Hmmm…it doesn't seem to require that you be a librarian, only that you are willing to join CLA for the duration of the term on the jury (which is a 5 year commitment with a requirement that you read ~100 books per year. I've done nearly that for a book awards jury once but doing it for five years straight? 😮)
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Call for Volunteers,
CLA Young Adult Book Award
Committee
The
committee is seeking someone who is:
widely
read in young adult literaturepassionate
about connecting teens with booksa
member of the Canadian Library Association, or willing to join for the
duration of their term on the Committee
Each
member of the committee represents a region of
Canada, and
this year’s applicant must be a resident
of Saskatchewan.
We
hope to create a Committee that best embodies our national identity. If you are male, a member of the First
Nations or a member of a visible minority, you are especially encouraged to
apply.
To
apply, please submit the following:
·
a cover
letter
·
your
resume
·
two
reviews of recent young adult literature.
Reviews may be of novels, collections of short stories or graphic
novels.
Please
read the complete requirements on the CLA Web site, http://www.cla.ca/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Young_Adult_Canadian_Book_Award
Submissions
should be sent by Monday,
February
25, 2008 to the
Canadian Library Association’s Participation Committee c/o
Brenda
Shields, bshields@cla.ca; or Don Butcher, Executive
Director, dbutcher@cla.ca. Fax to 613-563-9895; mail to
328 Frank
St., Ottawa, ON
K2P
0X8.