Awards (Books & Media)
ALSC announces 2015 Notable Children's Recordings
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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA), has selected its 2015 list of Notable Children’s Recordings. The list includes recordings for children 14 years of age and younger of...
ALSC announces 2015 Notable Children's Videos
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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA), has selected its 2015 list of Notable Children’s Videos. The list includes videos for children 14 years of age and younger that exhibit...
Tickets available for 2015 Arbuthnot Lecture featuring Brian Selznick
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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the DC Public Library announced that tickets for the 2015 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture featuring Brian Selznick are now available. The lecture, titled "Love Is a Dangerous Angel...
In the Margins Book Award lists released
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CHICAGO — The In the Margins Book Award and Selection Committee, (ITM) a committee under the umbrella of the Association of Specialized and Cooperative Library Agencies, (ASCLA), Library Services for Youth in Custody (LYSC) selected its top non-fiction...
Longlist for 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction announced
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CHICAGO — Forty-three books comprising the longlist for consideration for the 2015 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction have been selected from the most recent Booklist Editors’ Choice and RUSA Notable Books List. The six-title...
¾«¶«´«Ã½ announces 2015 youth media award winners
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CHICAGO - The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (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 Chicago. A list of...
RUSA announces 2015 book and media awards for adults
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CHICAGO - The Reference and User Services Association, a division of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA), announced the top books in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and genre; audio books; and reference books for adults – including the Notable Books List...
2015 Stonewall Book Awards announced
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CHICAGO – The 2015 Stonewall Book Awards were announced by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA), during the ¾«¶«´«Ã½Midwinter Meeting in Chicago. The Stonewall Book Awards are given annually...
'Gabi, a Girl in Pieces' wins 2015 William C. Morris Award
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CHICAGO – “Gabi, a Girl in Pieces” written by Isabel Quintero, has been named the 2015 winner of the William C. Morris Award, which honors a book written for young adults by a previously unpublished author. The award was presented by the Young Adult...
Sharon M. Draper wins 2015 Edwards Award for 'Tears of a Tiger,' 'Forged by Fire,' 'Darkness Before Dawn,' 'The Battle of Jericho,' 'November Blues' and 'Copper Sun'
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CHICAGO – Sharon M. Draper is the recipient of the 2015 Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens for “Tears of a Tiger”; “Forged by Fire”; “Darkness Before Dawn”; “The Battle of Jericho”; “November...
Live Oak Media wins 2015 Odyssey Award for 'H.O.R.S.E. A Game of Basketball and Imagination'
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CHICAGO – Live Oak Media, producer of the audiobook, “H.O.R.S.E. A Game of Basketball and Imagination” has won the 2015 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production. The award announcement was made today during the ¾«¶«´«Ã½...
2015 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named
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CHICAGO – The ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2015 Schneider Family Book Awards, which honor an author or illustrator for the artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences...
'I’ll Give You the Sun' wins 2015 Printz Award
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CHICAGO – “I’ll Give You the Sun,”written by Jandy Nelson published by Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group, (USA) LLC, a Penguin Random House Company, has won the 2015 Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature. The Young Adult...
'This Day in June' wins 2015 Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award
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CHICAGO – “This Day in June” written by Gayle E. Pitman, Ph.D., illustrated by Kristyna Litten and published by Magination Press, an imprint of the American Psychological Association, is the 2015 recipient of the Stonewall Book Awards – Mike Morgan and...
2015 Batchelder Award honors Eerdmans Books for Young Readers for 'Mikis and the Donkey'
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CHICAGO – Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co. is the winner of the 2015 Mildred L. Batchelder Award for “Mikis and the Donkey .” The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children...
Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly Ellard win 2015 Carnegie Medal for 'Me...Jane'
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CHICAGO – Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly Ellard of Weston Woods Studios, Inc., producer of “Me...Jane ,” is the 2015 recipient of the Andrew Carnegie Medal for excellence in children’s video. The award was announced today by the Association for Library...
Kwame Alexander, Dan Santat win Newbery, Caldecott Medals
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CHICAGO - Kwame Alexander , author of “The Crossover,” and Dan Santat, illustrator of “The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend,” are the 2015 winners of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most prestigious awards in children’s...
Anna Kang, Christopher Weyant win Geisel Award for 'You Are (Not) Small'
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CHICAGO – Author Anna Kang and illustrator Christopher Weyant are the 2015 recipients of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for “You Are (Not) Small,” published by Two Lions, New York. The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to...
Donald Crews wins 2015 Wilder Award
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CHICAGO – Donald Crews is the winner of the 2015 Laura Ingalls Wilder 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 numerous works...
Jen Bryant, Melissa Sweet win 2015 Sibert Medal
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CHICAGO – Jen Bryant and Melissa Sweet, author and illustrator of “The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus ,” were named the winners of the 2015 Robert F. Sibert Medal for the most distinguished informational book for children published in 2014. The award...