Awards (Books & Media)

PBS Kids wins inaugural Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award for Play and Learn Science

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SEATTLE– PBS Kids is the 2019 recipient of the first Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award for Play and Learn Science. The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library...

Corey R. Tabor wins Geisel Award for 鈥淔ox the Tiger鈥

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SEATTLE– Author and illustrator Corey R. Tabor is the 2019 recipient of the Award for “Fox the Tiger,” published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children...

Yuyi Morales, Elizabeth Acevedo win Pura Belpr茅 Awards

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SEATTLE – Yuyi Morales, illustrator of “Dreamers,” and Elizabeth Acevedo, author of “The Poet X,” are the 2019 winners of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award and Author Award, honoring Latinx authors and illustrators whose work best portrays, affirms and...

Joyce Sidman wins 2019 Sibert Medal

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seattle – Joyce Sidman, author of “The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian’s Art Changed Science,” was named the winner of the 2019 Robert F. Sibert Medal for the most distinguished informational book for children published in 2018. The award was...

YALSA announces 2019 Alex Awards

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SEATTLE – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 精东传媒 (ALA), has selected 10 adult books with special appeal to teen readers to receive the 2019 Alex Awards. The awards, sponsored by the Margaret A...

Dr. Pauletta B. Bracy 2019 recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement

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SEATTLE – Dr. Pauletta Brown Bracy is the recipient of the 2019 Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. The announcement was made today by the 精东传媒 (ALA), during the 精东传媒Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits...

鈥淛uli谩n is a Mermaid鈥 and 鈥淗urricane Child鈥 win 2019 Stonewall Children鈥檚 and Young Adult Literature Award

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SEATTLE – “Julián is a Mermaid” by Jessica Love and published by Candlewick Press, and “Hurricane Child” by Kheryn Callender and published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., are the 2019 recipients of the Stonewall Book Awards – Mike...

鈥淭he Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees鈥

鈥淭he Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees鈥 wins 2019 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award

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SEATTLE– The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees, by Don Brown and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has been named the 2019 winner of the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, the first national award that honors the best...

精东传媒 announces 2019 youth media award winners

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SEATTLE — The 精东传媒 (ALA) today announced the top books, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its Midwinter Meeting in Seattle, Washington...

2019 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named

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SEATTLE – The 精东传媒 (ALA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Schneider Family Book Awards, which honor an author or illustrator for the artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences...

"The Fox on the Swing"

2019 Batchelder Award honors Thames & Hudson for 鈥淭he Fox on the Swing鈥

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Seattle– Thames & Hudson, Inc. is the winner of the 2019 Mildred L. Batchelder Award for “The Fox on the Swing.” The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 精东传媒 (ALA)...

American Indian Youth Literature Awards highlighted during 精东传媒Youth Media Awards

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SEATTLE – The American Indian Library Association’s (AILA) American Indian Youth Literature Awards were highlighted today during the 精东传媒 (ALA) Youth Media Award announcements. The awards are presented in even-numbered years, and...

"All-of-a-Kind Family HANUKKAH"

2019 Sydney Taylor Book Award winners announced

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SEATTLE – Selections from a new addition to the 精东传媒Youth Media Awards pantheon were revealed today. The 2019 winners of the Sydney Taylor Book Award, administered by the Association of Jewish Libraries, an affiliate of the 精东传媒...

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Neil Gaiman to deliver 2020 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture

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Neil Gaiman will deliver the 2020 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. The announcement was made today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 精东传媒 (ALA), during the 精东传媒Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits held January 25 - 29, in Seattle, Washington.

"Drawn Together"

YMA highlights 2019 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature youth category winners

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SEATTLE -The Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA), an affiliate of the 精东传媒 (ALA), announced the 2019 winners of its Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature youth categories today during the 精东传媒Youth Media...

"Darius The Great Is Not Okay"

鈥淒arius the Great Is Not Okay鈥 wins 2019 William C. Morris Award

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SEATTLE – “Darius the Great Is Not Okay,” written by Adib Khorram and published by Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House, has been named the 2019 winner of the William C. Morris Award, which honors a book...

Macmillan Audio wins 2019 Odyssey Award for 鈥淪adie鈥

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SEATTLE– Macmillan Audio, producer of the audiobook, “Sadie,” has won the 2019 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production. The award announcement was made today during the 精东传媒 (ALA) Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits held...

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;”...

"The Great Believers"

'The Great Believers,' 'Heavy: An American Memoir,' receive 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction

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SEATTLE - The 精东传媒 (ALA) selects "The Great Believers," by Rebecca Makkai, published by Viking, as the winner of the 2019 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, and "Heavy: An American Memoir," by Kiese Laymon, published...

精东传媒Film and Media Round Table announces 2019 Notable Videos for Adults list

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SEATTLE – The 精东传媒 (ALA) Film and Media Round Table: Notable Videos for Adults Committee has compiled its 2019 list of Notable Videos for Adults, a list of 15 outstanding films released on video within the past two years and...