Awards (Books & Media)
Longlist for 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction announced
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CHICAGO – A total of 46 books (26 fiction, 20 nonfiction) has been selected for the longlist for the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The list is now available on the awards’ website. The six-title shortlist—three each...
Applications open for 2021 AASL awards
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CHICAGO – Applications for the American Association of School Librarians’ (AASL) 2021 awards are now available. AASL members are encouraged to nominate a colleague or themselves to be lauded for their outstanding talent and dedication to the profession as...
AASL announces Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning
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CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) has released its inaugural list of Best Digital Tools for Teaching & Learning. Best Digital Tools combines the previously separate lists of Best Apps and Best Websites for Teaching & Learning...
Celebrate YALSA鈥檚 2020 book award winners virtually
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CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association invites everyone to celebrate its 2020 book award winners virtually. YALSA’s book award celebrations were originally to take place at ALA’s now canceled 2020 精东传媒Annual Conference in Chicago. The Alex...
精东传媒book award winners featured in exciting virtual celebration
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CHICAGO – The 精东传媒 (ALA) is offering an exciting new 11 hour virtual event celebrating the winners of several of its major book awards, including the esteemed Newbery and Caldecott medals, the Coretta Scott King Book Awards, the...
Attend YALSA鈥檚 2020 Alex Awards virtual celebration
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CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) will celebrate its 2020 Alex Awards winners via a free virtual celebration on June 11 at 3:30 pm EST. Previously, the ceremony was scheduled to be held at the canceled 2020 精东传媒Annual...
The 2020 edition of the Newbery and Caldecott Awards guide
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CHICAGO — Newly updated to include the 2020 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 the books deemed most distinguished in American children's literature and...
鈥淗ow We Fight for Our Lives鈥 and 鈥淐antoras鈥 win 2020 Stonewall Adult Awards
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PHILADELPHIA -- Two of the 2020 Stonewall Book Awards were announced Sunday, Jan. 26 by the Rainbow Round Table (RRT) of the 精东传媒 (ALA), during the 精东传媒Midwinter Meeting and Exhibits, held January 24-28 in Philadelphia...
2020 Rise: A Feminist Book Project committee introduces new name and top ten feminist books for young readers
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PHILADELPHIA -- The Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 committee (formerly known as the Amelia Bloomer Project), a subgroup of the Feminist Task Force (FTF) of the 精东传媒's Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT)...
Jerry Craft, Kadir Nelson win Newbery, Caldecott Medals
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PHILADELPHIA - Jerry Craft, author of “New Kid,” and Kadir Nelson, illustrator of “The Undefeated,” are the 2020 recipients of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most prestigious awards in children’s literature. Craft and Nelson were...
LITA announces the 2020 Excellence in Children鈥檚 and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists
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The LITA Committee Recognizing Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction presents the 2020 Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists. The lists are composed of notable children’s and young adult science fiction...
WGBH wins Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award for the app, 'Molly of Denali'
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PHILADELPHIA – WGBH is the 2020 recipient of the Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award for the app, Molly of Denali. The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library...
Kevin Henkes wins 2020 Children鈥檚 Literature Legacy Award
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PHILADELPHIA – Kevin Henkes is the winner of the 2020 Children’s Literature Legacy Award honoring an author or illustrator, published in the United States, whose books have made a significant and lasting contribution to literature for children. His...
James Yang wins Geisel Award for 'Stop! Bot!'
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PHILADELPHIA – Author and illustrator James Yang is the 2020 recipient of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for “Stop! Bot!” published by Viking, Penguin Young Readers. The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)...
Kevin Noble Maillard, Juana Martinez-Neal win 2020 Sibert Medal
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PHILADELPHIA – Kevin Noble Maillard and Juana Martinez-Neal, author and illustrator of “Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story” were named the winners of the 2020 Robert F. Sibert Medal for the most distinguished informational book for children...
2020 Batchelder Award honors Enchanted Lion Books for Brown
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PHILADELPHIA – Enchanted Lion Books is the winner of the 2020 Mildred L. Batchelder Award for “Brown.” The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the 精东传媒 (ALA), during...
鈥淲hen Aidan Became a Brother鈥 and 鈥淭he Black Flamingo鈥 win 2020 Stonewall Children鈥檚 and Young Adult Literature Award
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PHILADELPHIA – “When Aidan Became a Brother” written by Kyle Lukoff and illustrated by Kaylani Juanita and published by Lee & Low Books Inc., and “The Black Flamingo” by Dean Atta with illustrations by Anshika Khullar and published by Hodder Children’s...
"The Field Guide to the North American Teenager" wins 2020 William C. Morris Award
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PHILADELPHIA– “The Field Guide to North American Teenager,” written by Ben Philippe and published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, has been named the 2020 winner of the William C. Morris Award, which honors a book written...
2020 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named
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Philadelphia ––The 精东传媒 (ALA) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Schneider Family Book Awards, which honor an author or illustrator for the artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent...
Steve Sheinkin wins 2020 Edwards Award
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PHILADELPHIA – Steve Sheinkin wins the 2020 Edwards Award for “Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal- the World's Most Dangerous Weapon,” “The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights,” and “The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True...