美国华人图书馆员协会2025最佳图书奖提名征集
Books must be published between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024. 所提名的图书必须在 2024 年 1 月 1 日至 2024 年 12 月 31 日期间出版。
Nomination deadline: March 15, 2025. 提名截止日期：2025年3月15日。
Postmark deadline for nominated books: April 1, 2025. 提名图书邮戳截止日期：2025年4月1日。
点此提交 Nomination Form
The annual CALA Best Book Award recognizes outstanding books, published in English or Chinese, which exhibit excellence in addressing Chinese Americans, Chinese, people of Chinese origin, Chinese cultural heritage, or China, and written by Chinese authors or authors of Chinese descent. The Award is to raise awareness of these topics and authors in North America. 一年一度的CALA最佳图书奖旨在表彰以英文或中文出版的优秀书籍，这些书籍在有关华裔美国人、中国人、华裔人士、中国及中华文化传承等主题方面表现出色，并由华人或华裔作者创作。该奖项旨在提高北美对这些主题和作者的认识。
The Committee will select nominated books in the following categories: 委员会将评选出以下类别的提名书籍：
Adult books, fiction 成人读物，小说类
Adult books, non-fiction 成人读物，非小说类
Young adult books, fiction 青少年读物，小说类
Young adult books, non-fiction 青少年读物，非小说类
Children’s books, fiction 儿童读物，小说类
Children’s books, non-fiction 儿童读物，非小说类
The winner(s) will be announced before the advance registration deadline for the 2025 ALA/CALA Annual conference. Each award author(s) will receive an award certificate at the CALA Annual Award Banquet during the conference in June. 获奖者将在2025年ALA/CALA 年会的提前注册截止日期之前公布。每位获奖者将在6月的2025年ALA/CALA 年会期间的CALA年度颁奖晚宴上获得获奖证书。
If no books meet the criteria, no award will be given. 如果没有任何符合标准的书籍，则不会颁发奖项。
Eligibility 资质
Eligible Works 符合条件的作品
Related to Chinese cultural heritage or topics about Chinese Americans, Chinese, people of Chinese origin, Chinese cultural heritage, or China, and written by Chinese authors or authors of Chinese descent. 作品主题涉及华裔美国人、中国人、华裔人士，中国或中华文化遗产，并由华人或华裔作者创作。
Published between January 1, 2024 and December 31, 2024, by a publishing house, trade press or small press/publisher located in North America or one of its territories for general commercial release in the United States and North America regions. Self-published works and exclusively internet publications may also be considered by the committee. 在 2024 年 1 月 1 日至 12 月 31日间由位于北美国家及所属地区的出版社出版，并在美国及北美发行的商用版本。自行出版的作品和专门出版的互联网出版物也可以由委员会审议。
Written in Chinese, English or bilingual. This requirement does not limit the use of words or phrases in non-Chinese and non-English languages where appropriate in context. Translations of original works may be considered. 用中文、英文或中英双语创作。不限制在上下文中酌情使用非中文和非英语语言的单词或短语。可以考虑原创作品的翻译。
Works that have previously won other prizes or recognitions are eligible. 之前获得过其他奖项或认可的作品符合此提名申请条件。
Ineligible Works 不符合条件的作品
Anthologies by more than one author. 包含不止一位作者作品的选集。
Reprints of books originally published prior to the current award year. 本颁奖年度之前最初出版的图书的重印本。
In the event of a dispute over eligibility, the Award Committee will decide whether a book is eligible, and its decision will be binding. 如果对资格产生争议，委员会将决定提交的书是否符合条件，其决定将具有最终裁决权。
Evaluation Criteria 评选标准
Overall Strengths: Value and influence: Implications or potential force of a work. True to cultural norms and sensitive to avoid stereotypes. 综合优势：价值和影响力：作品的影响或潜力。遵从文化规范，不拘泥于刻板印象。
Adult books, Fiction: Flow of the narrative compelling and appealing 成人读物，小说：叙事流利且吸引人
Adult books, Non-fiction: Information accurate, authentic and riveting 成人读物，非虚构类：信息准确真实，引人入胜
Young Adult books, Fiction: Story unique, plot & characters well developed with reasonable growth 青少年书籍，小说：故事独特，情节和人物发展合理
Young Adult books, Non-fiction: Information accurate & stimulating, language & tone accessible, engaging & age appropriate 青少年书籍，非小说类：信息准确且激励人心，用词和语气通俗易懂，内容引人入胜且适合目标读者群
Children’s books, Fiction: Presentation convincing, appealing, demonstrating creativity & imagination 儿童读物，小说：令人信服、吸引人，表现出丰富的创造力和想象力
Children’s books, Non-fiction: Information accurate & stimulating, language & tone accessible, engaging & age appropriate 儿童读物，非小说类：信息准确且吸引人，用词和语气通俗易懂，内容引人入胜且适合目标读者群
The Award Committee will consider reviews from different sources, such as print trade publications, online bookstores, online book reviews, etc. 评选时委员会将结合各渠道的评论，如印刷行业出版物、网上书店、网上书评等。
The Award Committee will combine these criteria and select the winner(s). 委员会将结合这些标准选出获奖者。
Submission Process 提交流程
Entries may be submitted by an author, publisher, agent, publicist or any individual. 参赛作品可由作者、出版商、代理人、公关人员或任何个人提交。
Nominations must be submitted through the Best Book Award Nomination Form by March 15, 2025. 提名必须在2025年3月15日之前通过最佳图书奖提名表提交。
An author, publisher, publicist, agent or individual may submit more than one entry per author, but not more than one entry per book. 每位作者、出版商、公关人员、代理人或个人可以为每位作者提交多个条目，但每本书不得超过一个条目。
Please mail books of entry to the Best Book Award Committee, with five (5) copies, one copy each to committee members. All nominated books must be postmarked by April 1, 2025. Please send books as early as possible. The Award Committee is not obligated to consider books with a postmark after April 1, 2025. Book packages must be clearly marked with "CALA Best Book Award.” 请将参赛作品邮寄给最佳图书奖委员会，共五（5）本，每位委员会成员一本。所有提名图书必须在 2025 年 4月 1 日之前加盖邮戳寄出。请尽早寄出书籍，逾期不予考虑。书籍包裹须清楚地标有"CALA最佳图书奖"。
Electronic books are also accepted. 电子书也可接受。
Upon receiving an entry, the Award Committee will notify the submitter via email. The Award Committee is not responsible for lost submissions. 收到参赛作品后，委员会将通过电子邮件通知提交者。委员会不对遗失的参赛作品负责。
Mailing addresses and email addresses will be shared with nominators when the nomination form is submitted. 委员会将在收到提名表时把参评书籍邮寄地址及电子邮件地址提供给提名人。
If you have any questions, please email bestbook@cala-web.org. 如有疑问，请发送电子邮件到bestbook@cala-web.org咨询。
Please visit CALA Annual Best Book Award page for more details. 请访问美国华人图书馆员协会最佳图书奖网页以了解该奖项详情。
Thank you for your support! 感谢您的参与!
Sincerely致敬,
CALA Best Book Award Committee美国华人图书馆员协会最佳图书奖委员会
Sai Deng, co-chair
Priscilla Nga Ian Pun, co-chair
Allison Law, member
Rong Lu, member
Kai Zhang, member
Dear CALA Members:
The Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA) 2024-2025 Nominating Committee cordially invites you to consider running for the following positions for the 2025 CALA general election.
We are seeking candidates for the following positions: (The duties listed here):
These positions are critical to the continual development of our organization CALA. Nomination of Board of Directors shall take into consideration the geographical representation. Based on CALA’s Constitution and Bylaws, all nominees must be personal members in good standing with a record of participation in the activities and functions at various levels of CALA. The election will be held in the Spring 2025. The elected officers are expected to attend at least one board meeting each year. Absence from two consecutive board meetings without prior written approval from the President will result in the removal from the CALA Board.
The Nomination Form is available at https://forms.gle/LmWWc4pfoUs9bQsv9 .
Please consider either nominating yourself or by anyone else within CALA. If you nominate someone, please ensure you have their consent first.
The deadline for submitting the nomination is December 4, 2024.
Should you have any questions, we would love to answer them for you. CALA appreciates your willingness to support, serve, and run for your preferred position!
Thank you!
Vincci Kwong
CALA Immediate Past President & Chair of Nominating Committee 2025-2026
CALA 2024-2025 Nominating Committee:
Dear CALA members and Friends,
The CALA Newsletter Subcommittee is inviting YOU to contribute to the next issue of the fall CALA Newsletter. CALA members and non-members of the association can submit articles focused on areas of interest to the Chinese American Librarian community. See Past Issues, for examples.
Topics can be focused on, but not limited to, the following areas:
· News & Announcements
o Member news
o Achievements, promotions, nominations and awards
o Publications, call for collaborations
o Milestones
· Feature stories
o Chapter highlights
o Interviews of librarians or CALA advocates
o Spotlights of CALA members
o Expert advice (library series, traditions, foods, etc.)
o Behind the scenes (conference(s), programming)
o Personal experiences
o Programs & outreach with a positive impact on librarians, library workers & community
o Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, allyship initiatives
o Collaborations (national, international and local)
o International outreach
o Impact stories (libraries and patrons)
· Conferences & Travels
o Visits
o Traveling
· Reviews
o Book reviews (unofficial – so that you may publish elsewhere)
o Food/Restaurant reviews of CALA conference favs
o Opinions & Perspectives - on current library issues
· Trends
o Technology & Observations
o Sustainability
o Spaces (community, academic, etc.)
o Management
o Learning
o Student well-being
· Small albums (of people, events, etc.)
· Memorials
Article requirements:
· Length: Between 100–1500 words (exceptions can be made on a case-by-case basis)
· Complete and ready for publication. The committee will do light editing of each article
· Deadline: November 15, 2024
*** Note: The official reports from various CALA Committees, Task Forces and Chapters are archived on the CALA Website and are not included in the newsletter. This is per the Executive Board's policy.
Please send a final complete copy of your submission to the emails below. We look forward to hearing from you!
With much appreciation,
The CALA Newsletter Subcommittee
Esther De-Leon, Co-chair, esther.de-leon@ttu.edu
Jen Woo, Co-chair, jenniferjwoo@gmail.com
Amy Jiang, Member, ajiang@laverne.edu
Jianshan Yang, Member, yangjs0825@gmail.com
Dear CALA members,
Since COVID, announcements for CALA Awards and Grant recipients have been shared through the CALA listserv and the CALA Membership Meeting. The Executive Committee sincerely apologizes that this information was not clearly communicated, which led to a misunderstanding that the Award and Grant presentations will be held at the CALA Banquet at ALA.
Below is a list of recipients for this year’s awards and grants. The recording for the Membership Meeting is available at https://iu.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/t/1_p4gt51yo. Award and grant recipient information will be updated on corresponding CALA webpages accordingly.
If you have any suggestions or feedback for CALA’s program(s), we encourage you to share them with the Executive Committee at exc@cala-web.org. Your input is valuable to us. Thank you for your support!
Sincerely,
2023-2024 CALA President
CALA Outstanding Library Leadership Award in Memory of Dr. Margaret Chang Fung
Huanwen Cheng
CALA Distinguished Service Award
Wenli Gao
CALA Scholarship of Library and Information Science
Elaine Wei San Kong
Sage and JCLC NALCo LIS Student Scholarship for CALA
Luming Zhang and Caroline Chow
Sheila Suen Lai Scholarship of Library and Information Science
Hiu Wing (Ann) Sze
Huang Tso-ping & Wu Yao-yu Research & Scholarship (Faculty)
Ying Huang
Huang Tso-ping & Wu Yao-yu Research & Scholarship (LIS Student)
Yiren Zhang and Wei Feng
Sally S. Tseng Professional Development Grant
Hsianghui Liu-Spencer
President's Recognition Award
Committees/Taskforces
Assessment and Evaluation Committee, Mentoring Program Committee, Public Relations and Fundraising Committee, Web Committee, Web Application Development Taskforce, Digital Services Evaluation Taskforce
Volunteer Leaders
Ray Pun, Edward Junhao Lim, Weiling Liu, Lei Jin, Esther De-Leon, Qing Zou, Ying Liao
ALA Travel Grant
Min Tong, Michael Huang, Grace Liu, Feng-Ru Sheu, Fangmin Wang, Changhong (Bella) Wu, Hui-Feng Chang, Xiaojie Duan, Xiaojie Duan, Jing Xu
China Travel Grant
Wei Xuan, Jinxuan Ma, Yali Feng, Wenli Gao, Kuie Chiu
Chapter President Travel Grant
Wei Zhang, Maggie Wang, Shuyi Liu
CALA Best Book Award
Children’s Fiction
The Many Masks of Andy Zhou by Jack Cheng
Children’s Nonfiction
On the Tip of a Wave: How Ai Weiwei’s Art is Changing the Tide by Joanna Ho and Catia Chien
Young Adult Fiction
An Echo in the City by K.X. Song
Young Adult Nonfiction
The Boy from Clearwater: Book 1 by Yu Pei-Yun
Adult Fiction
Straw Dogs of the Universe: A Novel by Ye Chun
Adult Nonfiction
Orphan Bachelors: A Memoir by Fae Myenne Ng
Mott Street: A Chinese American Family’s Story of Exclusion and Homecoming by Ava Chin
Honor Books
Ghost Book by Remy Lai
Hungry Ghost by Victoria Ying
The Chinese Groove: A Novel by Kathryn Ma
__________________________
Librarian, Director of Research and Learning
Franklin D. Schurz Library
574-520-4444
vkwong@iu.edu
The Intranet site at https://cala.wildapricot.org is now live as CALA's website at https://cala-web.org.
-- CALA Webmaster (2023-2024)
The CALA Scholarship Subcommittee would like to announce the 2024 CALA Scholarship Awards as below:
1. The CALA Scholarship of Library and Information Science, $1,000: one student
2. Sage and JCLC NALCo LIS Student Scholarship for CALA (The Sage & JCLC Inc. NALCo LIS Student Scholar Program): two students, $1000 each
3. The Sheila Suen Lai Scholarship of Library and Information Science, $500: one student
4. Huang Tso-ping & Wu Yao-yu Research & Scholarship (for faculty and students at Wuhan University, China)
Congratulations to all award recipients!
CALA Scholarship Subcommittee (scholarship@cala-web.org)
Hui-Fen Chang, Co-chair Clara Tran, Co-chair Katherina Lee Yanli Li Wei Zakharov
Hui-Fen Chang, Co-chair
Clara Tran, Co-chair
Katherina Lee
Yanli Li
Wei Zakharov
If you’re attending the 2024 ALA Annual Conference & Exhibition in San Diego, please consider participating in the following CALA events. With the exception of the CALA Banquet, all these events are part of the ALA conference and require registration.
CALA Events at ALA 2024 Annual Conference & Exhibition
A Panel Discussion on Artificial Intelligence’s Impact on Libraries (CALA President’s Program)
6/30, 1-2pm PST
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 26 A B
Moderator: Michael B. Huang
Panelists: Leo Lo, Bohyun Kim, Fangmin Wang, and Bella Wu
CALA Posters Session
6/30, 2-3pm PST
CALA Banquet
6/30, 6:30pm PST
Location: Jasmine Seafood Restaurant, 4609 Convoy Street, Ste A San Diego, CA 92111
Bus transportation will be provided to and from the restaurant.
Collecting Chinese Jewish Stories for Your Library: A Panel of Voices from Two Cultures (Sponsored by CALA, Association of Jewish Libraries, and EMIERT)
7/1, 4-5pm, PST
Location: San Diego Convention Center, Room 5B
Moderator: Ray Pun and Sally Stieglitz
Presenters: Susan Blumberg-Kason, Virginia Loh-Hagan, Rachel DeWoskin, Lynn Scurfield, Richard Ho, Wendy Shang, and Madelyn Rosenberg
Banquet Registration Form: ALA/CALA 2024 Annual Conference
Dear CALA Members,
ALA/CALA Annual Conference Banquet will be held on Sunday June 30, 2024 at: Jasmine Seafood Restaurant, 4609 Convoy Street, Ste A San Diego, CA 92111.
During this event, CALA President Vincci Kwong and CALA Immediate President Ray Pun will give speeches. CALA 2023-2024 Awards will be presented.
Besides, this is the greatest opportunity for CALA members to get to know each other: seeing old friends and getting to know the new ones. You will also taste authentic Chinese food in San Diego.
We greatly encourage as many CALA members as possible to participate. Banquet Registration will be closed by May 15, 2024.
CALA Program Committee is very grateful for CALA president and Executive Committee for their great leadership and enormous financial support for this event. CALA would also like to acknowledge our sponsors and donors: EBSCO, Sage, Overdrive, and Dr. Kawanna Bright, for their generous support and partnership in making this event possible!
Registration
Payment Method: Zelle (type in: cairo_liao@hotmail.com, the registered name is "Chinese American Librarians Association") *If you have difficulty to pay, please let Yue Li (yli3@fsu.edu, 850-345-3925) know and he will pay on your behalf and you can pay him later
Payment amount: $30 per person
Time of the banquet: June 30, 6:30 - 10:00 pm
Restaurant Name: Jasmine Seafood Restaurant
Restaurant Address: 4609 Convoy Street, Ste A San Diego, CA 92111
Note: Bus transportation to and from the restaurant will be provided
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Dear CALA Officers, Committee Chairs/Co-Chairs, Chapter Presidents,
Thank you sincerely for serving CALA and contributing your time and effort to make CALA a better and stronger organization in search of excellence.
Now it's time to prepare your annual report. The submission date starts from 5/10/2024. The deadline for submission is 6/5/2024 (extended to 6/15/2024). Please follow the instructions to submit your report.
Instructions:
I greatly appreciate Weiling Liu's help in setting up the form in the system. Should you have any questions, please don't hesitate to let me know. Many thanks to you all.
Michael
Michael Bailou Huang, MLS, MSEd, MSAc, LAc
Executive Director, Chinese American Librarians Association (CALA)
The Digital Services Evaluation (DSE) Taskforce and Web Committee are pleased to announce that the newly revised Intranet website is now available for members to preview. The revision is based on the feedback the DSE Taskforce collected in early 2023 and a usability test conducted by the DSE Taskforce in early 2024. This new site will become the next version of the CALA website (https://cala-web.org), so announcements or news will be added to the new site only during this preview time.
We would appreciate it if you could take time from your busy schedule to visit the site and give us feedback by 5/31/2024.
Intranet URL: https://cala.wildapricot.org
Weiling Liu
On behalf of The Digital Services Evaluation (DSE) Taskforce (2023-24) and Web Committee (2023-24)
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