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2021 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named

CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) 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...

Youth Media Awards

2021 Sydney Taylor Book Award winners announced

CHICAGO – The 2021 winners of the Sydney Taylor Book Award, administered by the Association of Jewish Libraries, an affiliate of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), were announced at 8 a.m. Central today at 91´«Ã½ Midwinter Virtual, held Jan. 22 - 26...

Youth Media Awards

YMA highlights 2021 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature youth category winners

CHICAGO - The Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (AP91´«Ã½), an affiliate of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), announced 2021 winners of its Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature youth categories today at 8 a.m. Central during the 91´«Ã½...

Youth Media Awards

91´«Ã½ announces 2021 Youth Media Awards

CHICAGO - The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) 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 &...

YALSA names 2021 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults

CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), announced its 2021 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults list. The list consists of 81 titles selected from 149 official nominations, which...

YALSA names 2021 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers

CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), announced its 2021 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers list. The list of 64 titles is drawn from 81 official nominations, which...

YALSA names 2021 Great Graphic Novels for Teens

CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), has announced its 2021 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list. The list consists of 126 titles selected from 145 official nominations, which...

2020 Schneider Award Winners Virtual Celebration

2020 Schneider Award Virtual Celebration Sunday, January 24, 2021 The 91´«Ã½ and the Schneider Family Book Award Committee cordially invite you to the 2020 Schneider Award Virtual Celebration honoring our winners: Just Ask!: Be...

Booklist’s 2020 Top of the List and Editors’ Choice announced

CHICAGO — Every January, Booklist publishes Editors’ Choice: lists of the best adult and youth books, and audiobooks of the past year. From these lists, we further select what we call the Top of the List: the single best title in seven categories—adult...

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YALSA announces 2021 William C. Morris finalists

CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), selected five books as finalists for the 202 1 William C. Morris Award, which honors the year’s best books written for young adults by a...

YALSA Nonfiction Award Finalist Seal

YALSA announces 2021 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award finalists

CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½), selected five books as finalists for the 2021 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, which honors the best nonfiction books...

91´«Ã½ Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits Virtual

91´«Ã½ Youth Media Awards webcast open to schools, libraries and public

CHICAGO - On Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at 8 a.m. CT, the 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) will reveal the next classics in children’s and young adult literature and media during its Youth Media Awards announcements. Libraries, schools, and book lovers...

Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction

91´«Ã½ unveils shortlist for 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction

CHICAGO – The 91´«Ã½ (91´«Ã½) today announced the 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...

Longlist for 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction announced

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...

American Association of School Librarians (AASL)

Applications open for 2021 AASL awards

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...