Awards (Books & Media)
Follow 2018 Youth Media Award results live
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(CHICAGO) Librarians and library staff are transforming lives by connecting youth with materials that educate, inspire and foster lifelong learning. The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () will reveal the next classics in children’s and young adult...
2018 Morris Award finalists announced
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CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app (), selected five books as finalists for the 2018 William C. Morris Award, which honors the year’s best books written for young adults by a...
Oboler Award Deadline Extended
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The Deadline for the Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award has been extended until December 15, 2017. Works that have been published in 2016-2017 are eligible to be nominated. The Eli M. Oboler Memorial Award, which consists of $500 and a certificate, is presented...
unveils shortlist for 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
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CHICAGO – The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () today announced six books shortlisted for the esteemed Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year's best fiction and nonfiction books written for adult...
Nominees sought for 2018 Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Author/Illustrator Award for Lifetime Achievement
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CHICAGO — The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () is accepting nominations for the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Author/Illustrator Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is named for award-winning children’s author Virginia Hamilton (1936-2002)...
Longlist for 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction announced
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CHICAGO – Forty-six books, 25 fiction, 21 nonfiction, have been selected for the longlist for the 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction. The list is now available on the awards’ website. The six-title shortlist—three each...
ALCTS 2018 Publication Awards nominations sought
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CHICAGO—Nominations are being accepted for the 2018 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) awards for excellence in publication. ALCTS presents two Publication Awards to honor individuals for outstanding achievement in research...
Western Washington University and the Whatcom County Library System chosen as site for 2018 Arbuthnot Lecture
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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) announced that the 2018 May Hill Arbuthnot Committee has selected the Western Washington University and Whatcom County Library System to serve as the host site for the 2018 May Hill...
AASL announces 2017 Best Apps for Teaching & Learning
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CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced its 2017 list of Best Apps for Teaching & Learning at the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () Annual Conference in Chicago. The list of apps provides technology resources for school...
AASL announces 2017 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning
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CHICAGO – The American Association of School Librarians (AASL) announced its 2017 Best Websites for Teaching & Learning at the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () Annual Conference in Chicago. The annual list honors 25 websites that provide enhanced...
The 2017 guide to the Newbery and Caldecott awards
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CHICAGO—Updated to include the 2017 award and honor books, “ The Newbery and Caldecott Awards: A Guide to the Medal and Honor Books, 2017 Edition,” published by Editions, gathers together the books deemed most distinguished in American children's...
Celebrate the best in children’s literature at the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Breakfast
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CHICAGO — The Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) and the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee will celebrate the best in children’s and young adult literature representing the African-American experience at the 2017...
Popular thriller author, Gregg Hurwitz to speak at RUSA's Literary Tastes at Annual Conference
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CHICAGO— Gregg Hurwitz, famed author of Orphan X (Minotaur, an imprint of Macmillan) and many other thriller titles, is slated to speak at RUSA's Literary Tastes author panel in June at the Annual Conference in Chicago. Orphan X was selected as the...
Julia Quinn, famed romance author to speak at RUSA's Literary Tastes at Annual Conference
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CHICAGO—Famed romance author, Julia Quinn, ( Because of Miss Bridgerton, HarperCollins) is slated to speak at this year’s Literary Tastes event at ’s Annual Conference in June. Literary Tastes, celebrating the best reading of the year, is one of the...
Dion Graham, award-winning narrator and actor to speak at Annual Conference
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CHICAGO-- Dion Graham, multi-award-winning audiobook narrator, and actor, is confirmed to speak at RUSA’s signature Annual Conference event, Literary Tastes: Celebrating the Best Reading of the Year. Graham, the narrator of Matthew Desmond’s multi-award...
Sara Paretsky confirmed as featured speaker of Andrew Carnegie Medals Ceremony at 2017 Annual Conference
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CHICAGO --Sara Paretsky, famed novelist of the V.I. Warshawski mystery series (HarperCollins) and Chicago resident, is confirmed as the featured speaker of the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Ceremony. The event, sponsored...
ALSC invites applications for 2018 Arbuthnot Lecture with Naomi Shihab Nye
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CHICAGO — The Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the 2018 May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture Committee are proud to announce the opening of the application to host the 2018 event featuring National Book Award winning author, Naomi Shihab Nye...
2018 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction Selection Committee announced
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The 2018 committee is starting work on selecting titles for the longlist for the prestigious Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, now in their seventh year. The 2018 committee includes the following experts who work closely...
Swanson Best of LRTS Award to Kelly J. Thompson
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CHICAGO—Kelly J. Thompson, metadata analyst librarian at the University of Minnesota Libraries, has been awarded the 2017 Edward Swanson Memorial Best of LRTS Award for the article, “ More Than a Name: A Content Analysis of Name Authority Records for...
Hale monograph wins ALCTS Outstanding Publication Award
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CHICAGO—The recipient of the 2017 Association for Library Collections & Technical Services (ALCTS) Outstanding Publication Award is Dawn Hale for her edited volume, “ Shared Collections: Collaborative Stewardship“ ( Editions, 2016). The Outstanding...