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The award is named in honor of Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian from the New York Public Library. As a children's librarian, storyteller, and author, she enriched the lives of Latino children through her pioneering work of preserving and disseminating Puerto Rican folklore.〔 The Pura Belpré Award is a recognition presented to a Latino or Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays the Latino cultural experience in a work of literature for children or youth. It was established in 1996.〔 It has been given every other year since 1996. Beginning with the 2009 award, it will be given annually.〔 The award is given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), and the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking (REFORMA).〔 ==Criteria== * Two medals shall be awarded at the annual conference of the American Library Association, one to a Latino author and one to a Latino illustrator, for creating outstanding original children's (age 0-14) books that portray, affirm, and celebrate the Latino cultural experience. * For purposed of this award, Latino is defined as people whose heritage emanates from any of the Spanish-speaking cultures of the Western Hemisphere. * The award-winning books must be published in the United States or Puerto Rico. * The committee is not to consider the entire body of work by an author or whether the author has previously won the award. * Recipients of the Pura Belpré Medal must be residents or citizens of the United States or Puerto Rico. * Fiction and nonfiction books for children published in Spanish, English, or bilingual format are eligible. * Honor books may be named. * If suitable candidates are not found, the awards will not be presented in that year. * One person may be selected to receive the awards in both categories.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Belpré Medal」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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