Upcoming Events
Kerlan Collection 60th Anniversary Celebration Sunday - November 15, 2009
Join us as we commemorate sixty years as one of the world's greatest children's literature research collections.
What: Kerlan Collection's 60th Anniversary
When: Thursday, November 12, 2009 - Thursday, December 31, 2009
Where: Elmer L. Andersen Library Exhibit Gallery
Free and open to the public.
Opening Reception
Sunday, November 15, 2009, 2:00 p.m.
120 Elmer L. Andersen Library
Featuring writer, literary historian, and children's literature critic Leonard S. Marcus
RSVP for reception by November 6 at stangret@umn.edu or 612-624-9339.
Sixty years ago, Dr. Irvin Kerlan donated his collection of children's books to the University of Minnesota. Dr. Kerlan chose what was best and representative of each current year and, when he could afford it, bought children's classics and past Newbery winners. Soon he began pursuing the background material that went into making the books, writing letters to authors and illustrators, and they replied by forwarding their original manuscripts, artwork, and selected correspondence with editors and children. From the halls of a Washington, D.C., brownstone to the caverns of the University, the Kerlan Collection now contains over 110,000 children's books, as well as original manuscripts, artwork, galleys, and color proofs for more than 18,000 titles.
2010 Kerlan Award Nominations
The Kerlan Award committee invites nominations for the forthcoming Kerlan Award. The Kerlan Award nominations are due in the fall and the award is presented the following spring.
You may suggest as many names as you wish, but nominations should be
listed in order of priority, with the highest recommendation first.
Nominations for the Kerlan Award must be submitted in writing.
Nominations can either be mailed, faxed, or emailed to the Kerlan
office. Contact information is as follows:
The Children's Literature Research Collections
113 Elmer L. Andersen Library 222 21st Avenue South Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Phone number: (612) 624-4576 Fax number: (612) 626-0377
E-Mail: clrc@umn.edu
Deadline for the 2010 Kerlan Award is October 15, 2009.
News
New Hours for Andersen Library’s Reading Room!
Andersen Library’s second floor reading room has extended hours on Saturday from 9:00 a.m. until 1 p.m., except for official University holidays & breaks. All researchers are strongly encouraged to make arrangements in advance as item retrieval and reference services will be limited. To ensure that materials will be available on Saturday, please email clrc@umn.edu or call (612) 624-4576 by noon on the preceeding Friday. The CLRC’s public hours are Monday – Friday, from 8:30 a.m until 4:30 p.m.