Midwinter Meeting
'The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh' wins 2021 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award
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CHICAGO –“The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh,” written by Candace Fleming and published by Schwartz and Wade, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House, has been named the 2021 winner of the YALSA Excellence in...
'If These Wings Could Fly' wins 2021 William C. Morris Award
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CHICAGO – “If These Wings Could Fly,” written by Kyrie McCauley and published by Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, has been named the 2021 winner of the William C. Morris Award, which honors a book written for young adults by a...
Scholastic Audio wins 2021 Odyssey Award for 'Kent State'
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CHICAGO – Scholastic Audio, producer of the audiobook “Kent State,” has won the 2021 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production. The award announcement was made today during the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app’s Midwinter Virtual, held Jan. 22...
Kekla Magoon wins 2021 Edwards Award for 'X: A Novel'; 'How It Went Down'; 'The Rock and the River'; and 'Fire in the Streets'
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CHICAGO – Kekla Magoon is the recipient of the 2021 Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens for “X: A Novel.” co-written by Ilyasah Shabazz and published by Candlewick Press; “How It Went Down,”...
YALSA announces 2021 Alex Awards
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CHICAGO – 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 2021 Alex Awards. The awards, sponsored by the Margaret A...
Dorothy L. Guthrie, 2021 recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
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CHICAGO – Dorothy L. Guthrie, is the recipient of the 2021 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...
Jacqueline Woodson, Frank Morrison win 2021 Coretta Scott King Book Awards
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CHICAGO – Jacqueline Woodson, author of “Before the Ever After” and Frank Morrison, illustrator of “R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul,” are the winners of the 2021 Coretta Scott King Book Awards honoring African American authors and...
'We Are Little Feminists: Families' wins 2021 Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award
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CHICAGO – "We Are Little Feminists: Families," written by Archaa Shrivastav and designed by Lindsey Blakely, is the 2021 recipient of the Stonewall Book Awards – Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award. The award was...
2021 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named
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CHICAGO – The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Schneider Family Book Awards, which honor authors or illustrators for the artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences...
2021 Sydney Taylor Book Award winners announced
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CHICAGO – The 2021 winners of the Sydney Taylor Book Award, administered by the Association of Jewish Libraries, an affiliate of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app (), were announced at 8 a.m. Central today at Midwinter Virtual, held Jan. 22 - 26...
YMA highlights 2021 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature youth category winners
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CHICAGO - The Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (AP), an affiliate of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app (), announced 2021 winners of its Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature youth categories today at 8 a.m. Central during the ...
announces 2021 Youth Media Awards
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CHICAGO - The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () today announced the top books, digital media, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its Midwinter Meeting &...
to announce youth media awards from virtual conference
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Parents, publishers await announcements of the best of the best in materials, media for youth CHICAGO — Parents, children’s and young adult authors, illustrators, and publishing groups are waiting in anticipation for the 2021 °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app...
Hayward librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award
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Jayanti Addleman recognized with national public service honor CHICAGO — Jayanti Addleman, director of library services for Hayward (California) Public Library, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Recognized by the American Library...
10 winners receive prestigious I Love My Librarian Award for outstanding public service
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CHICAGO – Today the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () announced 10 winners of the coveted I Love My Librarian Award. Honorees are exceptional librarians from academic, public and school libraries who were nominated by patrons nationwide for their...
Boston librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award
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Jessica Bell recognized with national public service honor CHICAGO — Jessica Bell, director of the library and instructional design at the MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Recognized by...
Washburn University librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award
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Sean Bird recognized with national public service honor CHICAGO – Sean Bird, associate dean of University Libraries at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Recognized by the American Library...
Phoenix librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award
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Naomi Bishop recognized with national public service honor CHICAGO – Naomi Bishop, health science librarian at the University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Recognized by the American...
Beverly Hills librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award
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Jesse Braun recognized with national public service honor CHICAGO – Jesse Braun, middle school librarian at Beverly Vista Middle School Library in Beverly Hills, California, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Recognized by the American...
Sacramento librarian receives I Love My Librarian Award
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Adilene Estrada-Huerta recognized with national public service honor CHICAGO — Adilene Estrada-Huerta, bilingual outreach youth services librarian at Sacramento (California) Public Library, is a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award. Recognized...