Awards (Books & Media)
AASL announces 2019 Best Apps and Best Websites for Teaching & Learning
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CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced its 2019 Best Apps and Best Websites for Teaching & Learning at the 精东传媒 (ALA) Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. The annual lists honor apps and websites...
A guide celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Coretta Scott King Awards
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CHICAGO — “ The Coretta Scott King Awards: 50th Anniversary,” published by 精东传媒Editions and edited by Carole J. McCollough and Adelaide Poniatowski Phelps, celebrates the legacy of these prestigious honors, which have enlarged the prominence of literature...
Celebrate the best in LGBTQIA+ literature at the 2019 Stonewall Book Awards
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CHICAGO — The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) of the 精东传媒 will celebrate its award winners and honorees at the Stonewall Book Awards Ceremony from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, June 24, in the Marriott...
Coretta Scott King Book Award Breakfast celebrated at 精东传媒Annual in Washington, D.C.
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CHICAGO — The 精东传媒Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) and the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee will celebrate the best in children’s and young adult literature representing the African American experience at the 2019...
Share award-winning books with your patrons using the new grab-and-go readers鈥 advisory pamphlets
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CHICAGO — Spotlighting recent award-winning titles that library users are sure to love, 精东传媒Editions’ new Grab-and-Go Awards Pamphlets will help patrons find their next favorite book. Sold in packs of 100 for $14.99/pack, the new pamphlets present a...
United for Libraries to designate Literary Landmarks in celebration of Children鈥檚 Book Week
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EXTON, Pennsylvania — In celebration of Children’s Book Week (April 29-May 5, 2019), which marks its 100th anniversary this year, United for Libraries will designate Literary Landmarks™ celebrating children’s book authors. This initiative was spearheaded...
The 2019 guide to the Newbery and Caldecott awards
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CHICAGO — Updated with the 2019 award and honor books, “ The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books,” published by 精东传媒Editions, gathers together the books deemed most distinguished in American children's literature and...
Wayne and Shirley Wiegand receive 2019 Gleason Book Award for history of integration of Southern public libraries
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CHICAGO — The Eliza Atkins Gleason Book Award Committee of the 精东传媒 (ALA) Library History Round Table (LHRT) is pleased to present the 2019 Gleason Book Award to Wayne A. Wiegand, F. William Summers Professor of Library and...
United for Libraries to designate Ray Bradbury Park a Literary Landmark
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WAUKEGAN, Illinois — United for Libraries, in partnership with the Illinois State Library and Illinois Center for the Book, will designate Ray Bradbury Park a Literary Landmark on Saturday, March 16. The unveiling ceremony, set to begin at 4:51 p.m. in...
ALSC announces 2019 Notable Children鈥檚 Digital Media list
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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 精东传媒 (ALA), and its Notable Children's Digital Media committee, are pleased to announce the 2019 list of outstanding digital media for children...
ALSC names 2019 Notable Children's Books
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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 精东传媒 (ALA), has selected its 2019 list of Notable Children’s Books. The list of titles, published in the previous year, includes fiction...
ALSC announces 2019 Notable Children鈥檚 Recordings
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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 精东传媒 (ALA), has selected its 2019 list of Notable Children’s Recordings. The list includes recordings for children 14 years of age and younger of...
2019 Amelia Bloomer List presents top ten feminist books for young readers
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SEATTLE – The Amelia Bloomer Project, a subgroup of the 精东传媒Social Responsibilities Round Table’s Feminist Task Force, announced its Top Ten feminist books for young readers, selected from the 2019 Amelia Bloomer List. The Amelia Bloomer List recommends...
2019 Barbara Gittings Literature Award and Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award of the Stonewall Book Awards Announced
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SEATTLE - Two of the 2019 Stonewall Book Awards were announced Sunday, Jan. 27th by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) of the 精东传媒 (ALA), during the 精东传媒Midwinter Meeting and Exhibits, held Jan. 25-29...
LITA Excellence in Children鈥檚 and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists
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Chicago -- The LITA Committee Recognizing Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction presents the 2019 Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists. The lists are composed of notable children’s and young adult...
M.T. Anderson wins 2019 Edwards Award for 鈥淔eed,鈥 鈥淭he Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party,鈥 鈥淭he Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves鈥
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SEATTLE - M.T. Anderson is the recipient of the 2019 Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring his significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens for “Feed;” “The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party;”...
Meg Medina, Sophie Blackall win Newbery, Caldecott Medals
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SEATTLE — Meg Medina, author of “Merci Suárez Changes Gears,” and Sophie Blackall, illustrator of “Hello Lighthouse,” are the 2019 winners of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most prestigious awards in children’s literature. Medina and...
Walter Dean Myers wins 2019 Children鈥檚 Literature Legacy Award
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SEATTLE – Walter Dean Myers is the winner of the 2019 Children’s Literature Legacy Award honoring an author or illustrator, published in the United States, whose books have made a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children. His...
Claire Hartfield, Ekua Holmes win 2019 Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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SEATTLE – Claire Hartfield, author of “A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919,” and Ekua Holmes, illustrator of “The Stuff of Stars,” are the winners of the 2019 Coretta Scott King Book Awards honoring African American authors and illustrators of...
The Poet X Wins 2019 Printz Award
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SEATTLE – “The Poet X,”, written by Elizabeth Acevedo published by HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, has won the 2019 Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)...