2025 WINNER OF THE 2025 SCOTT O’DELL AWARD FOR HISTORICAL FICTION
The Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction Selection Committee is pleased to announce that the winner of the 2025 award is THE COLOR OF A LIE BY KIM JOHNSON, published Read more
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AWARD NEWS: African Town is the Winner of the 2023 Scott O’Dell Award!
Reinberger Children’s Library Center, Kent State University School of Information February 14, 2023 The Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction Selection Committee is excited to announce that African Town Read more
The New Home of the Scott O’Dell Award
BIG NEWS! The Reinberger Children’s Library Center Kent State University School of Information is the new home to The Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction Selection Committee! We are excited Read more
Social Justice in Graphic Novels
RCLC Albers Fellow Shares Research on Social Justice in Graphic Novels by Kayla Hlad, MLIS Graduate Student, Kent State University iSchool In 2018, Dr. Karen W. Gavigan of the University Read more
7th Annual Mock Caldecott
The 7th annual Mock Caldecott was hosted virtually by the RCLC on Friday, January 22, 2021. The 24 participants included six current KSU faculty members and a special guest speaker, Read more
Meet our New Author-Illustrator in Residence, Dave Szalay!
Dave Szalay is an award-winning illustrator, designer and aspiring writer who was born and raised in Akron, Ohio. And now he’s joining the Reinberger. As a children’s book illustrator, Szalay Read more
National Hispanic Heritage Month Display
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: A Legacy in Children’s Literature Happy National Hispanic Heritage Month! Come check out the Reinberger Children’s Library Center’s new exhibit “Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: A Legacy in Children’s Read more
Thank You to Our First Illustrator-in-Residence, Will Hillenbrand
We would like to thank Will Hillenbrand for serving as our first illustrator-in-residence to the Reinberger Children’s Library Center. Will’s infinite dedication to continue the work of Dr. Ken and Read more
Dr. Laura D’Aveta Receives the 2019 Albers Guest Scholar in Children’s Literature Fellowship
Dr. Laura D’Aveta is the recipient of the 2019 Albers Guest Scholar in Children’s Literature Fellowship. As an Albers Fellow, Dr. D’Aveta intends to develop a digital resource for researchers Read more
Dr. Patricia Kennon is Awarded the 2019 Marantz Fellowship for Picturebook Research
Dr. Patricia Kennon, a lecturer in English Literature at Maynooth University in Ireland, received the 2019 Kenneth and Sylvia Marantz Fellowship for Picturebook Research. She will be studying the potential Read more