Awards (Books & Media)
Pat Mora to deliver 2016 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture
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CHICAGO – Pat Mora, author and literacy advocate, will deliver the 2016 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. The announcement was made today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA)...
Yuyi Morales y Marjorie AgosÃn ganan premios Pura Belpré
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CHICAGO – Yuyi Morales, ilustradora de Viva Frida, y Marjorie Agosín, autora de I Lived on Butterfly Hill, fueron seleccionadas como las ganadoras del Premio de Ilustración Pura Belpré 2015, y el Premio al Autor Pura Belpré 2015 respectivamente. Las...
Yuyi Morales, Marjorie AgosÃn win Pura Belpré Awards
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CHICAGO – Yuyi Morales, illustrator of “Viva Frida,” and Marjorie Agosín, author of “I Lived on Butterfly Hill,” are the 2015 winners of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award and Author Award, honoring Latino authors and illustrators whose work best portrays...
Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek wins 2015 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award
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CHICAGO – Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek written by Maya Van Wagenen, has been named the 2015 winner of the Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, the first national award that honors the best nonfiction books for teens. The award was...
Deborah D. Taylor 2015 recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
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CHICAGO – Deborah D. Taylor, coordinator of School and Student Services, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, is the recipient of the 2015 Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Practitioner Award for Lifetime Achievement. The announcement was made today by...
Woodson, Myers win 2015 Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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CHICAGO – Jacqueline Woodson , author of “brown girl dreaming” and Christopher Myers, illustrator of “Firebird” are the winners of the 2015 Coretta Scott King Book Awards honoring African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children...
YALSA announces 2015 Alex Awards
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CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA), has selected 10 adult books with special appeal to teen readers to receive the 2015 Alex Awards. The awards, sponsored by the Margaret A...
Annual list of Best Historical Materials selected by RUSA’s History Section
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CHICAGO —The annual list of Best Historical materials was announced by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Book and Media Awards Ceremony at the ¾«¶«´«Ã½’s Midwinter Meeting. The list, in its 11th year, recognizes the...
2015 Sophie Brody Medal for achievement in Jewish literature names winner, honorable mentions
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CHICAGO — The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has announced its selection for the 2015 Sophie Brody Medal, an honor bestowed by the Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) of RUSA at ALA’s Midwinter Meeting. This Year’s winner...
The 'Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism' wins Dartmouth Medal for excellence in reference sources
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CHICAGO — The winner of the 2015 Dartmouth Medal for most outstanding reference work, an annual award presented by the expert reference and collection development librarians of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of ALA, is the...
2015 Outstanding Reference Sources List: Reference publications for small and medium-sized public and academic libraries
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CHICAGO — The most noteworthy reference titles published in 2014 have been named to the 2015 Outstanding References Sources List, an annual list selected by experts of the Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) of the Reference and User...
2015 Reading List announced: Year’s best in genre fiction for adult readers
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CHICAGO — The Reading List Council has announced the 2015 selections of the Reading List, an annual best-of list composed of eight different fiction genres for adult readers. The list was announced today during the ¾«¶«´«Ã½’s Midwinter...
Annual list of Best Free Reference Websites selected by RUSA’s Emerging Technologies in Reference Section
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CHICAGO — The 16th annual Best Free Reference Websites list was announced at the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) Book and Media Awards Ceremony at the ¾«¶«´«Ã½’s Midwinter Meeting. The list made its debut in the Fall...
2015 Listen List announced: Outstanding Audiobook Narration for Adult Listeners
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CHICAGO —The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA), serving expert readers’ advisory and collection development librarians, has announced its selections for the 2015 Listen List: Outstanding...
BRASS Best of the Best Business Websites selected by business reference experts
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CHICAGO —The 5th annual Best of the Best Business Websites list was announced at the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) Book and Media Awards Ceremony at the ¾«¶«´«Ã½’s (ALA) Midwinter Meeting. The list made its debut in...
2015 Notable Books announced: Year’s best in fiction, nonfiction and poetry
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CHICAGO — The Notable Books Council has announced the 2015 selections of the Notable Books List, an annual best-of list comprised of 26 titles written for adult readers and published in the U.S., including fiction, nonfiction and poetry. The list was...
Year’s most Outstanding Business Reference Sources announced by RUSA's business reference experts
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CHICAGO — The annual list of the most Outstanding Business Reference Sources was announced by the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Book and Media Awards Ceremony at the ¾«¶«´«Ã½’s Midwinter Meeting. Each year, the...
New calendar and committee for 2016 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
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CHICAGO -- A new committee is getting a head start on selecting the prestigious 2016 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awards that reflect the expert judgment and insight of library professionals who work closely with adult...
Year's best in books and media for adults unveiled at Midwinter
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CHICAGO — All ¾«¶«´«Ã½Midwinter Meeting attendees are invited to celebrate the announcements of adult literature’s next classics at the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) upcoming Book and Media Awards Ceremony and Reception in Chicago. This...
2015 Nonfiction finalists announced
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CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the ¾«¶«´«Ã½ (ALA), selected five books as finalists for the 2015 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, which honors the best nonfiction books...