Awards (Books & Media)
Rita Williams-Garcia, Bryan Collier win 2016 Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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BOSTON– Rita Williams-Garcia, author of “Gone Crazy in Alabama,” and Bryan Collier, illustrator of “Trombone Shorty,” are the winners of the 2016 Coretta Scott King Book Awards honoring African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for...
Jerry Pinkney 2016 recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
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BOSTON – Jerry Pinkney is the recipient of the 2016 Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. The announcement was made today by the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app (), during the Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits held Jan. 8-12...
'George' and 'The Porcupine of Truth' win 2016 Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award
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BOSTON – “George” by Alex Gino (Oakland, CA), published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.; and “The Porcupine of Truth” by Bill Konigsberg (Chandler, AZ), published by Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., are the 2016...
2016 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named
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BOSTON – The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () is pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Schneider Family Book Awards, which honor an author or illustrator for the artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences...
YALSA announces 2016 Alex Awards
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BOSTON – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app (), has selected 10 adult books with special appeal to teen readers to receive the 2016 Alex Awards. The awards, sponsored by the Margaret A...
'The Sympathizer,' 'Hold Still,' receive 2016 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
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BOSTON —The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app selects “The Sympathizer,” by Viet Thanh Nguyen, published by Grove Press, an imprint of Grove Atlantic, as the winner of the 2016 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, and “Hold Still: A Memoir with...
Dartmouth Medal for excellence in reference awarded to 'Oxford Encyclopedia of the Bible and Law'
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BOSTON — The winner of the 2016 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 , is the...
Readers’ advisory experts announce 2016 Reading List: Year’s best in genre fiction for adult readers
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BOSTON — The Reading List Council has announced the 2016 selections of the Reading List, an annual best-of list comprised of eight different fiction genres for adult readers. A shortlist of honor titles was also announced. The list was announced today...
Reference experts announce annual Outstanding Reference Sources list for adults
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BOSTON - The most noteworthy reference titles published in 2015 have been named to the 2016 Outstanding References Sources List, an annual list selected by experts of the Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) of the Reference and User...
Dr. Florita Bell Griffin named recipient of Zora Neale Hurston Award for promotion of African-American Literature
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BOSTON — Dr. Florita Bell Griffin, creative director of ARC Communications, LLC, a Texas-based Visual Art Communications and Publishing Company, has been named the 2016 recipient of the Zora Neale Hurston Award, an annual achievement award administered by...
'The Book of Aron: A Novel' named 2016 Sophie Brody Medal for achievement in Jewish literature
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BOSTON – The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) announced its selection for the 2016 Sophie Brody Medal, an annual honor bestowed by the Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) of (RUSA) , Sunday at ’s Midwinter Meeting in...
Multimedia & Technology Reviews selected as 2016 Louis Shores Award winner
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BOSTON — The Reference and User Services Association (RUSA), a division of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app, has selected Multimedia & Technology Reviews as the recipient of the 2016 Louis Shores Award, which recognizes outstanding book and media...
Year’s most Outstanding Business Reference Sources announced by RUSA’s Business Reference and Services Section (BRASS)
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BOSTON — 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 °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app’s Midwinter Meeting. Each year, the Business...
2016 Listen List: Outstanding Audiobook Narration for Adult Listeners revealed
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BOSTON — The Listen List Council of the Collection Development and Evaluation Section (CODES) of the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) has announced the 2016 selections of the Listen List Committee. The list was announced Sunday during the...
RUSA’s Emerging Technologies Section selects annual list of Best Free Reference Websites
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BOSTON —The annual Best Free Reference Websites list was announced at the Reference and User Services Association’s (RUSA) Book and Media Awards Ceremony at the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app’s Midwinter Meeting in Boston on Sunday. The list made its first...
Annual list of Best Historical Materials selected by RUSA’s History Section experts
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BOSTON — The annual list of Best Historical Materials was announced at the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) Book and Media Awards Ceremony at the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app’s Midwinter Meeting in Boston on Sunday. The list recognizes the...
Business reference experts select annual list of Best of the Best Business Reference Websites
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BOSTON — The annual Best of the Best Business Reference Websites list is hereby announced. The list made its first debut in 2009 in Reference and User Services Quarterly (RUSQ), RUSA’s research journal, and recognizes three websites highly relevant to...
2016 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 2016 William C. Morris Award, which honors the year’s best books written for young adults by a...
2016 Nonfiction 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 2016 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, which honors the best nonfiction books...
Thousands to join free Youth Media Awards webcast
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CHICAGO — The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () will unveil the next classics in children’s and young adult literature and media during the Youth Media Awards at 8 a.m. ET on Jan. 11, 20l6, from the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center. Unlimited...