Awards (Books & Media)
Sue Halpern slated as featured speaker at Andrew Carnegie Medals ceremony
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CHICAGO—Sue Halpern, who has written about butterflies and therapy dogs, as well as solitude and neuroscience, in both her warm and witty creative nonfiction and her incisive novels, is confirmed as the featured speaker for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for...
Booklist and AASL announce winners of Schools in Need Giveaway
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CHICAGO — Booklist and the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announce the completion of their Schools in Need Giveaway. Due to an overwhelming interest, 520 schools have been awarded year-long subscriptions to Booklist and Book Links, with...
Robert P. Doyle receives 2018 Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award for banned books resource guide
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The Intellectual Freedom Round Table (IFRT) has awarded the 2018 Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award, which recognizes the best published work in the area of intellectual freedom. The 2018 award goes to Robert P. Doyle, for his work " Banned Books: Defending our...
LITA Announces Inaugural Excellence in Children's and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists
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The Library and Information Technology Association released its first Excellence in Children's and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists at the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app's Midwinter Meeting in Denver. The annotated Lists are designed to assist...
ALSC invites applications for 2019 Arbuthnot Lecture with Dr. Debbie Reese
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CHICAGO - The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the 2019 May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture Committee are proud to announce the opening of the application to host the 2019 event featuring scholar, blogger, and advocate for indigenous peoples...
Swanson Best of LRTS Award to Neville and Henry
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CHICAGO—Tina M. Neville and Deborah B. Henry, librarians at Nelson Poynter Memorial Library, University of South Florida St. Petersburg have been awarded the 2018 Edward Swanson Memorial Best of LRTS Award for the article, “ Repositories at Master’s...
Nuth and Blanchat book wins ALCTS Outstanding Publication Award
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CHICAGO—The recipients of the 2018 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Outstanding Publication Award are Alana Nuth (publishing as Verminski) and Kelly Marie Blanchat for their volume, “ Fundamentals of Electronic Resources...
Video Round Table Notable Videos for Adults Committee releases 2018 list
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DENVER – The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () Video Round Table Notable Videos for Adults Committee has compiled its 2018 list of Notable Videos for Adults, a list of 15 outstanding films released on video within the past two years and suitable for all...
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app announces 2018 youth media award winners
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DENVER — The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () 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 Denver, Colorado. A list...
'Manhattan Beach,' 'You Don't Have to Say You Love Me,' receive 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
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DENVER — The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () selects “Manhattan Beach,” by Jennifer Egan, published by Scribner, as the winner of the 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, and “You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir,” by Sherman...
2018 Barbara Gittings Literature Award and Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award of the Stonewall Book Awards Announced
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DENVER - Two of the 2018 Stonewall Book Awards were announced Sunday, Feb. 11 by the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Round Table (GLBTRT) of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app (), during the Midwinter Meeting and Exhibits, held February 9-13...
Juana MartÃnez-Neal y Ruth Behar ganan premios Pura Belpré
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DENVER —Juana Martínez-Neal, ilustradora de La Princesa and the Pea; y Ruth Behar, autora de Lucky Broken Girl, fueron seleccionadas como las ganadoras del Premio de Ilustración y el Premio al Autor Pura Belpré 2018, que rinden homenaje a los escritores e...
Erin Entrada Kelly, Matthew Cordell win Newbery, Caldecott Medals
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DENVER — Erin Entrada Kelly, author of “Hello, Universe” and Matthew Cordell, illustrator of “Wolf in the Snow” are the 2018 winners of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most prestigious awards in children’s literature. Kelly and Cordell...
Laurel Snyder, Emily Hughes win Geisel Award for 'Charlie & Mouse'
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DENVER — Author Laurel Snyder and illustrator Emily Hughes are the 2018 recipients of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for “Charlie & Mouse,” published by Chronicle Books. The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children...
Jacqueline Woodson wins 2018 Wilder Award
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DENVER — Jacqueline Woodson is the winner of the 2018 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. Her numerous works...
Larry Dane Brimner wins 2018 Sibert Medal
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DENVER — Larry Dane Brimner, author of “Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961,” was named the winner of the 2018 Robert F. Sibert Medal for the most distinguished informational book for children published in 2017. The award was announced today by the...
2018 Batchelder Award honors Delacorte Press for 'The Murderer’s Ape'
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Denver — Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, is the winner of the 2018 Mildred L. Batchelder Award for “The Murderer’s Ape.” The award was announced today by the Association for Library...
Debbie Reese to deliver 2019 Arbuthnot Honor Lecture
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DENVER — Blogger and educator Debbie Reese, PhD, founder of American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL) blog, will deliver the 2019 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. The announcement was made today by the Association for Library Service to Children...
Juana Martinez-Neal, Ruth Behar win Pura Belpré Awards
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DENVER —Juana Martinez-Neal, illustrator of “La Princesa and the Pea,” and Ruth Behar, author of “Lucky Broken Girl,” are the 2018 winners of the Pura Belpré Illustrator Award and Author Award, honoring Latino/a authors and illustrators whose work best...
HarperAudio wins 2018 Odyssey Award for 'The Hate U Give'
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DENVER — HarperAudio, producer of the audiobook, “The Hate U Give,” has won the 2018 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production. The award announcement was made today during the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits...