHyperlink\"><b><i><a href=\"http:\/\/everychildareader.net\/cbw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/everychildareader.net\/cbw\/<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/span><b><i><\/i><\/b><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><b><i>Information regarding Literary Landmarks may be found at :<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><span class=\"x_gmail-m_-4344775780157834525gmail-MsoHyperlink\"><b><i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ala.org\/united\/products_services\/literarylandmarks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.ala.org\/united\/products_services\/literarylandmarks<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate Your Children\u2019s Literature Heritage with a Literary Landmark 2019 marks the 100thAnniversary of Children\u2019s Book Week, an event sponsored by theChildren\u2019s Book Counciland\u00a0Every Child A Reader.\u00a0\u00a0Since 2015 communities around the country have celebrated Children\u2019s Book Week by dedicating a Literary Landmark plaque a site that has a connection to a 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